As a fan, I certainly hope so.

UFC 114 proved not to be the triumphant return to MMA that Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson had been hoping for, and having now missed out on his opportunity to get another crack at the light-heavyweight title, what comes next for the fighter?

Despite the loss to Rashad Evans, Rampage remains one of the UFC’s biggest draws. He’s got five fights left on his contract and with his upcoming role as B.A Baracus in the A-Team movie sure to raise his profile greatly amongst the casual audience; it’s likely that the promotion will be looking to get him back into action again in a high profile bout sooner rather than later. That appears to be something that also appeals to Rampage himself.

“I’d like to get in there as soon as possible,” he said at the post-fight press conference. “This fight is going to haunt me for a long time.”

So who are the most likely options for him? Here’s four of the most appealing options for him.

First will be a fight with Forrest Griffin – prior to his fight at UFC 114 Rampage himself named three fighters he wanted to face, Rashad Evans, Shogun Rua, and Forrest Griffin. The first two options are out of the picture for the time being, but a rematch with Griffin could be a viable option.

The only problem is that Griffin is unlikely to be back until at least late September due to a shoulder injury, and the UFC may look to get Rampage back in the cage before then.

Second option for Rampage Jackson is to fight Lil Nog…

Any time UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar fights, people watch.

Simply because he’s a freak of nature. Brock Lesnar possesses more size, power, and athleticism in one body than we’ve ever seen combined in MMA.

What’s more, he talks a lot of junk and has the ability to hype a fight, via his professional wrestling background. In fact, his pro and collegiate wrestling experiences have also brought a tremendous amount of fans to MMA, simply so they can continue to watch him.

All wondered aloud how Lesnar would do against a man with supposedly similar size and athleticism in Shane Carwin coming into their UFC 116 encounter. Beyond the fact that Lesnar was able to win, so the biggest question now is who can stop this guy?

Here’s a look at the top fighters in the division and where they might stack up.

Cain Velasquez. Fresh on everyone’s mind is the California native’s knockout over legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Velasquez continued his unbeaten streak and did so in impressive fashion. He is now 8-0 and has catapulted himself into the heavyweight title discussion.

Prior to UFC 110, president Dana White admitted that the winner between Nogueira and Velasquez would be considered as a possible opponent for Lesnar if they earned a convincing victory. Check. Now Velasquez will wait to see how the rest of the division shakes out, but his relentless style and punishing attack have not gone unnoticed by the UFC’s fight makers.

Frank Mir. Mir is the only man to defeat Lesnar in the UFC but…

Arguably one of the best fighters to ever enter the Octagon, GSP is rumored to walk away from the UFC to prepare for the Olympics.

You read it, Georges St-Pierre, scheduled to co-main event UFC 111 on March, is rumored to walk away from the UFC to train and represent Canada at the 2012 Olympics in freestyle wrestling.

But did the words ”I’m walking away from the UFC” really came out of the mouth of reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre? Well, Randy Couture claims GSP didn’t say anything about walking away. In fact, Couture says St-Pierre is frustrated about the way the media took his comments about the POSSIBILITY of training for the 2012 Olympics out of context.

”I talked to him at length at an appearance,” Randy Couture stated. ”He’s a little frustrated with the media, frankly. He said that they are blowing this whole thing out of proportion.”

So if the media blew ”this whole thing out of proportion,” what exactly did GSP say? Apparently, he was talking about the possibility of training for the freestyle wrestling competition in the 2012 Olympics.

St-Pierre said that to enter the 2012 Olympic Games, he ”would have to focus on wrestling and dedicate myself 100 percent for a period of time. I would not retire now but if I decided to do it, I would have to dedicate myself 100 percent, I would say maybe for a year and a half or so.”

Randy Couture said GSP’s comments were misconstrued and…

Because, hey, you can’t have too much going on if you’re a betting aficionado right? Unless of course, you’re losing.

