Director Rick Lee and Writer/Producer Danny Acosta find Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez is on a mission from San Francisco to Japan to be the best fighter in the world. Music provided by LD and Ariano (www.facebook.com/LDandAriano)

FIGHT! Magazine spent time with UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, his family, trainers, and teammates to find out what makes our "2010 Fighter of the Year" tick. Pick up the Feb. 2010 issue of FIGHT! Magazine to learn more. Video shot and edited by Rick Lee.

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin cut a fashionable figure for the January 2011 cover of FIGHT! Magazine. Shot and edited by Rick Lee.

UFC Lightweight contender Gray Maynard talks about how he got his nickname, why he doesn't make excuses for winning decisions, and why he likes feeling his opponents "break." Shot and edited by Rick Lee. Written and produced by Danny Acosta.

Fan-favorite UFC Lightweight Clay Guida talks about his family, his blue collar work ethic, and living in an RV down by the river. Shot and edited by Rick Lee.

UFC Welterweight John Howard takes FIGHT! to the projects where he grew up and explains that his real hero wasn't found in the pages of a comic book. Shot and edited by Rick Lee. Written and produced by Danny Acosta.

Rick Lee captures the interplay between FIGHT! photographer Paul Thatcher and UFC Middleweight contender Vitor Belfort.

Along with his brilliant promotional and marketing abilities, the legacy of Charles "Mask" Lewis also included something else: being a good and generous guy -- as long as you weren't in his way. In the final part of this FIGHT! Life series, The Tapout Crew talk about Mask's legacy, as well as the many new ventures they've got in the pipeline. Directed and produced by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Ian Smith, and Anthony Williams. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy. Music by Jacques Brautbar.

It's often said that a successful business depends on personal relationships. That's especially true for TapouT, whose bond with the fighters they sponsor, especially former UFC Light Heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell, dates back to the beginning of the company. In Part 4 of their FIGHT! Life series, Skrape and Punkass make it clear that with Tapout, it's all about their friends who do battle inside the Octagon. Directed and produced by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Ian Smith, and Anthony Williams. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy. Music by Jacques Brautbar.

How did Charles Lewis, Dan Caldwell and Tim Katz become "Mask," "Punkass," and "SkySkrape," respectively? By being creative, and not playing by the rules. In Part 3 of this FIGHT! Life series, TapouT heads Skrape and Punkass explain the secret to their success. Directed and produced by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Ian Smith, and Anthony Williams. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy. Music by Jacques Brautbar.

Beloved among fighters and MMA fans alike, Charles "Mask" Lewis was the inspirational leader and ingenious business mind behind TapouT, the most successful lifestyle brand in MMA. On March 11, 2009, Mask was on his way home from a late-night training session when his Ferrari was hit by a drunk driver. Mask died instantly, and his death was felt in every corner of the MMA community. In Part 2 of this FIGHT! Life series, Skrape and Punkass recall the many talents of their former partner. Directed and produced by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Ian Smith, and Anthony Williams. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy. Music by Jacques Brautbar.

In Part 1 of this FIGHT! Life series, TapouT founders Skrape and Punkass take us back to 1997, when three fight junkies gave up everything to follow a dream and decided to get into the T-shirt business. Little did they know that 13 years later, they be the most successful brand in all of MMA. Directed and produced by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Ian Smith, and Anthony Williams. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy. Music by Jacques Brautbar.

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis is eager to see where he stands at the highest levels of the lightweight division when he meets Benson Henderson at WEC 53 on Dec. 16. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

UFC newcomer Antonio McKee respects Jacob Volkmann, but come January 1, 2011 at UFC 125 he'll be in the way of McKee's destruction path. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

UFC middleweight Mark Munoz squares off against a friend in Aaron Simpson at UFC 123 at the Palace in Auburn Hills where the two have history. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

135-pound no. 1 contender Scott Jorgensen is supremely confident going into his Dec. 16 title shot at Dominick Cruz and has choice words for the champ. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

Mackens Semerzier plans to use his WEC 52 fight of the night bonus to pay his taxes and estimates big things to come despite three consecutive losses. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

Anthony Njokuani demonstrated maturity as a fighter at WEC 52 and credits it to his maturation as a person. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

WEC featherweight contender Chad Mendes comments on his WEC 52 co-main event win over Javier Vasquez as well as hanging out with Tim Sylvia. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.

Erik Koch talks his WEC 52 knockout of the night victory and is eyeballing the winner of Jose Aldo-Josh Grispi. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.