The first Friday Morning Link Party of 2011, and Jake Shields is already topless on the stripper pole. I tried to tell him to pace himself, but the guy just beasted through our pre-party beverages this morning. Ah well, at least Friday is finally here and to award you for making it through your first week of 2011, we have provided links from around the MMA world to help keep you up-to-date with everything in the sport that you so desperately love.
– Strikeforce Challengers Preview and Predictions. [MMAFighting]
– St. Pierre vs. Shields Is Official For UFC 129. [Heavy]
– UFC Booking Alert: Nate Marquardt vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne. [CagePotato]
– ‘UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort’ Official Trailer. [SB Nation]
– Jorge Gurgel signs multi-year deal with Strikeforce, fighting in March. [Fives Ounces of Pain]
– UFC Makes Sanchez vs. Kampmann Official for March 3 in Louisville. [Fight! Magazine]
– Phil Baroni Ready to Work His Way Back. [MMAScraps]
– Dana White still wants UFC in Afghanistan. [LowKick]
– Five Lessons: UFC 125. [Versus]
– Nate Marquardt Replaces Chael Sonnen, Fights Yoshihiro Akiyama At UFC 128. [MMAConvert]
