Brock Lesanr (left) lost to Alistair Overeem (right) at UFC 141 on Fri., Dec. 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo via ESPN.com.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back on pay-per-view this past Friday night (Dec. 30, 2011) with UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem," featuring Alistair Overeem earning his shot at Junior dos Santos and his heavyweight title by sending Brock Lesnar into retirement with a first round technical knockout stoppage.
Nate Diaz also impressed with his three-round unanimous decision win over Donald Cerrone in a 15-minute war of attrition that resulted in everyone going home happy. That's probably because the "Fight of the Night" bonus they earned netted them a cool $75,000.
And that's not even mentioning Johny Hendricks, who put himself on the welterweight map with a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch.
In cased you missed any or all of it -- or just want to keep the discussion alive -- below are links to all the major storylines borne from Friday night's event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In we go.
UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem"
Results and live fight coverage
Post-fight press conference video
Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem fight video highlights
Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone fight video highlights
Facebook "Prelims" results and recap
Fight recap: Danny Castillo takes split decision over Anthony Njokuani
Fight recap: Ross Pearson decision Junior Assuncao in last ever live UFC fight on Spike
Fight recap: Jim Hettes dominates Nam Phan en route to decision win
Fight recap: Alexander Gustafsson stops Vladimir Matyushenko in one round
Fight recap: Johny Hendricks knocks out Jon Fitch in 12 seconds
Fight recap: Nate Diaz boxes his way past Donald Cerrone
Fight recap: Brock Lesnar loses to Alistair Overeem via technical knockout
Fight review and analysis: Jim Hettes vs. Nam Phan
Fight review and analysis: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Fight review and analysis: Johny Hendricks vs. Jon Fitch
Fight review and analysis: Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone
Fight review and analysis: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
UFC 141 post-fight fallout
What's next for Alistair Overeem and Nate Diaz?
Did Brock Lesnar win at UFC 141? Not as easy to answer as it seems
Brock Lesnar retires from MMA following loss to Alistair Overeem
WWE's Chris Jericho accuses Brock Lesnar of taking a dive against Alistair Overeem
Brock Lesnar back to WWE? Dana White talks about it the possibility
Brock Lesnar may have suffered a broken rib during loss to Alistair Overeem
History in the Making: Brock Lesnar comes to the UFC and becomes the biggest star in MMA
With Brock Lesnar retiring, the UFC on FOX deal is more important than ever
Alistair Overeem proved he was the real deal by stopping Brock Lesnar
Alistair Overeem doesn't want to see Brock Lesnar retire from MMA
Donald Cerrone tells us he was told by Nate Diaz not to "do any of that gay wrestling sh*t"
Nate Diaz sets CompuStrike record for strikes in a three round fight against Donald Cerrone
Nate Diaz wants a title shot after beating Donald Cerrone
DREAM New Years 2011
Results and live fight coverage
Results recap: Fedor Emelianenko knocks out Satoshi Ishii to close New Year's show
Video of Fedor knocking Satoshi Ishii out
That, my friends, should be enough to keep you talking -- at least for the time being. What gets your vote for the biggest story coming out of UFC 141?
Sound off, Maniacs.
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