Two UFC Hall of Famers collide in UFC 109: Relentless at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada a day before the rest of the world go ga-ga over the Super Bowl. And just because Super Bowl XLIV is that big of a game, the UFC is bringing out the big guns for Saturday night.

UFC fans have waited ten years for this match between Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman as they finally square off in a battle for the ages. Couture is a former three-time former heavyweight champion and a two-time light-heavyweight champion in the UFC, while Coleman was the first ever UFC heavyweight champion.

This fight was scheduled to go ahead 12 years ago in 1998, however Randy Couture had to withdraw due to injury. Since then both fighters have gone on to have impressive careers, Couture has a record of 17-10 whereas Mark Coleman, who spent most of his years fighting in Japan, has a record of 16-9.

The last two-years, Couture has fought some formidable opponents, such as the current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He lost both of these fights before winning his most recent fight against Brandon Vera.

Coleman has somewhat restarted his career within…

Bettors take a trip inside the Octagon before they wet their pants watching the Super Bowl this Sunday.

And in case you didn’t get that, businessman extraordinaire and UFC President Dana White managed to squeeze his little UFC pay per view event right before Super Bowl XLIV.

You read it, before we get to see the Colts and the Saints play for the championship in Miami, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, two Hall of Famers inside the Octagon, will headline UFC 109: Relentless as both try to make their way back to the title picture in the heavyweight division.

UFC 109 on Saturday, February 6 has 11 bouts on the card including the headliner that includes Randy Couture and Mark Coleman. There are five fights on the pay-per-view portion of the card and six preliminary bouts, two of which will be televised on Spike TV.

UFC 109 has a lot of big UFC odds favorites and that is somewhat unusual. Randy Couture is listed as -450 in UFC odds at SBG Global for his bout against Mark Coleman.

Not many people are giving Mark Coleman much of a chance. These two fighters were supposed to meet almost 12 years ago in UFC 17 but Couture was injured and pulled out. Couture is a five-time UFC champion and he has proven that he can still win big fights as he got a unanimous decision against Brandon Vera at…

Easy. He hates Vitor Belfort.

Looks like we won’t get to play as Dan Henderson again in the coming UFC Undisputed 2010 eh? Yes, Hendo just inked a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce, leaving Dana White and the UFC for greener pastures.

But at 39 years old, how greener can these pastures still be for Dan Henderson? Really? As far as Henderson is concerned, it looks like he could care less, as long as he can stick it up to Dana White for giving Vitor Belfort a title shot.

Yes, apparently, that was the reason why Henderson left the UFC. After beating Michael Bisping to a bloody pulp in UFC 100, Henderson proved he is still one of the best fighters in the welterweight division. And yet, the UFC gave Vitor Belfort a title fight with welterweight champion Anderson Silva. That proved to be too much for Henderson’s ego to bear.

”Honestly, even if they had given the Silva fight to Nate Marquardt I would have been OK with that, because he’s pretty much in the same boat as I am,” Henderson said in an interview. ”But to give it to Vitor Belfort, a guy who hadn’t fought at that weight? And a guy I’d beaten?”

”I felt like there could have been a lot more respect for what I’d done,” he said. ”I just felt like they didn’t really care one way or the other whether I was there. I felt like they could have taken care of me a little better, but I have no hard feelings.”

As for his new bosses? Henderson is thrilled that somebody is still willing to take him in and give him the opportunity to salvage what’s left of his career.

”I’m very happy to be a part of Strikeforce and their partnership with…”

You read it, Dana White has decided not to reveal any status of Lesnar’s condition.

For all ya’ll who didn’t know, Brock Lesnar had to pull out of UFC 106 last November after suffering a condition called mononucleosis.

He was suppose to defend his title against Shane Carwin then but because of his health issues, Lesnar will instead be replaced by rival Frank Mir across Carwin for what would be the interim heavyweight title at UFC 111, that’s just a few months after the promotion’s upcoming pay per view event, UFC 109: Relentless.

