Report: Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva rescheduled for UFC 93 on Jan. 31
Brazilian MMA website Tatame is reporting that a light heavyweight clash between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva that had been scheduled for UFC 89 on Oct. 18 in Birmingham, England is now set to take place at UFC 93 during Super Bowl weekend on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas. The UFC has yet to announce the fight between the two Brazilians. The first scheduled bout between the two had to be canceled due to a... [Read More...]
Rampage says he’s fighting at UFC 92 on Dec. 27
During a new article by British tabloid The Sun, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has contradicted a Yahoo! Sports report that indicated his next fight was likely to take place at UFC 93 on Jan. 31. The paper claims that Jackson said in an interview with UK sports channel Setanta Sports that he will be returning to action at UFC 92 on Dec. 27 in Las Vegas... [Read More...]
(Video) Kimbo Slice interview on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”
After a slow promotional push for EliteXC and CBS’ third installment of “Saturday Night Fights,” the marketing campaign for the Oct. 4 event featuring heavyweight bouts between Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock and Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson has picked up. Commercial spots for the event aired during CBS’ NFL telecasts this past weekend and were featured during the season premiere... [Read More...]
WEC announces Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia for title on Dec. 3; will drop middleweight and light heavyweight divisions in 2009
World Extreme Cagefighting made two major announcements via its website on Friday morning. First, the promotion has formally announced that Miguel Torres will defend his WEC bantamweight title against Manny Tapia on Wednesday, December 3 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Monday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. ET. The promotion also announced that the Dec. 3 show will be... [Read More...]
Ryo Chonan to make Octagon return at UFC 92 vs. Brad Blackburn
Former PRIDE veteran welterweight and middleweight Ryo Chonan is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 92 on Dec. 27 in a 170 pound encounter vs. former IFL veteran Brad Blackburn. MMA Weekly was the first to report the news, which is citing sources within the camps of both fighters as confirming that Chonan and Blackburn have both agreed to the matchup. Chonan is 15-8 during an MMA career that... [Read More...]
Anthony Johnson to get a chance to avenge controversial loss to Kevin Burns at TUF 8 finale
Anthony Johnson will receive a chance to avenge a controversial loss to Kevin Burns that took place at UFC Fight Night 14 this past July when the two welterweights rematch each other during the live season finale for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Dec. 13. The news come courtesy of a report by MMAjunkie.com. Johnson was declared the loser of the first encounter via TKO at... [Read More...]
Television Preview and Predictions for tonight’s ShoXC: Reis vs. Cullum
The cancellation of EliteXC’s September show in New Mexico allowed the promotion to move a planned Wilson Reis vs. Bao Quach fight for the vacant EliteXC bantamweight title to tonight’s ShoXC (11 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME) event, adding a lot of juice to the card by giving ShoXC its first-ever title fight. Quach had to pull out due to injury but the promotion was able to dig into its King of... [Read More...]
Atencio reveals Affliction’s plan
With their most recent show canceled, Affliction has confirmed that they will have a card early next year. “The January show is a guarantee,” said Affliction VP Tom Atencio. However, the type of show it will be has come under a lot of scrutiny. Recently, Affliction announced that it will be co-promoting with boxing’s Golden Boy Promotions. The big question now is what type of format... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive interview with EliteXC heavyweight prospect Dave Herman
I recently had the opportunity to speak with up and coming EliteXC heavyweight Dave Herman about his upcoming fight with Kerry Schall, his career, his thoughts on Kimbo Slice, and his decision to train more or less by himself. Herman pulls no punches. He may not have much to say at times but he is as honest a fighter as they come. While he may not have a whole lot to say on some subjects he will tell... [Read More...]
HDNet moves to acquire IFL’s remaining assets for $650,000
After failing to complete an acquisition with the parent company of the UFC, Zuffa L.L.C., and the recent revelation that it had filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, the International Fight League could be on the verge of selling its remaining assets to Mark Cuban’s HDNet for $650,000. On Sept. 19, the IFL filed court documents formally requesting permission from its shareholders to sell... [Read More...]
