Cro Cop accepts challenge of Overeem
Alistair Overeem has made no secret about his interest in fighting former UFC and PRIDE knockout artist Mirko Cro Cop, going so far as to call the Croatian out after a win over Tae Kyun Lee in his DREAM.4 bout. Cro Cop recently responded in a blog post stating among other things: I was asked by the members of media if I’m willing to fight Overeem since we challenged me twice already. I watched... [Read More...]
Report: Silva vs. Cote to headline UFC 90 in Chicago
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the UFC has informed them that UFC 90 will be held on October 25 in Chicago at Allstate Arena and will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between current champion Anderson Silva and challenger Patrick Cote. Silva was originally supposed to face off against Yushin Okami but Okami broke his hand in training and Cote has been moved up into his spot. Patrick... [Read More...]
Report: EliteXC draws a 1.9 rating (UPDATED)
The numbers are in for EliteXC’s second showing on national television and the ratings do no look to be good despite a very good overall show: That airing back on May 31, 2008 scored 4.3 million viewers and a 1.9/6 among 18-49 year olds and since the Kimbo Slice bout for that airing aired past primetime (11p) the most viewed portion wasn’t included. But lacking any Kimbo anticipation, last... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Unfinished Business Thoughts & Commentary
Last night was the second installment of EliteXC on CBS and it proved to be a good showing for the EliteXC brand. Every fight was exciting, every fight had a finish, they crowned two new champions, and one champion defended his title for the first time. Who knows how the show will be received by the general public because it had little to no hype behind it, but for my money (or lack thereof), it was... [Read More...]
CBS Saturday Night Fights III: Oct 4 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
During last night’s CBS/EXC event, it was announced that the third installment of Saturday Night Fights will take place at the Bank Atlantic Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. This location is the backyard of the headliner for that event, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. It was also announced that Gina Carano would be on the card as well. Immediate speculation is that outspoken Brett Rogers... [Read More...]
EliteXC Unfinished Business: Lawler vs. Smith II RESULTS
When: July 26 ‘08 Where: Stockton Arena; Stockton, CA Watch: CBS 9 p.m. EST Here’s the latest on the CBS/EliteXC: Unfinished Business event: Televised Card (9 p.m. on CBS) EXC Middleweight Champ Robbie Lawler def. Scott Smith via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2. Great action again. Monster knees dropped Smith, punches from the top finished him off. Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2. A patient... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Video: Jon Fitch talks about fighting GSP
Lawler vs. Smith II weigh-in pics: goat butt & more mean muggin
Normally we post the official weigh-in pics provided to us to EliteXC, however Esther Lin over at CombatLifestyle has a much more interesting collection. Nick Thompson’s bare ass, Tonya Evinger getting violated by a Gina Carano cutout, and the Diaz bros Stockton 209 crew… it looks like good times were had by all yesterday in Stockton, CA. [Read More...] Read More →
More on Fedor Emelianenko’s pay from Affliction
There seemed to be a big to-do about Fedor Emelianenko’s official salary that was posted from the CSAC this past week. Emelianenko, on record, made a measly $300,000 for his fight against Tim Sylvia while Sylvia made a whopping $800,000. There was much speculation as to what Fedor was actually paid and now Mike Chiappetta at NBC Sports is reporting that the rest of Fedor’s money was indeed... [Read More...]
