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A friend of mine reminded me yesterday that "karma" can a be a real bitch sometimes. Last month former 205-pound UFC champion cagefighter Tito Ortiz and his Huntington Beach, Calif., gal pal Jenna Jameson made a failed attempt to "smear" UFC legend Chuck Liddell—by claiming that he is a "rip-roaring" alcoholic in need of treatment. All that drama accomplished was to possibly get Ortiz replaced on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter by Rich "Ace" Franklin, and, in addition, it likely cost Ortiz a future fight with Liddell. So now, if the old adage that states "what comes around goes around" is true, and ...

In regards to Saturday night's Strikeforce Nashville post-fight melee, involving newly crowned middleweight champion Jake Shields, my thoughts are that Jason "Mayhem" Miller should be the one with the most explaining to do. Shields was enveloped in giving his acceptance speech, and much the same way musician Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift during a certain award show ceremony, Miller rudely interrupted him, asking for a rematch. Consequently, Shields' fellow victorious Gracie Gym member, Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, came to his friend's defense by stepping up to Miller and pushing him backward. That, in turn, led to another Strikeforce champ, Nick Diaz, ...