Fedor returned to fighting on NYE and he finishes his fight with a nice arm submission on the giant Hong Man Choi. Read on for the results for all the fights on that night and if you missed the event, you can catch it on HDNET in the upcoming weeks. Check programming on their site for details.

Chute Boxe is a high level MMA camp that has been ticking since the very beginning. Without change, however, nothing stays current and this camp that has been responsible for the likes of Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, and the Rua brothers, is looking to expand.

HDNET, who sponsored four huge fights in December of 2007, has postponed indefinitely their Feb. 15th card until they can firm up the card line-up and partnerships.

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) today announced that Shannon Knapp has been promoted to the newly-created position of Director, Fighter Relations. Knapp, who has been with the IFL in various roles since its formation in 2005, will take a more expansive role in working with fighters, agents and business partners on growing the IFL brand in the mixed martial arts community and in local event markets. She will begin her expanded duties immediately.

Ok, maybe that's a little facetious although he might be a good candidate on the current ballot. ESPN is currently running a poll where the world can vote on "SportNation Top 5 Athletes" and Randy Couture is one of them.

Soa "The Hulk" Palelei has just signed a 3 fight deal with the UFC. He will be on the undercard for UFC 79 and is pitted against Eddie Sanchez. This KOTC and PRIDE veteran has 8 wins and only 1 loss (Mu Bae Choi on PRIDE 28) on his record.

Floyd Mayweather is considering MMA after vociferously denying it's legitimacy earlier in the year. Yes, the 6 time world champion golden gloves-caliber boxer has been in discussion with HDNET Fights for a possible career change.

The fighter salaries for the TUF 6 finale were finally released. One thing to take notice is the higher purse the undercard fighters received this time around (8/8 vs. 4/4). Could the UFC be finally paying their fighters more than in the past?

HDNet's presentation of "HDNet Fights: Fedor Returns" has been set for 6:00 a.m. ET. The broadcast, which will be coming to viewers LIVE from Tokyo, Japan will include the entire Yarennoka event, including the return of Fedor Emelianenko, ex-PRIDE heavyweight champion.

This week we interview an up-and-comer Nissen Osterneck, a recent winner on the HDNET Fights card. The guy has fought all around the world and is now coming back to roost in the good ol' U.S.A. We also talk about the IFL and our "Ultimate Nerding Championship" challenge.