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The World MMA Awards will be broadcast live tonight on Versus.com at 10 p.m. ET. The award show will hand out honors for Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year, and many others. If you are unable to watch the awards tonight, be sure to check your programming schedule in early January. Versus cable network will air an edited version of the awards.

A great year of mixed martial arts has come to an end, and with that CagePages.com would like to introduce their first ever pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings. Four members of the Cage Pages ranked their top ten and the lists were combined to bring a consensus ranking. Without further ado, here is the debut of the CagePages.com Top 10 Pound-for-Pound rankings list. Honorable Mentions: Jon Fitch (UFC), Dan Henderson (Strikeforce), Miguel Torres (WEC), Thiago Alves (UFC), Mike Thomas Brown (WEC), Kenny Florian (UFC), Brock Lesnar (UFC) 1. Anderson Silva (25-4) – UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva tops the list. [...]

UFC president Dana White has released his second video blog leading up to UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva. White goes off on Sherdog in the the video. At the center of the controversy are White’s comments regarding how popular mixed martial arts will be in the next ten years. While White’s comments may be optimistic, there is no need for Jake Rossen of Sherdog to talk down on the sport. He is supposed to be building up the sport along with the UFC and Dana, not trying to bring it down. Watch the video and here White’s comments:

Top welterweight contender Dan Hardy talked with media about his upcoming title match with Georges St. Pierre which is scheduled for March 27 in Newark, NJ. Hardy believes that he has the edge against GSP if the fight remains standing. He also goes on to say, “I am Georges St. Pierre’s kryptonite.”

Here is Dana White’s first video blog leading up to UFC 108:

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that they have released four fighters. Edgar Garcia, Kevin Burns, and Shane Nelson are all coming off of consecutive losses. TUF alum Darrill Schoonover (10-1) suffered the first loss of his career against James McSweeney at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale. Schoonover has also been recently called back to duty in Iraq.

Marcus Jones burst onto the scene during his stint on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. Jones was an intriguing character. He was a lovable giant who turned into a madman when he entered the octagon. According to a report from Around The Octagon: ATO has learned through a source close to Gracie Tampa that Marcus Jones has decided to retire from MMA after his loss at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. Jones was featured on The Ultimate Fighter season 10 and quickly became a fan favorite and also one of the favorites to win the show. He was the only fighter on [...]

Strikeforce commentator and mixed martial arts veteran Frank Shamrock is going to put down the microphone and journey back into the cage in March of 2010. Shamrock was on The MMA Hour and stated that he would be on an unannounced card that takes place in the “first week or so of March.” Shamorock (23-10-2) is currently coming off of a second-round TKO loss to Nick Diaz and he has lost three of his previous four fights. There is no opponent confirmed for his March return, but from previous remarks Shamrock made it is safe to assume that opponent will [...]

Bobby Lashley has recently signed with Strikeforce and it appears he will be in action soon. MMA Worldwide reported that Lashley (4-0) has received an offer and the paperwork has been signed. The opponent would be fellow undefeated heavyweight Shane Del Rosario (9-0). Rosario’s camp confirmed to MMA Worldwide that he has also received an offer for the fight and it is signed. Both fighters are just awaiting confirmation from Strikeforce officials. Both fighters has a history of finishing fights early. In their combined 14 pro bouts, the two has totaled 11 first-round endings. The fight would take place on [...]