Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

– Last weekend’s MMA action was highlighted by Bobby Lashley choking out Mike Cook in 24 seconds and a Bellator event jam-packed with wild fights.

– Good news: PRIDE legend Mirko Cro Cop is returning to the UFC. Bad news: He’s back at the bottom of the heavyweight ladder.

– Andrei Arlovski will be tangling with undefeated prospect Brett Rogers at Strikeforce’s stacked-to-death June 6th card. Rogers was originally supposed to face Alistair Overeem, but Overeem injured his hand while putting five nightclub bouncers in the hospital.

– Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter was plagued by staph infections, bronchitis, and an inconvenient gag-reflex.

– Must-see videos: Brock Lesnar and Anderson Silva made us laugh Spencer Pratt made us cry, and BJ Penn cried wee wee wee all the way home.

– After countless delays, Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett are slated to face each other this summer, at what will probably be Affliction’s last MMA event.

– Former baseball star/steroid snitch Jose Canseco is having his MMA debut in Japan on Tuesday against 7’2″ kickboxer Hong Man Choi. His preparation is, shall we say, lacking.

– Swing by CagePotato.com tomorrow night starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT as we liveblog UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida, which will feature the UFC’s best title fight in nearly a year. You can see more analysis of the fight card here and here.

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

– Mike Brown beat Leonard Garcia’s ass at last Sunday’s WEC 39 show, proving that yes, he is the real deal. A rematch with Urijah Faber is slated for this summer.

– The UFC will be partying in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day and Philadelphia later this year.

– The weakest, flabbiest fighter from Affliction’s last show just got popped for steroids.

– Kimbo Slice scores a supporting role in a porno flick.

– Major fight-booking alert: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir in May Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin in June, and Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida a week later.

– UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock recently shared his life story at a conference for Christian fighters. He’s scheduled to be beaten to death by Bobby Lashley later this month.

– UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine goes down tomorrow night in Columbus, Ohio. Come back to CagePotato at 10 p.m. ET for a liveblog of the pay-per-view broadcast, and get acquainted with the lineup by checking out our betting advice [link: http://www.cagepotato.com/gambling-addiction-enabler-ufc-96], our look at two debuting fighters, and our heated debate about the headlining fights.

– We almost went an entire week without someone getting arrested and then 0-13 Scott Blevins gets popped for child molestation.

Brock Lesnar
Height: 6’ 4”
Weight: 265
MMA Record: 4-1
UFC Record: 3-1
Fighting Style: Wrestling, ground and pound

Brock Lesnar is a relative newcomer to MMA, but has a very decorated NCCA wrestling career, winning numerous Big Ten and All American awards. He also was a 2000 heavyweight champion with a career record of 106-5. Many know him because of his professional wrestling background in the WWE, but he is truly a talented overall fighter with a blend power, athleticism and raw size.

Lesnar got started in MMA after getting injured training with the Minnesota Vikings and decided he was not done with sports. So he began talks with promoters on getting a chance to fight and prove his worth. His first shot was in K-1 at Dynamite USA in 2007. He defeated his opponent in 1 minute, 8 seconds by TKO after a takedown and vicious ground and pound. His next fight was against Heath Herring, a decent heavyweight from PrideFC. Lesnar easily controlled the fight both standing, and on the ground. He would win the decision after a brutal 3 rounds.

He would go on to lose to Frank Mir via knee bar at his next UFC event, but the loss was obviously not taken in vane and used what he learned to defeat UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture at UFC 91. He will again face Frank Mir for the UFC Heavyweight title a UFC 98.

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

– In the aftermath of UFC 93, it was announced that Dan Henderson will coach opposite Michael Bisping on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, Quinton Jackson will fight Keith Jardine in March, and Chuck Liddell will take on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in April.

– Remember Jeff Monson, the former UFC fighter who was busted last week for anarchist graffiti? Well, he was arrested again for destroying his girlfriend’s grandfather clock when she discovered he had two wives. The good news is, one lucky prison will be getting a new grappling champion.

– UFC ring girls Arianny Celeste and Ali Sonoma were photographed in very little clothing. (Photos possibly NSFW, and absolutely AMAZING.)

– The battle to legalize MMA in New York is being stalled by one idiot assemblyman.

– BJ Penn may have gone AWOL from the UFC’s new multi-million-dollar reality show.

– Brock Lesnar has a Facebook page, apparently. And according to a recent status update, he’ll be having his heavyweight championship rematch with Frank Mir at UFC 98 (May 23rd, Las Vegas). Great profile pic, bro.

– “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” goes down tomorrow in Anaheim, California. CagePotato.com will be liveblogging the pay-per-view broadcast beginning at 9 p.m. ET. For a preview of the action, check out this documentary on headliner Fedor Emelianenko, this in-depth discussion of the event and the promotion’s future, and some sound betting advice.

– Or, you could spend your Saturday night watching Danny Bonaduce vs. Jose Conseco instead.

Frank Mir
Nickname: N/A
Height: 6’ 3”
Weight: 250
MMA Record: 12-3
UFC Record: 10-3
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Kickboxing

Frank Mir was certainly given the pedigree to fight. His parents run a Kenpo Karate school, he is a former Nevada state-wrestling champion, and he just happens to have a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Growing up he sparred with his father and other students in order to get him ready for a martial arts career and after seeing the Gracies and their jiu jitsu destroy people in the original UFCs, he took up wrestling and jiu jitsu.

Mir met UFC’s Joe Silva, and talks began about starting to take on local MMA fighters at smaller promotions to see how he’d fair. After going 2-0 he was invited to fight at UFC 34, which he won by submission via armbar. He went on to go 7-1 and fight Tim Silvia for the UFC heavyweight title, which once again he would win by armbar, only this time snapping Silvia’s forearm. This earned him his black belt in jiu jitsu.

Everything looked to be going well for Mir. He got married, was a champion, and was making a career out of what he loved. Then in September 2004 he was in a tragic motorcycle accident, one in which shattered his leg.

After finally recovering from the leg injury and getting his mind right again, he finally came back to the UFC.

He had a shaky start, going 1-2 until he decided to dedicate himself to his fighting career once again. Mir has since gone 3-0 and just won the UFC Interim Heavyweight championship by TKO over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who had never been stopped. He is set to face Heavyweight champ and former WWE star Brock Lesnar, which would unite the two titles. Mir already owns a victory over Lesnar.

–Written By TSR Contributor John Duke