HeavyMMA’s mixed martial arts rankings are back this week with a look at the welterweight division, which has its top two fighters, Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit, waiting for a title unification bout.

Jake Shields and his head trainer Tareq Azim talk to HeavyMMA’s Duane Finley about Shields’ recent win over Yoshihiro Akiyama, his future in the UFC and much more.

Always exciting welterweights Carlos Condit and Dan Hardy put on a show in England at UFC 120 with Condit scoring a highlight reel knockout. Watch it here.

Don’t miss UFC 144 Fight Day Live at a special start time of 5:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday night leading into the promotion’s big return to Japan.

HeavyMMA’s Duane Finley takes a look at the UFC’s current champions and the tests they will face in 2012. Will the calendar year be a dominant one for them like 2011 was?

HeavyMMA’s Duane Finley takes a look inside the UFC’s ever-changing welterweight division – where Georges St-Pierre was once as close to a lock as anyone in MMA.

HeavyMMA’s Duane Finley gets a look at the UFC from the perspective of sponsor Harley-Davidson – and gets some riding lessons along the way, too.

In an exclusive interview with HeavyMMA’s Duane Finley, UFC welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger talks about his win over Diego Sanchez – and how he wasn’t honest in his post-fight interview about what he wants next. Make no mistake – he wants a crack at interim champ Carlos Condit, the man who handed him his only UFC loss.

UFC 143, which featured a welterweight interim title bout between Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, drew 9,005 fans for a live gate of just under $2.4 million.

Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his UFC 143 five-round loss to Carlos Condit on Saturday – the fighter’s second positive test in Nevada.