Chuck Mindenhall, UFC - When he was a math teacher at Oak Hills High in Cincinnati, Rich Franklin liked his students to show proof of their work on assignments because, well—math is all about how you got there. Though Matt Hamill was never a direct student of Franklin's, he has worked out a simple equation: Train hard, beat Franklin at 205, and become a legitimate contender in the most glamorous division of them all.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Throughout the ups and downs of his mixed martial arts career, welterweight Roan Carneiro has kept a pretty positive outlook on things, choosing to look at the bright side where others would just search for negatives. Take his thoughts on his time in the fight game and its high and low points.

Dave Sholler, UFC - Karo Parisyan couldn't put a finger on it, but he knew something was wrong in the months leading up to his bout with Thiago Alves last April. Despite coming off a unanimous decision victory over Ryo Chonan at UFC 78 in November, Parisyan was struggling to maintain his focus while preparing for his next fight. If waning focus wasn't enough to raise concerns, Parisyan couldn't sleep. And even though he was in training mode, he barely had an appetite.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Newcomers Jason Brilz, Mike Massenzio, and Dan Miller will get stern tests when they make their Octagon debuts on the UFC Fight Night card at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska on September 17th.In middleweight action, New Jersey's Massenzio takes on knockout artist Drew McFedries, and another Garden State product, Dan Miller, battles Rob Kimmons. In a light heavyweight bout, Jason Brilz squares off against former heavyweight Brad Morris.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The tank was empty and Tim Boetsch still had ten minutes to go."This isn't gonna be pretty," thought the light heavyweight prospect as he trudged back into battle for the second round of his April bout against Matt Hamill. The first round had gone fairly well for the Sunbury, Pennsylvania resident, but by the time those opening five minutes were over, the altitude at the Broomfield Event Center in Colorado had kicked in and sapped him of his strength.

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC - May 15, 1998. That was the last time that Dan Henderson won in the UFC—ten years and two Pride belts ago. To say he's a hungry fighter heading into his middleweight bout with Rousimar Palhares at UFC 88 in Atlanta is an understatement. Yet to say he's washed up after dropping back-to-back title fights with Quinton Jackson (205) and Anderson Silva (185) respectively, well, that's just plain crazy talk.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Despite almost three rounds of fast-paced ground warfare against Demian Maia at UFC 87 on August 9th, Edmonton's Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald has decided to step to the plate again less than a month after the bout to replace injured countryman Jason Day against Jason Lambert at UFC 88.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It's shaping up to be one of the biggest events of 2008, and UFC 89 is just getting bigger with the addition of two more bouts to the card, which will take place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Rising 155-pound star Tyson Griffin will put his four fight winning streak on the line at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on October 25th when he squares off against his most accomplished foe to date, former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, in a key matchup on the UFC 90 main card.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Kyle Bradley was patient, Job-like in his resolve as he waited for the phone to ring and for someone to tell him that he was going to be a UFC fighter. Sure, the buzz about him was getting louder, but all he ultimately saw were his peers - the guys he came up with - getting brought into the big shows.