The brilliant photographer for MMA Fighting, Esther Lin has uploaded her photo gallery for UFC 140. As usual, she did a fantastic job at capturing the atmosphere and best moments of the night. Below are just a few of my favorites. Check out the full UFC 140 gallery here.

Over 18,000 people at the Air Canada Center

Brittney Palmer made her return to the UFC. It was announced she will pose for the March issue of Playboy.

More photos after the jump...

SBN coverage of UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida

Jon Jones walks away after choking out Lyoto Machida. He joins Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz as the only 2x defending champions.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks at his broken arm for the first time. It was the first submission loss of his career.

Tito Ortiz clutches his ribs after suffering a TKO defeat. He has one fight remaining on his contract.

Chan Sung Jung knocked out Mark Hominick in :07. He is tied for the fasted knockout in UFC history.