And in case you haven’t figured it out yet, Brock Lesnar has been stripped of his UFC heavyweight title, meaning that he will still be out of action for at least SIX MORE MONTHS. How unfortunate huh?

If Lesnar’s injury is THAT BAD, UFC President Dana White can at least tell his fans the real score. Is Lesnar coming back? Will he retire? Is he pregnant? Unfortunately, White won’t budge, leaving Lesnar’s fans in the dark.

”If the doctors say things are going well and things are going in the right direction, then maybe we’re a few months away from him coming back,” Dana White said. ”If it’s not going in the right direction, he’ll either be done and have to retire, or he’ll be out for a couple of years. After we get that announcement, then we’ll be able to plan what we’re going to do with the heavyweight division.”

”I didn’t even know that we were going to have Brock…”

Well, that’s what they’re working on.

After barely escaping the third round to beat Thiago Silva via unanimous decision at UFC 108, UFC president Dana White already has plans for Rashad Evans’ next fight and that’s a light heavyweight grudge match with rival Quentin Rampage Jackson for UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

You read it, Rashad Evans wants a shot at Rampage and Dana White is more than happy to give it to him. And since he just barely edged Silva, a collision course with Rampage was only a matter of time before Evans goes after a shot at the title.

Rashad Evans wants a shot at Quentin Rampage Jackson so bad that he admitted he wants Rampage more than a shot at the light heavyweight title at this point.

”Getting to fight him [Rampage] would be a good opportunity to say the least,” Evans said at the UFC 108 post-fight press conference.

Evans admits he wants to fight Rampage more than getting a shot at the title. After all, a fight with Rampage at UFC 113 means a hefty payday anyway. If Evans were to take the shot at the light heavyweight title, it would be in the late summer the earliest, THAT’s if the winner in the Machida – Shogun rematch come out unscathed.

Besides, Evans believes he isn’t ready for another shot at…

In case you didn’t know, the Pacquiao – Cotto fight ain’t the only big pay per view event this weekend.

Because as far as UFC president Dana White is concerned, he wants a piece of the viewing audience too. And since UFC 105 is in the UK, viewers around the world will get to see it first while they wait for Pacquiao and Cotto get it on. Yes, Dana White is one smart sonuvabitch.

And perhaps what makes him even smarter is the fact that he was able to get Randy Couture inside the Octagon once again. This time, Couture has Brandon Vera, a guy trying to establish himself as a title contender in the light heavyweight division.

Of course, a win over Randy Couture will do just that.

Couture, the former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, continues to be on top of his game as he faces Vera. Looking impressive even in his losses, Couture uses his base in Greco – Roman wrestling combined with ever improving boxing to grind away at opponents.

Vera on the other hand, has an 11-3 mark and has achieved a measure of success as a light heavyweight after a failed run in the heavyweight division. Vera also possesses a solid ground game and has fought strong grapplers before. Vera has a strong clinch game which will be tested by Couture.

So who’s your pick..?

Nogueira is trying to salvage what’s left of his career. Yes, just like Couture.

Taking place at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon is UFC 102. MMA fans are in for a treat when two MMA legends Randy ”The Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight for supremacy in the card’s main event.

Can Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat the returning future hall of famer? For one, Nogueira has similar boxing skills to Couture but what sets him apart from the former UFC heavyweight champion are his ‘opportunistic’ submission skills and his unbreakable spirit.

The 33-year-old Brazilian is capable of doing what a lot of other Brazilian jiu jitsu fighters struggle with, working the ground game while being hit in the face. He’ll definitely need that if he wants to score a victory over a guy like Randy ”The Natural” Couture.

The problem is, being able, and willing, to take punishment does come at a price and Nogueira sometimes move like someone much older than his age.

The main argument in favor of Couture (16-9 record) is that in a three-round fight, it will be hard for Nogueira (31-5-1) to pull off a submission in time like he did back in the PRIDE days, which featured 10-minute first…