The week that was in MMA: the belt that goes with everything

Strikeforce: Cyborg vs. Carano did well in the ratings game. (Dave Meltzer) Kenny Florian says that B.J. Penn poked him in the eye a few times during their fight at UFC 101, but Florian says it wasn't an excuse. (MMA Junkie) Mitsuhiro Ishida, on the other hand, is making excuses. He is accusing Gil Melendez of greasing for their fight at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, in which Melendez kept his interim lightweight title. (Sherdog) Chuck Liddell's gotta dance! (Cagewriter) So, remember what Kit Cope had to say about Gina Carano's training at Xtreme Couture? After he loss at Strikeforce, maybe he was right. (MMA Memories)Brock Lesnar will defend his title against Shane Carwin, a fighter that is much like Lesnar in size and background. (Dave Meltzer) Anderson Silva now is thinking about moving up to heavyweight. (Sports Illustrated) DirecTV and Versus are in a spat, which could be problematic for World Extreme Cagefighting, whose next fights are in less than two weeks. (...