According to Sherdog.com, Baroni’s suspension has been reduced by the CSAC from a year to six months and it will be retroactive, meaning that while waiting for his hearing, he has been basically serving the suspension: Phil Baroni, who tested positive for boldenone and stanozolol metabolites following his submission defeat to Frank Shamrock on June 22 in... 

EliteXC held a conference call for the media on Wednesday afternoon to promote their next card on Nov. 10 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The card is scheduled to be televsed by Showtime at 10 p.m. ET. Available on the call were EliteXC live events president Gary Shaw, recent heavyweight acquisition Kimbo Slice, Jake Shields, and K.J. Noons. Nick Diaz was advertised... 

As you know, Mike Bourke, Kimbo Slice’s opponent for EliteXC’s November 10th card, has been forced to withdraw due to a broken clavicle. At today’s EliteXC press conference, however, it was announced that Bo Cantrell would be taking his place. This will be Cantrell’s second fight in three weeks. He was the victim of yet another Brad Imes... 

I have written another article on the IFL’s recent tryouts in New York that can now be read on CBSSports.com. Just click here to take a look. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New CBSSports.com article about IFL tryouts in New York", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/31/site-news-new-cbssportscom-article-about-ifl-tryouts-in-new-york/" }); Read More →

According to MMA Junkie, the California State Athletic Commission has postponed the suspension hearing for Sean Sherk again, rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov 13th. Apparently the reason for the postponement was to give the commission additional time to review recently submitted evidence by Sherk’s attorney, Howard Jacobs. All of the commission members had not... 

Mike Bourke confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) on Wednesday afternoon that he has been forced to pull out of his scheduled Nov. 10 match for EliteXC against Kimbo Slice in Corpus Christi, Texas. A heartbroken Bourke said that he broke his left clavicle during a training session on Sunday when he attempted a takedown. Bourke was looking... 

CLICK HERE for UPDATED PICTURES of the Round 5 Figures!! Recently came across these pics of some pretty badass MMA figures, that are supposed to be out by Christmas time. Company called Round 5 MMA is making these lil’ toys and recently released (then retracted) images of their new products on Matt Hughes’ blog. Series 1 will have Tito Ortiz, Randy... 

I was a guest on Steve Cofield’s show on Fox Sports Radio 1460 in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and during our segment Cofield revealed that the UFC is believed to be re-writing the contracts of several established stars. Cofield attended the UFC press conference earlier this afternoon and indicated he had heard that the fight promotion is trying to re-write... 

I wasn’t able to see the E:60 profile on Pat Miletich and Miletich Fighting Systems live on ESPN but I was able to catch it on the E:60 website. Thanks to ESPN, that video can be made available here on 5 Oz. I respect a lot of people in mixed martial arts but there isn’t anyone I respect more than Pat Miletich. I was able to go to a seminar he conducted... 

I’m pleased to announce the hiring of Casey Trowbridge as the latest member to joining the ever-expanding staff of FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Casey will contribute to the site with news posts and links to other MMA-related articles and interviews. He maintains a blog with two partners called Combat Hooligans, which you can access by clicking here. Casey and... 

I will be joining Steve Cofield as a guest on Fox Sports Radio 1460 in Las Vegas tonight during the nine o’clock (ET) hour to give my reaction to the UFC’s press conference today. You can tune into the live stream by clicking the FSR 1460 link. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Check me out tonight on Fox Sports Radio in Las Vegas", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/30/check-me-out-tonight-on-fox-sports-radio-in-las-vegas/"... 

The UFC held a press conference at their Las Vegas offices today to dispute recent claims in the media made by Randy Couture in regard to his treatment by the company. The conference was available to the media either in public or via conference call and the public was also granted access through live streaming via UFC.com and Yahoo! Sports. Involved with the... 

IFL President and COO Jay Larkin made himself available to the media during a conference call to promote Saturday’s World Grand Prix event in Chicago at the Sears Center. The event will mark the promotion’s first-ever live telecast with matches between Chris Horodecki vs. Bart Palaszewski and Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alex Schoenauer scheduled to air...