At yesterday’s UFC 141 press conference opposing fighter’s squared off in front of the media. And as usual, when one of the Diaz brothers is involved, things get a bit rowdy. Unfortunately for Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, the rowdiness included opponent Nate Diaz flicking his trademark stiletto cowboy hat off his head and onto the ground. In a battle that could declare who will face the winner of Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson for the UFC’s lightweight strap the match between Cerrone and Diaz has a lot at stake.

MMA is better than kung fu. This argument makes for a great debate every time it is discussed. Both sides have valid points to support their points of view, both arts have their pros and cons, and both are extremely effective in sport, as well as in self- defense. So what’s all the fuss about? Should it really matter which art is better? And better how?

2011 was a magnificent year for the sport of mixed martial arts, especially if your name is Dana White. The UFC landed a contract with a major television network in FOX, acquired a rival organization in Strikeforce, brought in more exciting lighter weight fighters from the WEC and introduced us to five-round non-title main events. We covered a variety of great success stories in our Thanksgiving article “Five Things MMA Fans Should Be Thankful For“.And in between all that we witnessed great fights put on by great fighters. So who tops the list? I will attempt to break down the best fights, fighters, knockouts, submissions and upsets here on the US Combat Sports Year in Review.

King Of The Cage "Steel Curtain" brought nine professional bouts and what should have been a 185-pound title matchup to Norman, Oklahoma Saturday night. The card featured 13 Oklahomans looking to grab a win in front of a sold out crowd at Riverwind Casino’s Showplace Theater. Headlining the card was to be a title fight between current belt holder Brandon Hunt and the undefeated Sean Strickland. Unfortunately Strickland came in overweight and regardless of how the bout played out Hunt would retain his title.

High school wrestling programs across the nation are being co-operated by two high schools if not being dropped. Wrestling programs across the nation struggle to survive due to the Title Nine rules. The Title Nine rule states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."—United States Code Section 20, . This unfortunately hurts wrestling in the sense that they’re no other female programs that co-exist with wrestling making it one of the first programs to be eliminated.But football coaches c...