Golden Boy no longer expected to compete with Affliction on Jan. 24

When reports surfaced that Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions was planning a Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito fight to be televised on HBO on Jan. 24, questions were raised regarding the company’s commitment to Affliction Entertainment. Both Affliction and Golden Boy have announced a partnership in recent months in which Affliction would provide merchandising resources to Golden... [Read More...]

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Jake Rosholt: “I have the potential to be a lot better”

Jake Rosholt could very well be the future of the middleweight division but only a year and a half into his mixed martial arts career he’s good with taking things one fight at a time. There are a whole lot of people that are expecting really big things out of the 26-year old Oklahoma native and it’s easy to see why. Rosholt is arguably one of the most accomplished collegiate wrestlers to... [Read More...]

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Strikeforce “Destruction:” Weigh-in results

Strikeforce held weigh-ins yesterday at the Hotel DeAnza for tonight’s “Destruction” event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. All fighters made weight for tonight’s event with the preliminary card set to start 6 p.m. local time. The main card is slated to begin 7 p.m. local time with HDNet’s telecast of the event commencing at 10 p.m. ET. Middleweight (185 lbs.):... [Read More...]

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Many lessons to be learned from the Jon Fitch crisis

Jon Fitch is back in the UFC after a 24-hour window of free agency and my faith in the sport is restored. That’s correct, I had lost a little faith in MMA after watching a fighter with an 8-1 record inside the Octagon get cut. I lost a little faith watching a guy disposed of like a piece of trash even though he had been nothing but a professional during his Zuffa tenure. I lost a little faith... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. of Pain to appear on Friday’s edition of Sirius Fight Club

FiveOuncesOfPain.com founder and publisher Sam Caplan will be appearing on Friday’s edition of Sirius Fight Club between 5-7 p.m. ET to share with hosts Randy Gordon and Chris Thomas his thoughts on the events pertaining to Jon Fitch’s departure from the UFC and subsequent return 24 hours later. Sirius Fight Club airs on Sirius channel 127 and can be heard every Tuesday and Friday from... [Read More...]

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