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(You still care about these guys, right? Image courtesy of MMA Weekly.)

Good morning, Potato Nation. It may interest you to know that there's still eight days left to enter our UFC 98 sweepstakes, in which one of you lucky bastards will score an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, where you'll get to watch Rashad vs. Lyoto, Matt vs. Matt, and more great fights in person. Refresh yourself with the rules here, and get your entries in by 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, May 11th.

And one more thing: To those cynical commenters who thought this was some sort of scam, it honestly isn't — it's just not free, that's all. Someone is really going to win a $3,000 UFC prize package with a minimum total investment of $0.99. (Or the cost of a postcard and a stamp, if you don't have AT&T or Verizon Wireless and you decide to go that route.) Think of it as a scratch ticket. And stop being such a pain in our asses.

(Another day, another opportunity to win big on CagePotato.com. Image courtesy of TheFightAddict)

How would you like a chance to win a pair of tickets to UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida on May 23rd, as well as airfare to Las Vegas, a one-night hotel stay, and some pocket money? Ain't no joke, player — the ultimate UFC weekend can be yours. To get a shot at this $3,000 prize package, go here to enter our UFC 98 sweepstakes, though you may want to read the FAQ first. Basically...

— You must be at least 18 years old to enter.
— If you have AT&T Wireless or Verizon Wireless cell phone service, you can enter directly on the sweepstakes main page; it'll cost you 99 cents, but you'll get a totally sweet CagePotato mobile wallpaper in return. Otherwise, you can do it old-school and enter via postcard.
— You can sweeten the odds by entering the sweepstakes up to ten times.
— All entries must be received by Monday, May 11th; the winner will be selected by random drawing and announced on Tuesday, May 12th.

Sound good? Then head over to the UFC 98 sweepstakes page right now. Thanks for playing, and spread the word!

(If only you had some of that No Fear Bloodshot energy drink in your corner, Frank. The second round would have been a completely different story.)

It's official: With a whopping 13 points, CP reader "angry little feet" blew away the competition in last week's pick 'em contest, and scores a No Fear prize package for his efforts. Here's how he did it...

Diaz via Submission round 2 (2 points)
Melendez T/KO round 2 (3 points)
Smith T/KO round 3 (3 points)
Santos T/KO round 1 (2 points)
Rogers T/KO round 2 (3 points)

So, Lil' Feet, send your address and shirt/hoodie size to feedback@cagepotato.com and we'll get your bounty right out to you. In second place was G-Smooth with 11 points. The runner-up performance entitles G to a CagePotato t-shirt; send us your address and size if you're interested. And special CP back-pats go to Burzerkers, joneser5, coach pablo, and Freddy Fangers for racking up 10 points apiece, tying them all for third place.

Coming in with a mad-respectable nine points was our very own Ben Fowlkes, who, like so many of you, got screwed by Frank Shamrock. And slightly further down the list with five points was Ben Goldstein, whose only consolation is that he didn't score four points, which would tie him for dead last with all those dumbasses who thought Abongo was going to pull out the upset.

Many thanks to everyone who entered, and remember to visit EarnSomeCred.com for your chance to win a VIP trip to an upcoming MMA event.

So No Fear has this new promotion called Earn Some Cred, where the grand prize is a trip to an MMA event. You crack open specially marked cans of No Fear Energy Drink, find the code under the tab, enter that code at earnsomecred.com, and earn points toward No Fear gear — or if you’re lucky, win tickets to the big show.

But why go through all the trouble? We're going to hook you up with some NF swag right here, right now. That is, if you can predict the results of the "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz" main card better than anyone else reading this. To refresh your memory, here's what we'll be looking at on Saturday night:

Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz (179-pound catch weight)
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rodrigo Damm (lightweights)
Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith vs. Benji "Razor" Radach (middleweights)
Cris “Cyborg” Santos vs. Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano (140 pounds)
Brett "The Grim" Rogers vs. Ron "Abongo" Humphrey (heavyweights)

And here's what you need to do...

After a sort of pathetic whopping 550 votes were cast by CP readers in our latest caption contest, we're calling an end to the action at 2:38 p.m. of 3/25. The lucky winners, who are all receiving subscriptions to either the U.S. or Canadian versions of Fighters Only magazine, are as follows:

1st place, with 35% of the vote — Batman: After Fedor's circumcision, the Russian Team celebrates because they now have enough meat to eat for a year.

2nd place, with 21% of the vote — philaxler: Fedor returning from his glorious arm bar victory over God.

3rd place, with 13% of the vote — SiDeBuRnZ: In mother Russia, sky go youdiving.

4th place, with 11% of the vote — mayhem420: 3 cheers for Emelianenko!

Hep hep hooray

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hep .....oh sorry that's the other Emelianenko!

5th place, squeaking by with 7% of the vote — danomite: Everyone was happy til someone told Fedor that Nicoli forgot the ice cream. A mass funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 pm.

If you're one of the Big Five, send your name and address to feedback@cagepotato.com and we'll get you hooked up; though be patient, because it'll take a while for your first issue to arrive. And Batman, we'll also send you a CP t-shirt for being so awesome, if you don't have one already. Sound good? Man, I love it when a plan comes together.