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No one can doubt Frankie Edgar anymore.

After Edgar beat B.J. Penn by unanimous decision in April, a lot of people believed that the fight was a fluke, that the judges erred, and that Penn was still the best lightweight in mixed martial arts. But now that Edgar has defeated Penn once again at UFC 118, there's no room for debate: Edgar is the undisputed champion.

Except that Edgar has one loss on his record, and that one loss is to Gray Maynard, who has been anointed the next challenger to Edgar's title. Maynard could make a case that he deserves to be considered the top fighter in the division, but unless he makes that case again in the cage, I'm sticking with Edgar at No. 1. The rest of the rankings are below.

LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting caught up with George Sotiropoulos in his locker room following his UFC 116 win over Kurt Pellegrino Saturday night.

The Australian talked about executing the perfect game plan in the fight, gaining confidence due to having his trainer Eddie Bravo in his corner, his place in the lightweight division and what he thinks the UFC will do with him next.

Check out the video interview below.

LAS VEGAS -- In a comeback that mirrored his real-life struggle and triumph, Brock Lesnar overcame a horrific opening round that nearly saw him finished before rallying to defeat Shane Carwin in a career-defining, second-round arm triangle submission at UFC 116.

Overcome with emotion, Lesnar immediately dedicated the win to his family, the doctors who helped him through his recent health scare and the training team that helped him rebuild to championship status as he won over the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd that went from booing lustily to a standing ovation upon the finish.

"It's just great to win," Lesnar said after the fight. "Honest to God, what I've been through since Nov. 6 to this point, it feels like it's been 10 years. It's been a grueling, grueling road. I can say this: I remember when I was lying there, [my trainer] Marty Morgan at my hospital bed from day one. To be here, it really is truly a miracle. To come back from all that and to be here and win, words cannot describe it. I feel like I'm in a dream."

George Sotiropoulos won again Saturday at UFC 116, defeating Kurt Pellegrino by unaniomous decision, running his UFC record to 6-0 and making a strong statement that he's a contender in the lightweight division.

"All I've got to say is, 'Who's next?"" Sotiropoulos said afterward.

Next should be a Top 10 lightweight, as Sotiropoulos showed that he's good enough to take on some of the best in his weight class.

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This is the UFC 116 live blog for George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino, a lightweight bout on tonight's UFC pay-per-view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Sotiropoulos (12-2) takes his 10th Planet jiu-jitsu game against another tough ground fighter in Pellegrino (21-4).

The live blog is below.

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LAS VEGAS -- For the first time, it seems tangible, reachable. Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin are licensed, weighed and ready to rumble at UFC 116.

After two postponements, an illness and an interim title bout, the two biggest and best heavyweights in the UFC squared off after weighing in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday night.

First off, let's get a couple things out of the way. Carwin is at least an inch shorter than Lesnar. They looked the same height during the customary face-off because Carwin put his sneakers on beforehand. Second, Lesnar's official weight is indeed 265. While some believe that Nevada state athletic commission rep Keith Kizer motioned 264 and announcer Joe Rogan misspoke, MMA Fighting confirmed with Kizer that 265 is indeed the official weight.

After finishing 10th out of over 2500 competitors in last week's World Series of Poker, UFC fighter Mike Swick must be feeling pretty lucky. Either that, or he was not intimidated by my 0-3 record in Writer vs. Fighter and saw a chance for an easy victory. Whatever the reason, Swick was gracious enough to agree to face me in a UFC 116 prediction contest this afternoon, and for that I thank him.

I may have gotten smoked by "Babalu" Sobral in last week's match-up, but I'm trying to stay positive. I figure it can only help me that I got Swick to make his predictions after he'd stayed up until 5 a.m. playing poker in Las Vegas, where he says he's been doing "very well."

Well Mr. Swick, prepare to have your fortunes changed. Maybe. Hopefully.

After a serious health scare and a year away, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will finally return to the Octagon Saturday night at UFC 116, and his return will come against his biggest opponent to date, the undefeated Shane Carwin. It's one of the biggest heavyweight battles in the history of mixed martial arts, and it's the main event of what may be the UFC's biggest pay-per-view show of the year. We've got the full preview and predictions below.

Kurt Pellegrino may be riding an impressive four-fight win streak in the UFC, but he still seems to think he could be just one loss away from retirement.

That's what he claims anyway, saying in the past that his next loss would prompt him to quit the sport for good. When asked by Ariel Helwani on this week's episode of The MMA Hour whether he was willing to stick to that claim, the lightweight contender affirmed that it wasn't just idle talk.

"I told my wife and daughter, if there's someone out there who can beat me, I have to start all over again. I'm at the bottom...and I don't know if I can do that."

UFC lightweights Kurt Pellegrino and George Sotiropoulos have both signed bout agreements to face off against one another at UFC 116, a source tells MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani.

The match-up pits two lightweights who are both coming off impressive recent performances against one another on the undercard of an event headlined by heavyweights Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar this summer.

UFC 116 is likely to be the MMA event of the year for the titanic heavyweight championship main event alone, but the developing card looks quite intriguing as well.

The undercard will get a strong boost from a matchup pitting two of the UFC's most exciting welterweights, as a source close to the event tells MMA Fighting that a Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown pairing is likely for the event.