Carlos Condit rolls and spars with U.S. troops in Afghanistan (video)
Good stuff here, especially at the end when Condit KO’s a U.S. soldier while “demonstrating some standup.” Condit will be in action on August 3 against Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35, defending his WEC welterweight championship. Read More →
Anthony Johnson undergoes eye surgery
UFC welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has undergone surgery as a result of an eye injury sustained against Kevin Burns during their bout at UFC Fight Night 14, MMAWeekly.com is reporting. Despite taking an obvious illegal finger to the eye, Johnson was declared the loser last Saturday via TKO after he darted to the mat and covered up following the infraction. Up until the foul, many... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Unfinished Business – Weigh-in Results
Stockton, Calif. – Here are the results from Friday’s weigh-in for tonight’s broadcast of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights.” All fighters have been licensed and cleared to fight. Barring anything unforeseen, the card is locked in. MAIN CARD (CBS @ 9 p.m. ET) Robbie Lawler (184.5) vs. Scott Smith (185) (EliteXC middleweight title) Thomas Denny (159) vs. Nick Diaz (159.5) Jake... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: B.J. Penn expected to fight Georges St. Pierre on Dec. 27
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned from multiple sources that B.J. Penn is expected to fight Georges St. Pierre during a yet-to-be-numbered UFC fight card on Dec. 27 in Las Vegas. The finalization of the matchup is believed to be contingent upon St. Pierre successfully defending his UFC welterweight title against challenger Jon Fitch at UFC 86 on August 9. If St. Pierre is able to defeat Fitch, it is... [Read More...]
Dana White teases another big announcement
Several eyewitnesses have indicated that during Wednesday’s airing of “UFC Unleashed” on Spike TV, a “major” announcement by UFC President Dana White was promised for Saturday’s network TV debut of UFC 84. During the show, which will be going head-to-head with CBS’ live telecast of EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business,” White is expected to officially... [Read More...]
Lawler vs. Smith II goes H2H with Penn vs. Sherk
Just like last week to counter the Affliction show, the UFC is counter-programming against the CBS/EXC Lawler vs. Smith II event tomorrow night. UFC 84, one of the best fight cards of the year, will air at 9pm EST on Spike. Penn beats down Sherk in a classic. Wandy annihilates Jardine. Machida takes out Ortiz in his final UFC bout. Thiago Silva and Shane Carwin both win with authority. Note: commercials... [Read More...]
Robbie Lawler is totally pumped for tomorrow night (pic)
Lawler’s face in the blow pic is kinda funny. This was taken at the final press conference before tomorrow night second CBS/EXC card, featuring Lawler vs. Smith II for the Middleweight Title. The first CBS/EXC card was hyped for months with Kimbo and Carano bringing the causal (and new) fan to CBS. This second card, not so much hype. I hope Lawler’s expression isn’t a metaphor for... [Read More...]
CBS Saturday Night Fights Preview
Stockton, Calif. – While tomorrow’s second edition of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights” doesn’t have anywhere near the hype attached to it as the first edition, fight fans are likely to be treated to a much better show. Many mistakes were made during the first telecast but all indications are that CBS, SHOWTIME, and EliteXC have learned from them. ProElite chairman Doug DeLuca has promised... [Read More...]
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown & Sonnen vs. Filho II
When: Sept 10, ’08 Where: Seminole Hard Rock; Hollywood, FL Watch: VERSUS channel; 9pm EST Current Champs Urijah Faber and undefeated Paulo Filho defend their respective belts. Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia, are you kidding me?!?! Plus it’s the WEC debut of Jake Rosholt and Johny Hendricks. If you are a hardcore MMA fan, you are loving this card. If you’re a casual fan, you NEED... [Read More...]
Video: Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez at DREAM.5 in Osaka
For those of you who saw DREAM.5, you might have noticed Urijah Faber carrying a camera and filming while Joseph Benavidez walked out. I asked, and Joe and Urijah were kind enough to let me borrow the camera. The following is a couple minutes of Joseph’s entrance, from Urijah’s point of view. I think you will agree this is some pretty sweet footage, a real “behind the scenes”.... [Read More...]
5 Oz. on CBS Sports: A profile on Wilson Reis
My weekly column for CBSSports.com is now available. For this week’s article, I did a profile on Wilson Reis, one of the top featherweights in the world. Reis will be making his SHOWTIME debut this Saturday at 8 p.m. in a bout against Bryan Caraway to be contested at 140 pounds. More and more people are getting to know Reis as a fighter, so I decided to offer more of a glimpse at to who he is... [Read More...]
