Showdown Joe gives his MMA rankings for February 2012, following the big Super Bowl-weekend show in Las Vegas.

Injured UFC champion Georges St-Pierre knows he will likely face interim welterweight title holder Carlos Condit, but still wants Nick Diaz.

The NSAC has released the fighter salaries for UFC 143. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional undisclosed discretionary bonuses, pay-per-view revenue sharing bonuses or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also [...]

UFC 144 “Edgar vs. Henderson” takes place on Saturday, February 25, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and will air live on pay-per-view at 10pm ET/7pm PT. The official UFC 144 fight card can be found in our fight cards section.

UFC on FUEL 1 “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez” takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska and will air live on FUEL TV at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The latest UFC on FUEL 1 fight card can be found in our fight cards section.

When: June 2nd, 2012 Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil How: Pay-Per-View (10PM ET/7PM PT) Who: “TUF: Brazil” Featherweight Finals “TUF: Brazil” Middleweight Finals Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)

When: July 7th, 2012 Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada How: Pay-Per-View (10PM ET/7PM PT) Who: TBD UFC Fan Expo coincides with this event on July 6th-7th

When: May 26th, 2012 Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada How: Pay-Per-View (10PM ET/7PM PT) Who: TBD

Despite dropping a highly controversial unanimous decision loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 on Saturday, Nick Diaz (Pictured) still left Las Vegas as the card’s biggest winner. Diaz pocketed a flat $200,000 salary for his 25-minute affair against “The Natural Born Killer.” In addition to taking home interim welterweight gold, Condit also earned $110,000 [...]

What do Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Heidi Klum and Seal, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (Pictured) have in common? They will all be getting divorced within the very near future. “After six years of dedication to the love and happiness of marriage, I would like to inform [...]

Now that UFC 143 is officially a thing of the past, it’s time for the organization to start hyping their next pay-per-view broadcast. “UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson” takes place February 26th inside Saitama Super Arena in Japan and features a lightweight title affair between champion Frankie Edgar (Pictured) and Benson Henderson. Light heavyweights Quinton [...]

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Although welterweight king Georges St-Pierre and his surgically-repaired knee has yet to be confirmed as Carlos Condit’s next opponent, it hasn’t stopped the Gambling Gods from dropping their two cents on the subject. The 170-pounders were initially slated to square-off at UFC 137, but a last-minute injury suffered by GSP forced him out of the [...]

Hard-hitting UFC and Strikeforce veteran Terry Martin (22-9) will step in on short notice for an injured Jeremy Hamilton (8-0) and face middleweight prospect Tim Ruberg (8-0) at this month's Superior Cage Combat 4 event in Las Vegas.

Martin, who suffered through a 2-6 stretch from 2007 to 2009, has reinvented himself in recent bouts and currently carries a 4-1 mark in his past five fights. The 31-year-old Martin is probably best remembered for memorable bouts with fighters such as Vitor Belfort, James Irvin, Jason Lambert, Chris Leben, Jorge Rivera, Ivan Salaverry and Scott Smith, among others.

Meanwhile, Ruberg brings an undefeated mark to the bout after earning victories in each of his first eight bouts. Five of the wins have come via first-round stoppage. Ruberg's most recent fight came under the Bellator Fighting Championships' banner, where he earned a decision win over Mike Fleniken at this past May's Bellator 45 event.

"SCC 4: Grove vs. Silva" takes place Feb. 16 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Superior Cage Combat 4 lineup now includes:

• Kendall Grove vs. Jay Silva
• Justin Buchholz vs. John Gunderson (for first-ever lightweight title)
• Danny Davis Jr. vs. Jamie Yager
• Terry Martin vs. Tim Ruberg
• Paulo Goncalves vs. Dominique Robinson
• Anthony Hamilton vs. Walter Harris
• Shorty Weikel vs. Brandon Bender
• Jimmy Jones vs. Joao Victor

Prior to UFC 143, Carlos Condit stated he was hellbent on ruining the most anticipated welterweight affair in mixed martial arts history by beating Nick Diaz and facing welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre himself. Despite taking a unanimous decision victory to capture the interim welterweight crown, UFC president Dana White (Pictured) said he is open to [...]

Taking a look at what went down in Las Vegas as well as all the latest headlines coming out of UFC 143.

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we take a look at UFC 143 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada where Nick Diaz took on Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight belt. Condit frustrates Diaz for interim belt We saw the Stockton Slap but Carlos Condit executed his game [...]

For any potential heavyweight opponents out there considering blocking Fabricio Werdum’s knees with your forehead, you might want to reconsider your strategy. Following Saturday’s lopsided unanimous decision defeat to the Brazilian, Roy Nelson posted the above picture of his redesigned mug for your viewing pleasure. “Here is the cut from me head butting werdum’s knee [...]

In a controversial move, Nick Diaz declared his decision to retire from the octogon and his actions Saturday night indicate he was sincere.

Once again we’ve gathered the best MMA news from the baddest websites on the ‘net so that 5thRound nation won’t miss a beat! Make sure to check out the links after the jump. Carlos Condit overcame long odds Saturday night inside the Octagon when he defeated Nick Diaz by unanimous decision en route to winning [...]