No fight fan could have asked for a better start to 2011 than UFC 125. For those whose memory of the festive season is a little hazy this two-disc set is the perfect way to re-live one of the best title bouts in history.

Well fight fans, UFC 129 is almost upon us, and never has there been a stronger indication of MMA’s status in Canada. Not only will the Rogers Arena stage the biggest gate in MMA history, two Canadians are competing for world titles, with a further five fighting on the main card.

Very few people alive can say they helped invent a sport, but Royce Gracie can; his contribution to MMA was paramount in making it what it is today. The UFC and Zuffa have paid tribute to him by releasing Ultimate Royce Gracie. This two disc set not only tells Royce’s story, it tells the Gracie’s story and how one family paved the way for the world’s fastest growing sport. By Tom Rooney

It was to be her big step up from the obscurity of MMA blogs to the big time of broadcast TV. But, instead, recent CBS Sports recruit Loretta Hunt’s promotion ended in this week sorrow when UFC boss Dana White refused her press credentials to cover last week’s Strikeforce show. Hunt has not been best of friends for Dana White for some time, with the two having done battle online over topics prickly Hunt covered for Sherdog.com, but few would argue that the reporter is one of the biggest names in MMA journalism.