Amir Sadollah announces possible return at UFC 91
Colonial Heights, Virginia – Season seven winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Amir Sadollah returned to his former home state of Virginia during Combat Sports Challenge 26 last night to corner several fighters from his old Richmond-based Team Combat fight team that is housed out of the Combat Sports Center. After intermission, Sadollah was introduced to the crowd, where he received a strong hometown reception as well as some playful... [Read More...]
Results of Combat Sports Challenge 26
Colonial Heights, VA – Below are full results from Combat Sports Challenge 26 at the Harley Davidson dealership in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Full Amateur Card: 1. 160 lbs: Lionel Borreli (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu United) submits Cory Getz (Ephrata MMA) via triangle choke at 1:01 of round 1. 2. 170 lbs:Jeremy Fields (Team Combat) submits Matt Nice (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu United) via rear naked choke at 1:52 of round 2. 3. 150 lbs.: Brylan Vanartsdalen... [Read More...]
Report: Randy Couture could face Fedor in early 2009
Things are moving quite fast with the Randy Couture situation these days. MMA Junkie has a scoop on possible negotiations for Couture to face Fedor Emelianenko in early 2009 contingent upon a victory over Brock Lesnar at UFC 91: The long-rumored heavyweight superfight between UFC champion Randy Couture (16-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko (28-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is currently being discussed for an as-yet-unspecified date in January... [Read More...]
Gina Carano and Kim Couture grappling at Xtreme Couture (video)
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Report: Rumors of UFC talks to replace EliteXC on CBS
According a report by television reporter Michael Pope in Friday’s edition of the New York Post, CBS is re-thinking its current mixed martial arts programming plans. Pope writes that CBS was “shocked” by how poorly its July 26 edition of “Saturday Night Fights” performed in the ratings following a strong debut on May 31. Despite the poor results, the article indicates that CBS intends to remain committed to MMA in primetime.... [Read More...]
Tito Ortiz confirms negotiations with the UFC
With a possible return of Randy Couture to the UFC in the works, might another former disgruntled UFC fighter be ready to follow in his footsteps? During last night’s airing of “Inside MMA” on HDNet, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz stated that in addition to being engaged in contract negotiations with Affliction and EliteXC, a return to the UFC still remains a possibility — albeit a remote one. “EliteXC —... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: Murphy and Quach off of Sept. 26 ShoXC card
EliteXC’s recent string of bad luck is continuing as FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned of major alterations to the promotion’s next ShoXC event planned for Sept. 26 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Bao Quach had been scheduled to fight Wilson Reis for the vacant EliteXC bantamweight (140 lbs.) title in the show’s main event. However, Reis informed Five Ounces of Pain this morning that Quach is off the card due to a facial... [Read More...]
UFC 88 Video: Countdown To UFC 88 Preview
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Nick Diaz’s camp responds to K.J. Noons
GracieFighter.com, a website owned and operated by Cesar Gracie, the trainer for Nick Diaz, has issued a point-by-point response to a recent statement released by K.J. Noons regarding his recent fallout with EliteXC and his decision not to accept a title defense vs. Diaz during the promotion’s next show on CBS on Oct. 4. In a week of explosive statements, the tone of the response from Gracie’s camp to Noons is right there with everything... [Read More...]
Combat Sports Challenge 26 tonight in Virginia
St. George, Virginia - I am on assignment in St. George, Virginia for tonight’s Combat Sports Challenge 26 card that will be taking place outside of the Harley Davidson dealership in Colonial Heights on 1701 Temple Avenue. The parking lot of a Harley Davidson dealership is a unique place to be holding a Pro-Am MMA show but the reasons for the outdoor show is because the dealership is hosting a MDA summer fundraiser with an all-day festival that... [Read More...]
Report: Couture could return to the UFC with first fight back vs. Lesnar in November
Various online reports in recent days have surfaced claiming that disgruntled UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture has been involved in negotiations with Zuffa about a possible return to the promotion. Adding additional fuel to those reports is Michael Rome of BloodyElbow.com, who reported Friday that he had confirmed negotiations are indeed taking place between Couture and the UFC. And as first mentioned by FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Thursday, Rome... [Read More...]
