Phil Baroni’s suspension reduced
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 San Jose, has had his suspension reduced... [Read More...]
Gary Shaw announces new weight classes during EliteXC conference call
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 for the call but was not available. There... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Bourke out, Cantrell in, Mike Pyle’s last fight Nov. 10
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 gogoplata last weekend at a King of the... [Read More...]
New CBSSports.com article about IFL tryouts in New York
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 →
Sean Sherk suspension decision postponed until Nov. 13th
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 yet reviewed the documents, thus resulting... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Mike Bourke off of Nov. 10 EliteXC card
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 forward to the opportunity to fight Slice... [Read More...]
Round 5 MMA figures on my Christmas list
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 Couture, Rampage Jackson and Matt Hughes.... [Read More...]
UFC in the process of re-writing contracts?
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 certain contracts with an eye towards... [Read More...]
E:60 Video: ESPN profile on Pat Miletich and Miletich Fighting Systems
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 in Cherry Hill, NJ last December... [Read More...]
New writer added to 5 Oz. staff
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 his partners also have a podcast that’s... [Read More...]
Check me out tonight on Fox Sports Radio in Las Vegas
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/"... [Read More...]
UFC conference call recap with Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, and John Mulkey disputing claims made by Randy Couture
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 press conference was UFC president Dana... [Read More...]
IFL Conference Call Recap: Major changes being discussed for 2008
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 on MyNetworkTV at 9 p.m. ET. Larkin made... [Read More...]
Din Thomas arrested for allegedly running illegal cage fights
UFC lightweight, Din “Diniero” Thomas, was arrested today for running illegal cage fights in his Florida training center: PORT ST. LUCIE — Din Thomas, almost a legend in the ultimate fighting world, was arrested Tuesday after police say he ran “illegal cage fighting” matches at a local training studio that he runs, a police spokesman said. Thomas, 31, faces a felony prohibited competitions... [Read More...]
Yahoo! Sports to stream UFC press conference
Yahoo! Sports has announced that it will be carrying the live stream of today’s UFC press conference with UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, president Dana White, and CFO John Mulkey at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo! Sports to stream UFC press conference", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/30/yahoo-sports-to-stream-ufc-press-conference/" }); Read More →
Brad Imes wins by gogoplata… again
That big Texan from the 2nd season of TUF, Brad Imes, won his second bout in a row by gogoplata. That is ridiculous considering the first fight that ended by gogo’ was in 2006 by Shinya Aoki at PRIDE Shockwave. Imes took out Bo Cantrell in 55 seconds at King of the Cage “Arch Rivals” this past weekend. This was Imes fourth straight victory via submission. In case you have no idea... [Read More...]
E:60 ESPN Features Miletich Fighting Systems Tonight
Tonight’s episode of ESPN’s new show, E:60, will feature a segment on MMA with an inside look at Pat Miletich’s gym in Bettendorf, Iowa. While I can’t say exactly how much of Tuesday’s episode is devoted to MMA, here is a clip from the show which I got through some of my IFL contacts (there’s an IFL Grand Prix promo at the end of the video as a result). Personally... [Read More...]
UFC 80 fight card
What: UFC 80 When: Jan. 19th ‘08 Where: Newcastle, England; Metro Radio Arena Here’s the latest on the UFC 80 card: BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum Marcus Davis vs. Jess Laudin Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera Per Eklund vs. Sam Stout Alessio Sakara vs. James Lee Antoni Hardonk vs. Colin Robinson Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly Check... [Read More...]
UFC 80: Gabriel Gonzaga v. Fabricio Werdum?
According to GracieMag.com, this could be the case: The Carioca Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga finally shall have a chance to avenge his knockout loss to Fabricio Werdum in Jungle Fight 1, in September, 2003. Marco Alvan, leader of Team Link confirmed today exclusively to GRACIEMAG.com that the battle between the black belts will take place in January, at UFC 80, in Newcastle, England. As mentioned above,... [Read More...]
Breaking News: Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta to hold Tuesday press conference to address recent statements by Randy Couture
FiveOuncesOfPain.com (http://www.fiveouncesofpain.com) has learned that UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC president Dana White have called a press conference for tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The press conference will be held at the UFC’s offices in Las Vegas and will be available to the general public via a live steam on UFC.com The press conference has been called to address recent... [Read More...]
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