(Getty)Lindsey Vonn, the skier who made a splash after winning alpine skiing gold at the Vancouver Olympics, found out she owes the government $1,700,000 in back taxes for the year she won that gold. According to the Detroit News, the IRS filed a $1,705,437 tax lien against Vonn and her estranged husband Thomas Vonn on April 2 with the Elko County Recorder in Nevada.

She is in the middle of a divorce with Thomas, the man who was once her coach and mentor. She released a statement on her Facebook page promising to pay what she owed.

I am disappointed with this situation. I just recently became aware of the outstanding balance and I have done everything in my power to settle it immediately. The money owed was for the 2010 tax year, which was filed on time, and it has been paid in full. This is an important lesson for me. Not being in control of my finances and relying on someone else who you believed had your best interest at heart was a mistake and one I will not make twice.

Vonn made money from winning World Cup races and several endorsements, including Under Armour, Rolex, and Procter and Gamble.

Despite her personal troubles, Vonn had a banner year on the slopes. She won her 50th individual World Cup race, and took the overall World Cup title by finishing first in the super G, downhill and combined races.

She also made headlines for "Tebowing" in honor of her friend, NFL star Tim Tebow, after a race. Vonn also won over the heart of a young fan by agreeing to accompany him to the prom.

Fighting in front of a large home crowd during the UFC's first event in Sweden, Alexander Gustafsson gave the Swedes just what they wanted. He picked apart Thiago Silva on the way to a unanimous decision win at UFC on Fuel 2 on Saturday.

According to Compustrike, Gustafsson had an 83-47 edge in total strikes landed. The win gave Gustafsson his fifth win in a row. His lone loss was to Phil Davis in April of 2010.

Who should Gustafsson face next? Speak up in the comments, on Twitter or on Facebook.

UFC middleweight Brian Stann is a fighter, a Marine, and recently, a commentator for Fox. He's used to wearing many hats, so it's no surprise that during his UFC on Fuel 2 win over Alessio Sakara, he was both fighter and referee.

Stann knocked Sakara down with a bevy of knees in the first round. While in Sakara's guard, Stann knocked his opponent out with short elbows. When he saw Sakara was clearly out, he pulled back, waving to referee Marc Goddard that Sakara was knocked out.

Though MMA rules indicate Stann would not have been wrong to continue the bout until Goddard stepped in, he didn't want to inflict any more damage on Sakara.

Immediately after the bout, UFC president Dana White tweeted, "Brian Stann is one of the classiest people on Earth!" Light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, a training partner of Stann's, called the win "very classy" and "good for the sport."

Stann is already known as one of MMA's good guys. He started fighting after a decorated career with the Marines. He founded Hire Heroes, a not-for-profit whose aim is to help veterans transition to civilian jobs. Just before he was scheduled to leave his Atlanta home to train for the Sakara fight in New Mexico, his brother-in-law died. Instead of leaving his grieving wife, Stann trained at home and communicated with his coaches through videos.

As Ben Fowlkes from MMA Fighting wrote, he's such a good guy, you almost want to hate him. Except, he's also the kind of good guy who will stop a fight when he sees his opponent has been knocked out.

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The UFC is in Sweden today for a slate of bouts on Fuel, a station available in only about 38 million American homes. Here is a place for the majority of us who don't get the station. Join us for a chat, and if you're one of the lucky ones, feel free to chime in and tell us what the heck is going on.

We'll get going a few minutes before the 3 p.m. ET start time.

Joe Proctor and Chris Tickle (Getty)

Zach "Funsize" Makovsky, who has a top-five nickname, will put his belt on the line against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator in Atlantic City tonight. Tournaments will also roll on. In the bantamweight tourney, Marcos Galvao will face Ed West and Luis Nogueira will take on Olympic wrestler Alexis Vila. Mike Corey will fight Daniel Straus for the right to face Marlon Sandro in the featherweight tournament final.

On "The Ultimate Fighter," Team Cruz and Team Faber are even with two wins a piece. Chris Tickle (from Team Cruz) and Joe Proctor (from Team Faber) will fight to give one of their teams an edge.

On HDNet, XFC 17 will feature Corey Hill, the TUF alum who suffered one of the ugliest leg injuries in UFC history, American Top Team standout Luciano dos Santos and Felice Herrig, an up-and-comer on the women's circuit.

Use this thread to talk about the night's fights. Tomorrow, we'll start the UFC on Fuel 2 for People Who Don't Have Fuel chat. Don't forget to give us your picks for the main

Will he still have that shiny accessory next weekend? (Getty)After you had plenty to say about Brock Lesnar, Brock Lesnar and Brock Lesnar last week, Cagereaders were a bit quieter this week. However, you still had plenty of opinions to share. Read on for the latest Reader Rants. If you want to join in, like Cagewriter on Facebook and comment on stories. Also, we still are looking for your picks on the UFC 145 main card, so go like the page and tell us who you're picking and why.

MMA fans look at the idea of the sport in the Olympics with a bit of skepticism.

That would be very cool, but the Olympics is very heavy on safety. Probably it would be like combat sambo with the headgear and shin guards, and maybe an elbow pad. -- Gab'bo Hofileña Delgado

I can't see it happening. If all the title holders decided to fight in the Olympics that would mean 3-4 months with no title fights. It's hard to sell PPVs without title fights. -- Kevin Dailey

The UFC made another Jon Jones/Muhammad Ali comparison in a video posted on Cagewriter's Facebook page. Readers felt the comparison was a bit too early in Bones' career.

Purely fighting, okay, the comparison is fine. Young, talented, seemingly unstoppable. But Ali was culturally so much more than a boxer, and I like Jones but I don't see him as a cultural icon forty years after he stops fighting. -- John Wilcox

No offense to Bones, but that comparison doesn't fit as much to me as Ali to Anderson Silva. Same attitude, same long-term domination, not nearly the same cultural impact... but I think Silva would be the closest MMA fighter to compare to Ali. -- Jason Zachary

After hearing advice from Rashad Evans' mother on how to handle Jones, several Cagereaders offered their advice to Evans. Much of it is not very nice.

Fake an injury before the fight cuz jones is going to crush him. -- Doug Martin

The night before the fight, you pull a Tonya Harding! -- William Corral

Use plenty of ice for the swelling and lots of Kleenex to wipe your tears. -- Jimbo Thompson

Everyone made weight at the UFC on Fuel 2 weigh-ins at the Ericsson Arena in Stockholm. Dennis Siver needed a second chance to make it, and preliminary card fighters Yoislandy Izquierdo and Reza Madadi's staredown involved a lot of snarling.

Main eventers Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva had no problem making weight. Read on for complete results, care of the good people at MMA Junkie:

Brace yourselves. MMA legend and Strikeforce commentator Frank Shamrock has worn braces on his teeth for pretty much ever. They were a familiar sight to fight fans, as was the question, "When will Shamrock get those braces off?" The answer to that question is April 12, 2012.

Frank Shamrock, braceless (Facebook)

Do you even recognize him?