the buzz log

Weekends may be a time of rest for most working stiffs, but here at Yahoo! Buzz, the action never stops. A variety of articles drew strong responses from Buzz readers this Saturday and Sunday. Among the most popular reports, a UFC fighter snatched back the championship belt, an NFL quarterback wed his college sweetheart, and a billionaire oil man announced he will throw money at the wind...

St. Pierre proves his might.
Saturday night in Montreal, Georges St. Pierre faced Matt Serra in the ring for the UFC 83 championship—and pounded his way to victory. The 26-year-old won the bout, seized the welterweight title, and shattered a record, to boot. According to Yahoo! Sports, he's "the youngest man to regain a championship in UFC history." Buzz readers couldn't get enough. The article soared to the top of the weekend's most popular stories. In Search, queries for "ufc 83 results" (+3,938%) and "ufc results" (+2,656%) charted two of Saturday's fastest-moving spikes.

Eli Manning takes the plunge.
As St. Pierre was pummeling Serra Saturday night, Eli Manning was saying "I do" to his college sweetheart. The Giants quarterback and his special lady friend, Abby McGrew, tied the knot on a beach in Mexico. The bride wore white, the groom wore khaki, and fans everywhere wore grins of celebration. A report from People.com on the nuptials leapt to the top of our 48-hour view.

T. Boone Pickens tosses bucks to the wind.
Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens has proclaimed a bold new venture. He plans to invest $10 billion building the world's largest wind farm—and he intends to profit handsomely, too. A Yahoo! News item on the breezy endeavor blew straight to the top of Buzz.

Also spiking in Buzz this weekend...

Danica Patrick placed first at the Indy Japan 300 race on Sunday and made history as the first woman to win an IndyCar Series event. "This is fabulous," the brunette driver gushed about her triumph. Buzz readers thought so, too, motoring a Yahoo! Sports report on the competition into the winner's circle and boosting searches for "danica patrick" by 1,463%.

The Texas polygamy case sees another development: Officials announced on Saturday that adult mothers and children from the Yearning for Zion compound will be separated after they undergo DNA testing. A news report on the plan drew hundreds of votes.

The backlash against last week's debate between the Democratic presidential candidates on ABC continues to whip across the Web. Over the weekend, Buzz readers gave high marks to an entry from The Huffington Post surfacing video clips of Jon Stewart's acid-tongued response.