Comments on: Another day, another setback

By: Don

Don — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:14:19 +0000

First off I would like to commend you on all of the time you put into writing articles and everyone else at 50z of pain. Also I am sorry to hear about the difficulties with your wife’s fighting career and I hope that everything works out. I just wanted to comment on the thing about Ed Hsu, and I have to completely agree with you I have fought all four of my fights under Ed, and at first I got the impression from other people that it was a shady run pomotion, but it is not at all. Ed does a very good job of trying to put together fair fights and take care of his fighters. I have heard some real horror stories about other promotions. People have to realize that there are things that are out of his hands, and he does the best to put things back together.

By: defshepard

defshepard — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:22:25 +0000

Mr.Sam Caplan,
Thank-you very much for your reply and information sir. Sorry I could not get back to you right away. Work called and I had to get some orders out asap. Again Thanks for the great article and Good Luck to you and your wife! 5oz’s is at the top of my list of MMA sites!!

By: Bill Carty

Bill Carty — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:32:12 +0000

Sir,
thank you for the article. i have been working in Iraq since 2005. three nights a week, i teach a mma class. your website is read daily by my students, military personnel, and other instructors. over here, your website is enjoyed on a daily basis. i fought local and regional shows for 6 years while working full-time as a cop. i understand the problems that you are going through. good luck with your training and i hope your wife will be fighting for EliteXC in the near future. thank you. Bill

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:54:33 +0000

This is the best site for breaking MMA news – bar none. Too bad you’ll be out of the loop Will Emero, et al. Thanks for ALL your hard work and thanks for sharing Andria’s experiences with us.

By: JohnS

JohnS — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:39:02 +0000

Sam thanks for the insight and good luck to you and your wife.These stories are a welcome change from the everyday MMA articles please keep us up to date.thanks.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:40:00 +0000

Sam, thanks for sharing your passion. I admire you and your wife for following your dreams. Your site is second to none. I am glad that I read the article because it is real. Whether your wife wins or loses in the ring is important, but not more important than the journey.

Best of luck

keep your chin down and your hands up. You won’t gas and your hand will be raised in the end.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:48:56 +0000

Will Emero, you won’t be missed.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:07 +0000

sam, this is a great story not only cause it affects someone close to you in your wife, but also provides insight into the trials and tribulations of a fighter on the local circuit. I read this site daily not just for the news you report but also because of the way you report it. There is a level of professionalism that you and the staff adhere to that makes this not just another blog, but a legitimate news source. I hope that you and the rest of the writers start making money from this site because as far as I’m concerned this is a better site for MMA news than the gold standard that is Sherdog. Keep up the good work and keep your chin up, things always work out.

By: Will Emero II

Will Emero II — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:37:05 +0000

Sam – Last posting I’ll read on this site.

Good luck writing your wife’s diary.

Will Emero II

By: chris shultz

chris shultz — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:34:13 +0000

Props for all the hard work you and your wife do Sam. You’re chasing your dreams and i can only stand back and applaud your dedication to each other and your goals.

The honesty and drive and inspiring.

Good luck guys.

By: PoMoPunchDrunk

PoMoPunchDrunk — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:22:02 +0000

Sam,

I want you to know that I have always enjoyed 5 oz. of pain and consider it my ONLY source for MMA news. I recommend your site to all of my friends that want real MMA news. No filler, no BS, no stupid ads and what’s best, actualy information on grass roots MMA and the fighters that work for the love of their SPORT (MMA is a sport, all you haters out there). After reading your article about you and your wife’s situation, although frustrating to hear, it was good to see the other side of the coin. Many of us only see the glitz and glamour side with huge purses and ring intros. I like having the insight into what it really takes for someone to become an MMA fighter. I’m pulling for Andria, 5 oz of pain, and every other fighter out there who works their ass of to entertain me! Bring MMA to Vancouver!

By: Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:43:57 +0000

Also if you don’t have a dream, its not worth living!

By: Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:42:55 +0000

Sam,
I think that you and your counterparts are doing a great job with the site. Is a shame that people come to this site to read updates about mma and take something that someone is so passionate about and bash it. I have been coming to this site almost since day one. I love the site and I hope that your wife will kick some ass on the 30th. Good luck to her and way to wear your heart on your shoulder man!!

Seacrest out!

By: JollyDV

JollyDV — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:46 +0000

Thanks Sam, I enjoyed the article. You have just opened a door allowing your readers a glimpse of what goes on beyond the training and the actual fighting.

Your wife is very lucky that she has a dream and though there is much sacrifice by both of you, she is able to focus full-time on achieving her dream.

I would wager a guess that less than 75% of adults have a dream…and of those that do less than 25% are able to focus solely on them…and of those less than 5% ever achieve them. (By dreams, I do not mean saving up to get that sports car, or making the 1st million by age 30. Those are goals in life, not the same as having dream for yourself.)

Someday after Andria is the world champion, you can take these blogs and use them to write a book about her.

Keep the updates coming.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:48:40 +0000

OH NO!!!
you were soooo close this time!
i could’ve sworn that this would be the time.. the time that no problems presented themselves, no shows would be canceled, no fighters would back out.. the time she would make it all the way to fight time!

Sam, Andria – these are just tests.. they serve two purposes: 1) they make you stronger 2) they make you hungrier.. they create a little monster inside.. and when fight time finally comes, the monster will come out, your hands will be raised, and you’ll realize that it was allllll worth it..

i’m sure you know this..

By: ultmma

ultmma — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:46:13 +0000

Keep us updated sam, love to hear the insider perspective on all things MMA.

its your blog talk about whatever you want. if you don’t like it dont click on it

sounds pretty easy to me.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:37:02 +0000

Hey Guys,
I’m actually one of the fighters from Daddis Fight Camps that was supposed to fight this Saturday night. It really sux that becuase of some naive politicians and a couple scumbag gym owners that didn’t follow the rules, i now have no fight this weekend. After 6 hard weeks of training and a month of hardcore dieting to drop weight, it really bums me out to not be able to display the techniques i’ve worked so hard on for the last 6 weeks. Thanks to everyone who supports us fighters, and to those that are against the sport and try to ban it, please do your research before you do anything else.

One more note, about 6 months ago, I had fractured my nose, and while i was at the doctors, he asked me “what do you think the sport is that i see the most broken noses and facial fractures from?” He said martial arts was nowhere near the top of the list, and when he finally got to the answer he said Cheerleading. CHEERLEADING of all things. Just something I found funny considering so many people think MMA is so dangerous…

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:34:42 +0000

Def Shepard: Andria won the 2007 Amateur Female Muay Thai Tournament title and won several Grappler’s Quest divisions this year.

By: GassedOut

GassedOut — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:34:30 +0000

Sam: I appreciate what you’re going through in more ways than one. Don’t heed the haters…they’re probably trolls anyway. Especially Jose Santos.

I for one appreciate the insider view that you’ve given here, and I think it puts the amateur athletes that compete in MMA in an important light. I bet more than your wife will benefit from the exposure you bring to the issues in blogs like this, because it isn’t just your wife that’s going through it.

And as for what I think about your wife’s career and aspirations…GO ANDRIA!

Gerry

By: Fish

Fish — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:32:11 +0000

there are a few mma gyms in delaware that you could possibly talk to if our still trying to have a show. might be a little more smaller but it would work. are the politicians going to be the ones to oversee the sanctioning and the rules for mma in delaware?