Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes ...

We've come a long way since the off-the-shelf WordPress "dark" ages that kicked-off this mixed martial arts (MMA) experiment more than six years ago. So it's with great pleasure that I unveil the first step in the next evolution of MMAmania.com.

In the next month SB Nation -- our parent company -- will be undergoing a dramatic upgrade to our platform and our editorial process. There will be much more detail to come, but for now, the new logo above is just a first taste of what is coming for MMAmania.com.

This is a small, but important sample of what is coming when our network undergoes its most exciting and radical transformation in the eight-year history of SB Nation. A new visual identity here and across the network is only one step we are taking to unite our network of sites. United through individuality is the underlying theme of this project. You'll notice that our colors and the unique spirit of our individual community is maintained, while making it clear to sports fans that each site is a part of the larger SB Nation network.

We want everyone to know that they can find the same type of great writing, video and conversation that we offer here on all of our 300 plus sites. You can browse through all the new logos on a special page we put together at sbnation.com/united.

Our commitment to passionately follow our sports will never end. It's what makes SB Nation a special place and that will only be enhanced by these new changes. In the meantime we're setting up additions to our store so you can be sporting the latest and greatest before it even launches.

Welcome to our future, which will begin to take effect in the very near future. Thanks, as always, to all the faithful Maniacs who have stuck by our side through the various changes, the thick and the thin.