3 Weeks Ago, Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight) 16 Brandon Vera will welcome #9 heavyweight Randy Couture back to the light heavyweight division at UFC 105. This is Vera's big chance to establish himself as a popular attraction and emerge as a contender in the division. The legendary Couture, of course, will be fast tracked to a title sho...

And Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight) 3 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira staked his claim on yet another career revival by thoroughly dominating #9 Randy Couture at UFC 102. It's unclear what will be next for Big Nog. He wants a title shot, but it seems clear that he'll have to win at least one if not two more fights to earn his chance at gold.

Last Month, Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN September MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight) UFC 106 will be co-headlined by former UFC champs #21 Tito Ortiz and #25 Mark Coleman in a bout that has more commercial than competitive relevance. If Randy Couture loses at UFC 105 we could very well see the loser of Ortiz-Coleman face Couture in another lucrative but irrelevant bout.

And Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN September MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight) Making a less dramatic jump is #3 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira who rises one spot after his convincing UFC 102 win over #8 Randy Couture (who drops from #5). It's likely that Couture has fought his last bout as a heavyweight. He'll be moving down to 205lbs at UUFC 105. No word on what's next for Big N...

5 Months Ago, Jessy Morris from Inside Fights says (in UFC Timeline: Going Mainstream) February 2, 2008 – Brock Lesnar makes his official UFC debut at UFC 81 only to get submitted by Frank Mir in the first round. Tim Sylvia fights for the last time in the UFC losing to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira after Randy Couture refused to defend the title against Nogueira.

6 Months Ago, Jessy Morris from Inside Fights says (in UFC Timeline: Early years of Zuffa) January 2001- The Fertitta brothers (Frank and Lorenzo) buy the Ultimate Fighting Championship for 2 millions dollars and create Zuffa LLC.

June 29, 2001- Future heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez makes his UFC debut at UFC 32 with a win over Andrei Arlovski.