A recent interview with PunchDrunkGamer.com gives an interesting look into the mind of Karo Parisyan. PDG: You’re in one of the most clustered divisions in the world right now. Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes are in the picture to challenge Matt Serra, and then you and Jon Fitch are right there. Do you think you could be facing Jon anytime soon while... 

Earlier today, the State Attorney’s Office in Florida dropped felony charges against UFC-fighter Din Thomas after he was accused of running illegal fights at a local gym. News of these accusations came shortly after Thomas’s lost to Kenny Florian at UFC’s Ultimate Fight Night 11 on September 19. TCPalm broke the story only a few hours ago. Thomas,... 

ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) was informed by EliteXC officials Friday afternoon that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Murilo “Ninja” Rua have signed long-term extensions with the promotion. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The signing of Silva comes in light of a report in this week’s print edition of The Wrestling... 

UFC president Dana White was a guest earlier this week on the Carmichael Dave sportstalk radio show in on KHTK in Sacramento. Dave has a longstanding relationship with White as a radio guest that dates back several years and always conducts great interviews with him. During the course of the interview, a potential match between UFC heavyweight champion Randy... 

Former Pride and current UFC heavyweight, Heath Herring  has told MMAweekly.com about his current and future plans since his unanimous decision loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 73. In the MMAweekly article, Herring speaks of how since the dissapointing loss back in July he’s been needing some time off in order to spend time with his family. He also... 

Promising lightheavyweights, Jason Lambert and Wilson Gouveia are set to meet at UFC 80 confirms UFC.com. This bout was originally set for UFC 76 back in September, but a severe nose breakage suffered by Gouveia in training meant the matchup had to be scrapped. The two fighters are coming off impressive performances of late with Lambert having knocked out Renato... 

By Adam Morgan As first reported here on Five Ounces of Pain, IFL fighter Tim Kennedy will be stepping in for the medically suspended Sean Salmon to fight Jason “Mayhem” Miller at HDNet Fights on December 15th. I had a chance to catch up with Kennedy to talk about his background in the sport, his involvement with the United States Army, his fighting... 

The WEC website has confirmed the final fight card for the WEC 31 event on December 12. The event will be held at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will feature three separate title defenses in the featherweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions, as well as a featherweight bout between Jens Pulver and Cub... 

Several reports have surfaced in the last 48 hours claiming that Andre Gusmao will be debuting for the UFC at UFC 81 on February 2 against David Heath. FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned that those reports are incorrect, as the IFL has a contract option to retain Gusmao for the 2008 season and will be exercising that option. CLICK HERE... 

FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned through multiple sources that M-1 Global is leaning towards holding their first pay-per-view event in the U.S. in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center, the same venue that hosted UFC 78 earlier this month. Officials from M-1 recently visited the Prudential Center and were impressed with the venue and... 

Leonard Garcia, a three-time UFC veteran is changing Zuffa organizations and will now fight under the WEC banner in the featherweight division reports MMAweekly.com. Probably most remembered for his three round war with UFC posterboy Roger Huerta, Garcia will now apply his trade in a division that is more suited to him. According to trainer, Greg Jackson: Leonard... 

Kid Nate has a very good article available at BloodyElbow.com where he analyzes recent reports that Zuffa’s credit rating was lowered based in large part because of disappointing performances during the second and third fiscal quarters. The UFC is by no means in any sort of long-term trouble. And, whether they are in short-term trouble is very relative...