Report: Cris Cyborg to return on February 27
CagePlay.com is reporting that XMMA has signed Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos to a one-fight contract with her debut set to take place on February 27 at XMMA 7: Inferno. Santos gained a great deal of notoriety earlier this year after joining the now-defunct EliteXC. During her short stint with the organization, she amassed a record of 2-0 with impressive victories over Yoko Takahashi and Shayna Baszler. There... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell’s next opponent could be Shogun Rua or Wanderlei Silva
Editor’s Note: Content from this article appears courtesy of CBSSports.com. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is on the comeback trail. In his last fight, Liddell suffered a knockout loss to new UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. Now, Liddell is preparing for his return to the Octagon. He had openly spoke about wanting to face Keith Jardine in a rematch. Jardine defeated... [Read More...]
Postcard from the Couch: UFC 92 Edition
Welcome to the UFC 92 edition of “Postcard from the Couch.” I’ve wised up since beginning this column not too long ago. The UFC, regardless of what their competitors (or lack thereof) do, is going to do what they do, the way they want to do it, and when they want to do it, end of story. Is this a bad thing? No, because the UFC and Zuffa do a fine job of producing their televised events as they... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Salaries: Rampage heads list with $385,000 in take home pay
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released official salary figures from this past Saturday’s UFC 92 event on Monday. According to records obtained by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, the UFC spent a total of $1,381,000 in documented fighter salary for the event. The highest paid athlete on the show was former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who earned a total of... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain to appear on Tuesday’s edition of “Sirius Fight Club”
FiveOuncesOfPain.com founder and publisher Sam Caplan will be appearing on Tuesday’s edition of Sirius Fight Club between 5-7 p.m. ET with hosts Randy Gordon and Chris Thomas to help review past this Saturday’s UFC 92 event while also discussing all of the other latest happenings in the world of MMA. Sirius Fight Club airs on Sirius channel 127 and can be heard every Tuesday and Friday from 5-7... [Read More...]
Dana White leaves door open for UFC return by Andrei Arlovski
Editor’s Note: Content from this article appears courtesy of CBSSports.com. The UFC has dominated the MMA world for the past decade. During that time period, only one person has gone to another organization that they really wanted to keep. “In nine years, there’s only one fighter that I’ve lost that I didn’t want to lose,” said UFC President Dana White. “That... [Read More...]
Winner of Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki to be recognized as WAMMA lightweight champion
A lightweight encounter between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki scheduled for FEG’s “Dynamite!!” event on New Year’s Eve in Japan will determine the first-ever World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts lightweight champion. Reports surfaced earlier this month that the Alvarez vs. Aoki bout was under consideration to be for the vacant WAMMA lightweight title. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned... [Read More...]
Five Ounces of Pain’s World Rankings Updated: Evans new number one light heavyweight
FiveOuncesOfPain.com publisher Sam Caplan has updated his World Rankings in light of the completion of UFC 92 this weekend. And with so many top ten fighters facing each other in head-to-head action, the outcomes of several fights prompted major changes in the top ten pound-for-pound ratings along with the top ten for heavyweight and light heavyweight. The biggest mover coming out of this weekend’s... [Read More...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira open to possible matchup with Randy Couture
Former UFC interim champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira confirmed that he would like to take on former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture. “I would accept the fight with Randy Couture,” Nogueira said. “It would be a nice match.” With both men recently losing their shares of the heavyweight championship, the fight would appear to be a natural fit for both fighters. Nogueira... [Read More...]
Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson to fight at main event of UFC 95
Two former winners from the The Ultimate Fighter are set to square off. UFC President Dana White confirmed the top fight for the February 21 show during while being interviewed by 15Rounds.com and FiveOuncesOfPain.com. “The London main event is Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson,” said White. The interesting part about this match is that it will be Sanchez’s lightweight debut. After... [Read More...]
