week in review

(Really, bro?)

— We got slurpees with Matt Serra.

— We took the minority opinion and predicted that Mark Coleman is going to stomp Brock Lesnar.

— Most smoker matches don't get a cable TV broadcast and commentary by Kenny Rice. Such is the drawing power of Kim Couture.

— We revealed the four finalists for our Serious Pimp t-shirt design contest. Let's just say that reactions were "mixed." Anyway, do us a favor and throw a vote down on the homepage poll.

— The IFL posted some very respectable numbers for their debut show. What's that? They've been around for two years? Uh oh...

— Shogun Rua did what he does best, and Rashad Evans gets another undeserved headlining fight.

— Sengoku's lopsided match-ups went pretty much as expected.

— M-1 Global could be merely a footnote in MMA history by Tuesday. Meanwhile, time marches on for the Russians.

— We finally found an excuse to post a scene from Beyond Thunderdome.

— Blood sells.

(Rampage, Randy, Hendo, and Trigg at the day job.)

— On the BetUS Radio show, Damon and I debated which news story was bigger: Kimbo Slice on CBS or Spuds McKenzie on the center of the Octagon.

— Bob Sapp defended his crown as the worst pound-for-pound fighter in MMA history.

— Joe Riggs busted his back and played a piss-prank on a paraplegic.

— A simple, innocent video list on illegal knockouts turned into a total fucking fiasco. In retrospect, we should have replaced Huerta/Halvorsen with Herring/Nakao/"I'm not gay." Commenter Matt Tatt sincerely hoped we die for publishing such an inaccurate feature. Sounds like my last editor!

— Taking a last-minute fight against Jon Fitch at a reduced pay rate? Chris Wilson is crazy like a fox.

— During our UFC 82 preview coverage, we explained why Anderson Silva is still going to be the champion on Sunday morning, wondered if Josh Koscheck's Octagon days are numbered, and took wild guesses at who'll be walking around with a little more spending money.

— We saluted MMA's style pioneers.

— Bill Goldberg currently leads Mike Goldberg 62% to 38% in our current poll on which Goldberg should never be allowed near a microphone again.

Don't forget to watch the IFL's season opener tonight, and come back here tomorrow night at 10 p.m. for our rip-roarin' UFC 82 liveblog. Our prediction? PAIN.

(YAMMA's next "Super Fight" contestants.)

--- You guys rocked it again as we gave away our last copies of Chuck Liddell's Iceman: My Fighting Life. And don't forget to contribute to the latest challenge we tossed at ya'.

--- The EliteXC paid Kimbo serious cheddar. The other fighters not so much. But at least they attempted to 'splain their $1 payday.

--- YAMMA added to their "Old Farts Throwin' Down" debut event.

--- We continued shaking our heads at the Xyience mess.

--- Kimbo videos got some play, including episode two of "WWKD?" and a Showtime Short.

--- Sick submissions. Believe it.

--- UFC Fight Night 13 was upped to three hours and gained another fight.

--- News came at you in nuggets, morsels, bits, and small potatoes.

--- Wandy and Baroni made love, not war.

--- MMA reality series continued to be churned out of the crap factory.

--- We talked chicks - and CP reader Anonymous obviously has a score to settle with Kim Couture.

Enjoy the weekend. We'll do this all again next week!

(It'll be like this, but worse.)

— We premiered the first episode of What Would Kimbo Do? Let that be a lesson to you, inconsiderate roommates! Episode 2 drops next week...

— Mirko Cro Cop left the UFC. Tim Sylvia threatened to do the same on his website, then thought better of it.

— "House of Peace and Prosperity," Dana White, 2/2, green, and Jäger. Oh, and "banged some chick while doing a radio interview."

— Akiro Gono wants to find a girl who's attractive, respectful, and good with happy endings. (By the way, there's an awesome update to that story here.)

— Two championship belts changed hands at WEC 32, while Jamie Varner demonstrated that a fighter can take a time-out if he really needs it.

— Matt Horwich is way awesome.

— We looked at three MMA reality shows with even worse concepts than Redbelt.

— We mocked the homely.

Remember: Tomorrow, 10 p.m., EliteXC: Street Certified, liveblog, be here.

(I know this picture has nothing to do with MMA. Still, it amuses me.)

— Our latest caption contest produced over a hundred new variations of "Kevin Federline sucks." Well done.

— Bob Meyrowitz dodged our questions, much like the fighters of YAMMA will have to dodge the laser-firing sharks in his Mystery Pit.

— A female member of the Gracie clan was discovered. Bonus: She's hot!

— We scored our first celebrity endorsement, who provided us with the greatest slogan in history.

— The UFC has more cases than Howie Mandel.

— Frank Shamrock stopped by, and revealed that he'll be retiring in 2018. We'll start planning the party.

— Tickets to UFC 83 were going, going, gone. Hey, we didn't want to be there anyway. :' (

— Some fighters are even dumber than they look.

— The Potato Nation proved their allegiance, rising up when a misguided, microphallic BloodyElbow fan named "MrTypo" wandered in and threatened to unbookmark us from his web browser. Somehow, MrTypo found his way back to this site even without the bookmark. For that sir, you deserve our undying admiration. Now get the fuck out of here and never come back.

As for the rest of you: Have a bomb-ass weekend, and make sure to swing by on Sunday for our exclusive interview with MMA Super-Agent Ken Pavia, and next week for more guaranteed insanity.