Give your Friday the kick it needs with these links to articles by our friends around the internet.

- Going deeper into UFC 3's Ground Game Mechanics. [Middle Easy]

- Grieving Shields Tries to Put Emotions Aside. [Sports Illustrated]

- Rogers Pleads Guilty to Assault and Has Other Charges Dropped. [Cage Potato]

- The Walk Out – UFC Fight Night 25 Undercard. [Five Ounces of Pain]

- Leandro Issa: Shinya Aoki is a great teammate and I learned a lot from him. [Low Kick]

- Fitch meets Hendricks at UFC 141. [NBC Sports]

- Warrior Preview Clip: Tom Hardy Knocks A Dude Through The Ropes. [MMA Convert]

- Brett Rogers Pleads Guilty to Third-Degree Assault on Wife. [5th Round]

- What Incredibly Low Strikeforce Ratings Mean for the Future. [Sports Illustrated]

- TUF 9 Veteran Richie Whitson: "I Always Find Myself in Wars." [Bleacher Report]

- Matt Hughes returns to gym with Pat Miletich and former rival BJ Penn. [The Fight Nerd]

- Finishing mentality: Exclusive interview with Cody McKenzie. [MMA Mania]

- Dana White's most philosophical question on The Ultimate Fighter. [Fight Opinion]

- Global streaming for Bellator on Spike.com. [MMA Payout]