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UFC 125: The Aftermath – Someone Old, Someone New, Someone Broken and Someone Blue

("Whaddya mean we got four more rounds? I thought this fight was supposed to be a boring wrestlefest.")
Well, UFC 125 is in the books and to say fans got a few surprises from the card that many had written off as being an inevitable snoozefes…

("Whaddya mean we got four more rounds? I thought this fight was supposed to be a boring wrestlefest.")

Well, UFC 125 is in the books and to say fans got a few surprises from the card that many had written off as being an inevitable snoozefest would be an understatement.

The main event lightweight championship bout between champ Frankie Edgar and apt challenger Gray Maynard, which ended in a hotly debated split draw, delivered the goods earning well-deserved Fight of the Night honors.

According to UFC president Dana White, because the fight, which he admitted could have been stopped in the opening frame, was so close and because so many fans want to see the rubber match, he reversed the announcement made by UFC vice president Craig Borsari at the post-fight press conference that Anthony Pettis is next in line for a shot at Edgar’s crown and says he will instead be slotting in Edgar-Maynard III for some time in early 2011.

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After UFC 125, Put Away Questions and Doubts About Frankie Edgar

Filed under: UFCLAS VEGAS — Questions? He’s heard them all. Doubts? They come by the truckload.

Frankie Edgar is too small, they say.

The voices dimmed a bit when he beat Sean Sherk. Some others went away when he beat BJ Penn twice. But Gray Maynar…

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LAS VEGAS — Questions? He’s heard them all. Doubts? They come by the truckload.

Frankie Edgar is too small, they say.

The voices dimmed a bit when he beat Sean Sherk. Some others went away when he beat BJ Penn twice. But Gray Maynard was the final hurdle. Beat a guy who manhandled you the first time, they said, and maybe we’ll believe.

Edgar didn’t beat Maynard, but in some senses, what he did at UFC 125 was just as impressive. Edgar survived a first-round thrashing that would have finished most fighters, and fought back from a two-point deficit to force a draw, allowing him to retain his UFC lightweight belt.

And with that, the final doubters and questioners should be silenced.

UFC 125: Edgar vs. Maynard — Live Results and Commentary

(Above: "You’re lucky our dads are here, dweeb. I’ll just take that fancy little belt of yours next time." Below: Something old, something new… / Photos courtesy of the UFC 125 Weigh In Pics gallery on CombatLifestyle.com)
Good lord, is …

Good lord, is it really 2011 already? I’m still writing "PRIDE NEVA DIE" on all my checks! Another unpredictable year of MMA begins tonight in Las Vegas, as lightweight underdog-champion Frankie Edgar attempts to make title defense #2 against old rival Gray Maynard. Plus: Chris Leben and Nate Diaz try to keep their streaks going, Brandon Vera fights for his job, and a lightweight smash-up between Clay Guida and Takanori Gomi. Click through for round-by-round UFC 125 updates — beginning at 9 p.m. ET with the live prelims broadcast on ION — and remember to refresh the page every few minutes for the latest results. Let’s all try to be the best keyboard warriors we can be this year, okay guys?

UFC 125 Betting Odds – Best Bets

Let’s start 2011 off on the right foot…
If you’re looking to get your 2011 MMA betting off to the right start, here are our best values on UFC 125 betting lines.
:: Frankie Edgar is the champ, but he’s the underdog. If you find it hard betting against the champ, grab Edgar at +120 at Bookmaker […]

Let’s start 2011 off on the right foot…
If you’re looking to get your 2011 MMA betting off to the right start, here are our best values on UFC 125 betting lines.

:: Frankie Edgar is the champ, but he’s the underdog. If you find it hard betting against the champ, grab Edgar at +120 at Bookmaker here. If you find it harder to bet against the only guy who has beaten him, the take Gray Maynard at -130 at Bodog here.

:: We’re kinda liking “the new” Chris Leben and expect him to continue his upward career trend. Public money has been pretty heavy on Brian Stann though, and Leben has moved from -180 to -160 at BetUS here. We suggest taking the -160 now before it moves up again.

:: While one of our general rules in betting MMA is to NEVER bet against Anderson Silva or GSP, another one is not to ever take the side against Clay Guida, because, well, he’s Clay Fucking Guida. So take the -150 with Guida here.

:: For prop bets, Bodog has a few fliers we’d take for the hell of it on the title fight. First put $100 on “Gray Maynard vs Frankie Edgar won’t complete 1 full round” at +750 here. Second, drop another $100 on “Gray Maynard vs Frankie Edgar won’t complete 4 full rounds” at +260 here.

Good luck in 2011…

UFC 125 Last-Minute Video Hype: New Year’s Resolutions, Open Workout Highlights

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UFC 125 goes down tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and CagePotato will be posting live results beginning with the ION prelims at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. I’m sure most of you are still nursing crippling ha…

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UFC 125 goes down tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and CagePotato will be posting live results beginning with the ION prelims at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. I’m sure most of you are still nursing crippling hangovers, so let’s ease into the New Year gently: Above, some of tonight’s fighters share their resolutions for 2011, and Dong Hyun Kim re-invents himself as a trash-talker. (Ed. note: KEEP THE 209 OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, SON.) After the jump, the very same dudes warm up and discuss their matchups at Thursday’s open workout.

UFC 125 Lightweight Title Breakdown: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard

Filed under: UFCLAS VEGAS — Fresh off two straight wins over a legend, Frankie Edgar and his confidence are both at an all-time high. Because of that, it’s probably the perfect time to be facing the one man who has figured him out.

Thirty-three month…

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LAS VEGAS — Fresh off two straight wins over a legend, Frankie Edgar and his confidence are both at an all-time high. Because of that, it’s probably the perfect time to be facing the one man who has figured him out.

Thirty-three months ago, Edgar and Gray Maynard faced off in Broomfield, Colo., with Maynard winning a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout for Maynard 30-27, but it was much closer than the final scores indicated. Each of the first two rounds were very close, with Maynard out-landing Edgar 22-16 in the first, but Edgar out-landing Maynard 20-16 in the second. The third went decisively into Maynard’s column with a series of takedowns, although Edgar actually out-landed Maynard in the round, 12-8.

All this time later, there’s not a lot that we can project from that fight into Saturday night’s UFC 125 championship encounter.