UFC buys Strikeforce

At FIGHT! Magazine, we believe there is a need for a completely objective and unbiased ranking system.

There's gonna be a whole lotta shaking going on as top 25 fighters in multiple weight classes throw down on two continents.

Fighters will step on the scale at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Dana, Shogun, Bones, Urijah, Eddie Wineland, Marquardt and Miller will gather at Radio City Music Hall.

Three rankings-qualified shows is what passes for a slow MMA weekend in 2011.

Consistent rules, venues and branding are essential for the sport's continued growth and recent events set the stage for that.