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I had seen this photo at MMAWeekly.com but it was a much smaller picture and not quite as striking. When BloodyElbow.com posted it in full size on their site, it really caught my eye. There is so much to be said about this photo with a young fighter like Jon Jones excited about getting a title shot, and the older veteran Mauricio “Shogun” Rua eyeing up his next opponent.

Rua said “I’m a professional.” Sure looks like he’s all business to me.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion “Suga” Rashad Evans Tweeted (@SugaRashadEvans) this message last night explaining his injury and congratulating teammate Jon Jones on his title shot.

Hey my ppl! Last night most of u heard the news. If not here is the latest. I have 2 pull out of my Shogun fight because of injury. I severely sprained my MCL in practice. While in practice I got blindsided by another group of partners right into the side of my knee like football lineman style.. Since I’m hurt my teammate young phenom Bones Jones is gonna step in 4 me! I’m gonna recover & then see what happens next 4 me! Thank all u 4 the encouragement! I love my supports & my haters! Go get that belt brudda Jones!

You can follow Evans from on his homepage at RashadEvans.tv

If you blinked and missed UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s front kick that downed challenger Vitor Belfort in the first round, well here it is thanks to Tracy Lee who took the photo for Yahoo! Sports.

Silva stopped Belfort at 3:25 of the first round to earn the knockout victory at UFC 126. The front kick, which he credited to Steven Seagal, earned him an extra $75,000 for the “Knockout of the Night” bonus.

“Steven Seagal helped me perfect that kick. That was a kick we were working on before I stepped in. This was a kick that I trained a lot.”

His next fight could see him in a ‘Super-Fight’ with UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, who will have to beat Jake Shields at UFC 129 in April first before the two superstars meet.

A few more photos from Tracy Lee after the jump

UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua poses for the camera standing beside a blown up image showing him on the cover of the latest issue of UFC Magazine.

Rua will defend his title for the first time on March 19 when he meets former champ Rashad Evans at UFC 128 in Newark, New Jersey.

HT: Twitter.com/UFC

Japanese fighter Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto (18-3, 1NC) will make his UFC debut this Saturday at UFC 126 in Las Vegas against Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. Fans can watch their fight on the UFC’s Facebook.com page.

HT: BloodyElbow.com for the photo