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Evan lost against a top-ranked middleweight Yushin Okami at UFC 82 yet he won the internal battle.

Drugs have been a problem in the past for Mixed Martial Arts. Testing is just as important with the drugee's always trying to stay one step ahead of the tests. The CSAC recently came under fire with the Sean Sherk case concerning their testing policies. Ken Pishna of MMAWeekly wrote a very detailed article about what the CSAC is doing to shore up their testing policies.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission made publicly available the fighter salaries and ticket information for the IFL's 2008 season opener. For the record, the IFL took in less ticket sales than they paid out to fighters. Factor in staffing and production costs and their first event saw them in the red yet again.

Anderson Silva once again trumped a top-ranked middleweight contender with relative ease. Unfortunately for him, he’s in a catch 22 with the availability of opponents at his weight class.

The Salaries are out for UFC 82, straight from the Ohio Athletic Commission via MMAMadness.com. There are a couple eyebrow raisers that include the following: Chris Wilson getting paid more than Josh Koscheck, Dustin Hazlett, and almost as much as Yushin Okami; Halverson was the only 3k/3k on the card; First time David Bielkheden gets 8k/8k.

Mark "The Hammer" Coleman was officially inducted into the UFC Hall-of-Fame during UFC 82. The "Father of GNP" had an extra surprise for the world when he announced that he will be fighting Brock Lesnar in August.

Lightweight Ryan Schultz (North Platte, Neb.) and heavyweight Roy Nelson (Las Vegas) defended their respective International Fight League titles and middleweight Ryan McGivern (Bettendorf, Iowa) won his first belt before 3,931 at the IFL event tonight at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.