WEC moving closer towards elimination of middleweight and light heavyweight divisions
While it has been rumored for some time, Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports has confirmed that Zuffa has formally decided to fold the 185 lbs. and 205 lbs. divisions in its World Extreme Cagefighting brand. Despite the news, there is still no official timetable as to when the WEC will eliminate its middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, as the company is promoting a major middleweight title defense by current champion Paulo Filho against Chael Sonnen... [Read More...]
WEC’s Brian Bowles says he could be one win away from a shot at Miguel Torres in new 5 Oz. Exclusive Interview
For many years now bantamweight fighters have performed under the shroud of almost total anonymity. Unless you were a hardcore fan who followed smaller Japanese promotions such as DEEP and Shooto, chances are that you didn’t really care about the 135 lbs. division in MMA. But times care changing, thanks in large part to World Extreme Cagefighting, which has helped expose many U.S. fans to the tremendous talent that exists in the smaller weight... [Read More...]
Donald Cerrone reveals that a win at WEC 36 over Rob McCullough gets him a lightweight title shot in new 5 Oz. Exclusive Interview
Hundreds of thousands of democrats have migrated West to Denver, Colorado this week for the Democratic National Convention. And relatively close by, 12 fighters from Greg Jackson’s MMA have flocked from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Vail, Colorado, in search of high altitude training to give them an additional edge for upcoming fights. One of those fighters is none other than 8-0 WEC lightweight sensation Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, who... [Read More...]
Rampage: “I thought I heard the voice of God…”
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, in an exclusive interview with the OC Register, spoke about what was going through his mind during his July 15 police chase through the streets of Costa Mesa and I don’t know if it’s all a ploy to help him during his upcoming trial or whether it’s legitimate. What I do know, however, is that it’s pretty f’n ridiculous: He said he thought he was on a mission to save a friend – who... [Read More...]
Fabiano vs. Lierley: HDNet Fight of the Week (video)
In this week’s installment of HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week we have former IFL featherweight champion and current WEC top ten featherweight Wagnney Fabiano (10-1) squaring off against the highly touted Shad Lierley (2-2) out of Ken Shamrock’s camp. This fight is a title defense for Fabiano who was the first ever IFL featherweight champion after a submission victory over L.C. Davis in the IFL Grand Prix. Fabiano just recently announced that... [Read More...]
Anderson Silva’s manager says fight with Filho a possibility
For a long time now fans have been clamoring to see the pound for pound best fighter in the world, Anderson Silva, take on his teammate and close friend, WEC middlweight champion Paulo Filho. Both fighters have dismissed the fight in the past, saying that they would never fight one another due to their friendship. But Ed Soares, the manager for both Anderson Silva as well as Paulo Filho was recently a guest on MMA Weekly Radio and did not rule out... [Read More...]
Report: Couture willing to fight one more time for UFC
MMA Junkie is reporting that sources close to Randy Couture are saying that the current UFC heavyweight champion is willing to fight in the UFC one more time: Multiple sources close to the fighter, speaking exclusively to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), today said that Couture is willing to fight once more for the UFC, possibly before the end of the year, as a potential resolution to his ongoing legal battles with the fight promotion. However,... [Read More...]
K.J. Noons releases explosive statement regarding EliteXC
K.J. Noons sent out a mass email yesterday to a lot of the major MMA websites to tell his side of the story regarding the canceled Nick Diaz fight on CBS on October 4. According to Noons his decision to not fight Nick Diaz has nothing to do with Diaz himself and everything to do with the way EliteXC has treated him. He is not a happy camper and it’s pretty easy to see why he feels the way he does. Here’s some of the highlights: On his... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL
Battling this week are two arch enemies in the form of Adam Morgan and Caleb Newby. Both want to rip the others throat out so this is a solid Duel made of hatred. Let us start…. 1. Kimbo Slice will defeat Ken Shamrock in under 60 seconds. Morgan: FALSE. Kimbo will most certainly destroy Ken Shamrock in convincing fashion via knockout but it won’t be under 60 seconds. Yes, his chin is glass and Kimbo will most likely touch it but we... [Read More...]
