Mike Chiappetta

Two of UFC on FOX 7's big winners face potentially lengthy stays on the sidelines if injuries they sustained on Saturday night aren't cleared by doctors.

After last Saturday night's action, Mike Chiappetta looks at what might be next for some of the key winners and losers.

"Bang" Ludwig may not necessarily be done as an active mixed martial artist, but for now, he's much more content leading Team Alpha Male towards gold.

GSP has lost, Anderson Silva has, too. As Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann makes her UFC debut this weekend, she realizes a single defeat won't define her, and finds that freeing.

A leg infection has sent the surging Erik Perez out of UFC 159, and Bryan Caraway will take the short-notice invitation to replace him.

In the first bout of a new multi-fight deal, UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson cashed in to the tune of a $200,000 payout for his defense against Gilbert Melendez.

UFC 160 will mint a new lightweight title challenger, as UFC president Dana White confirmed on Saturday that the Gray Maynard-T.J. Grant victor would fight for gold.

"The Punk" earned a big paycheck for his efforts, while Yoel Romero, Matt Brown and Jordan Mein also cashed in.

Benson Henderson had one split-decision, and one unanimous one in a whirlwind night in San Jose.

Daniel Cormier stayed unbeaten in his career, moving to 12-0 with a win over former champ Frank Mir. Now, he'll ponder a move to light-heavyweight.

Nine years after his last octagon win, Josh Thomson is back in the victory column, in style.

The veteran taught the prospect a lesson, crushing him in a second-round TKO.

For the third straight fight since losing to Aldo, Mendes pulled off a sub two-minute knockout. Now, he wants a rematch.

Staying unbeaten, Miles Jury crushed Ramsey Nijem in a first-round knockout at UFC on FOX 7.

When it comes to UFC flyweight contenders, the difference between No. 1 and No. 8 is apparently quite vast, as Joseph Benavidez proved in a dominant win.

T.J. Dillashaw captured his fourth straigth victory, and his second straight TKO in a UFC on FOX 7 prelim bout.

All 24 fighters from last Saturday night's event passed drug tests, according to the Nevada state athletic commission.

Saturday night it's UFC lightweight champ vs. the final Strikeforce lightweight champ. Mike Chiappetta analyzes the main-event matchup and picks a winner.

Longtime UFC veteran Vladimir Matyushenko has found a new home, but he won't be competing in the upcoming summer series mini-tournament.

Don't expect to see ref Josh Rosenthal in the cage anytime soon, as he's facing up to 10 years in federal prison for his alleged role in a major marijuana operation.

Twenty-three year-old welterweight Jordan Mein made a statement with his impressive UFC debut, and while preparing for Matt Brown, he says he's gunning for the division's very best.

Women's pound-for-pound queen Holly Holm is retiring from The Sweet Science to chase a full-time MMA career and pursue UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

Mike Chiappetta takes a look at what might be next for some of last Saturday night's key winners and losers, including Kelvin Gastelum and Uriah Hall.

The Nevada state athletic commission on Monday released its list of TUF 17 medical suspensions, which included a possible lengthy layoff for the former Strikeforce women's champion.

It was a surreal Saturday night for Cat Zingano, which started in tears, and ended up alongside one of the polarizing pop stars of the 1990s.

The man with the longest UFC featherweight win streak is hoping to make a statement against perennial top contender Chad Mendes.

The UFC's flagship show will switch network, and also nights, as it moves to Wednesdays on FOX's soon-to-be-launched sports channel.

Urijah Faber kept his name in the UFC bantamweight title picture, forcing Scott Jorgensen to tap out to a rear naked choke.

In a close split-decision, the underdog went all the way, taking out favorite Uriah Hall.

Cat Zingano earned a life-changing win on Saturday, as her third-round TKO over Miesha Tate will put her on TUF opposite Ronda Rousey as the next women's bantamweight challenger.