Michael David Smith Posts

It's Week 11 of the 2009 NFL season and we've got some big games ahead of us this afternoon: Colts vs. Ravens, Redskins vs. Cowboys, Falcons vs. Giants, Jets vs. Patriots and Chargers vs. Broncos are among the big games of the day.

I'll be watching all of those (and even some Browns vs. Lions) on my three-TV home office, with my wife at my side and DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket keeping me constantly informed, and I'll be tweeting about all of it. So if you want to know what's going on today in the NFL, follow along below or follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira both had big wins at UFC 106 Saturday night, and they're both on my list of the Top 10 light heavyweights in MMA.

My question now is whether they should fight each other next. As strong as the UFC's light heavyweight division is, there's a bit of a logjam in it. The Lyoto Machida-Shogun Rua rematch for the title won't take place until May 1, Rampage Jackson is off making movies and Dan Henderson is in a contract dispute, and that means the only light heavyweight fight including top 10 fighters scheduled for the next five months is Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva.

My Top 10 list is below.

UFC President Dana White, main event fighters Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and other winners from Saturday night's big night of fights will meet the press afterward at the UFC 106 post-fight press conference, and we have the live video right here at FanHouse.

The post-fight press conference should begin some time around 1 AM ET. The video is below.

In a rematch between two of the most popular fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz by split decision in a hard-fought battle Saturday night at UFC 106.

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It's UFC 106 time, and we'll be live tweeting the full UFC 106 fight card right here.

From the first undercard fight through the main event of Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin, we're live tweeting all the fights, offering news, commentary and analysis, all 140 characters at a time.

So whether you're buying the UFC 106 pay-per-view or don't know what's going on and need to follow along, just follow below and follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

Josh Koscheck took on a bigger, stronger, more athletic opponent and used his superior wrestling to defeat him on Saturday night in Las Vegas, submitting Anthony Johnson with a second-round rear-naked choke in a strange, foul-filled fight at UFC 106.

Johnson got the better of the stand-up in the early going, and halfway through the first round Koscheck went for a takedown. But while they were on the ground, Johnson landed both an illegal knee to the head and a poke to Koscheck's eye. That led to a lengthy delay during which referee Mario Yamasaki did not appear to know the rules regarding delays for fouls and injuries, but Koscheck did eventually say he could continue, and the fight went on.

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In a battle between two talented but little-known welterweights, Paulo Thiago defeated Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106.

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Making his Octagon debut after a long and successful career fighting in other promotions, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira whipped Luiz Cane with a first-round TKO in their fight Saturday night at UFC 106.

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Amir Sadollah earned his first victory in the Octagon since winning Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter at UFC 106 Saturday night in Las Vegas, defeating Phil Baroni by unanimous decision in a bloody mess of a fight.

It was a violent and action-packed first round, with Baroni and Sadollah going toe-to-toe for all five minutes. Baroni got the better of the early exchanges, but Sadollah came back in a big way and landed some hard punches and knees late in the round, badly cutting Baroni's face.

Rebounding from a tough loss at UFC 99 in June, Ben Saunders got back on the winning track Saturday night at UFC 106, defeating Marcus Davis by first-round knockout in a fight that showed some off some absolutely vicious knee strikes.

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