L.C. Davis signs three-fight contract with Affliction
Former IFL featherweight title challenger L.C. Davis has signed a three-fight non-exclusive contract with Affliction. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news on Thursday with Davis’ trainer and manager, Pat Miletich. Reports circulated over the summer that Davis had been added as an injury replacement for Cub Swanson in a 145 pound encounter against Hiroyuki Takaya at WEC 35 on Aug. 3. However,... [Read More...]
Fedor’s camp issues statement about next fight
In recent days there have been conflicting reports surrounding the scheduling of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko’s next fight. Speculation began to run rampant that Fedor will be competing in Japan for DREAM on New Year’s Eve following comments made during an in-ring interview at DREAM.6 this past Tuesday. Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio issued a response to the reports... [Read More...]
Affliction COO disputes USA Today report about long-term partnership with EliteXC
A report by USA Today’s Sergio Non stated that Affliction COO Michael Cohen had indicated that Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions’ Jan. 24 event would be a co-promotion with EliteXC that could possibly be televised on CBS or SHOWTIME. FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted Cohen Thursday morning as a followup and we were informed by Cohen that the USA Today report is not accurate. “The... [Read More...]
Josh Barnett refutes reports he declined CBS fight vs. Arlovski
Just hours after news had broken that Affliction and EliteXC had reached an accord that would allow a heavyweight attraction between former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski and former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson to be added to the Oct. 4 telecast of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights” came word from several outlets that Josh Barnett was initially proposed as Arlovski’s... [Read More...]
Gilbert Melendez planning to return in 2008
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has had a difficult year. He lost two of his three fights – one to Mitsuhiro Ishida and another to Josh Thomson. Those were the first two losses of his MMA career. Now, Melendez is preparing to get back in the cage in the not-so-distant future. “You’ll see me before the end of the year,” said Melendez, “I have a... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 2 Recap
The show this week wastes no time kicking off as we’re taken right back to the training center in Las Vegas, Nevada for the remaining eight elimination bouts. The first bout is between Englishman Wesley Murch and self-diagnosed ADHD patient John Polakowski. Lightweight Elimination Bout: Wesley Murch vs. John Polakowski Round one begins and the fighters trade some hard shots with Murch on the... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Episode Two
I received a lot of positive feedback from my first blog submission last week here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com and I wanted to thank everyone for their support. A few people mentioned they would like me to get into more detail, so before I get into my thoughts from the second episode, I will share more thoughts about the premiere. First, I wanted to give everyone some more background on me. I fight out... [Read More...]
Adam Morgan’s Sprawl ‘N Brawl (MMA News Roundup)
It’s been a busy week in MMA and there’s been a lot of news and rumors going around that need to be addressed. We’ll break down Arlovski vs. Nelson on October 4, Kimbo Slice punching magician David Blaine, Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson, and much more. I can’t promise that you’ll laugh, I can’t promise that you’ll cry, but I can promise that you’ll... [Read More...]
Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson officially added to CBS-EliteXC telecast on Oct. 4
FiveOuncesOfPain.com was notified late Wednesday that a matchup between Affliction contracted heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson has been officially added to CBS’ upcoming telecast of “Saturday Night Fights” on Oct. 4 at the Bank Atlantic Arena in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Sources with SHOWTIME confirmed the news to Five Ounces of Pain on Wednesday afternoon. The Arlovski vs.... [Read More...]
Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff likely for UFN 16 on Dec. 10
After tentative bouts between Brandon Wolff vs. Jon Koppenhaver and Ben Saunders vs. Troy Mandaloniz were unable to be finalized, UFC officials have decided to match the TUF 6 alum Saunders up with the newcomer Wolff in a welterweight encounter. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to report the potential matchup after confirming it with multiple sources in recent days. MMAJunkie.com adds that the Saunders... [Read More...]
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