Feb 21, 2012 - If you count yourself among those growing queasy with UFC 144 fever, yesterday probably didn't do you any favors. But that's not to say it was uneventful.

Between a late release of the first UFC 144 video blog, an abrupt Rampage Jackson-Joe Rogan beef, and Carlos Condit's latest return timetable, there were plenty of morsels to whet your appetite. So while we await the gear-up to Japan, catch up with all the MMA you may have missed on the Morning Report.

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The MMA Hour. Ariel Helwani and The MMA Hour return with a quartet of interviews featuring lightweight contender Joe Lauzon, broadcaster Mauro Ranallo, snakebitten UFC fighter Sean Loeffler, and journalist Daniel Herbertson.

Ian McCall: 'I'm on borrowed time, I shouldn't be here.' McCall, a contender for the UFC's inaugural flyweight championship, candidly recounted the drug overdose that nearly killed him.

Carlos Condit unsure of St. Pierre's schedule, 'would like to stay busy.' Condit gave a timetable for his return and revealed what it would take to get him back in the cage against an opponent not named Georges St-Pierre.

Loss to Anthony Pettis might have been the best, most painful thing to happen to Ben Henderson. Henderson discussed in painful detail the moment that, even now, can bring tears to his eyes.

Jon Jones named 'Honorary Race Official' for Daytona 500. In a strange melding of worlds, Jones will take part in the pre-race ceremonies for NASCAR's biggest race.

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The first UFC 144 video blog, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Nick Diaz post-fight at UFC 143, Roy Nelson's destroyed face, and Alex Caceres forgetting he landed a second ballshot on Edwin Figueroa.

Rampage Jackson lambasts Joe Rogan when asked about the term "one-dimensional." More on this later.

Another nugget from a weekend that won't stop giving. This time a regional fight turns gruesome when Kenneth Crowder rips off Shane Tyner's ear around the 15:00 mark. Yes, you read that right. (NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH. Cannot cap-lock that enough.)

And now something a little more lighthearted, unless you happen to be the poor blue-gloved man whose switch kick goes so horribly, horribly wrong. (HT: Middle Easy)

We present you with a ridiculous manga-style fanmade trailer for UFC 144, courtesy of Dana White.