UFC 92 Weigh-in Video: Wanderlei shoves Rampage; All fighters make weight
Below is video of Friday’s weigh-ins in preparation for Saturday’s UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008.” All fighters made weight with Wanderlei Silva also giving Quinton “Rampage” Jackson a shove in the process. Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rashad Evans (203) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (246) vs. Frank Mir (251) Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Wanderlei Silva (203) Mostapha Al Turk... [Read More...]
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Justin Eilers shot and killed
According to a news report on KTRV Fox 12 in Idaho, a Nampa resident was shot and killed on Christmas night at the 4600 Block of South Happy Valley Road. The web video on the Fox 12 website did not identify the victim, however, the website MMA Weekly is quoting MMA manager and promoter Monte Cox as indicating that the deceased is former UFC heavyweight title challenger Justin Eilers. The Fox 12 report... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Audio Preview featuring 5 Oz. of Pain Publisher Sam Caplan
FiveOuncesOfPain.com Publisher Sam Caplan was a recent guest on “The Sports Buzz” Internet sports talk show to help preview Saturday’s UFC 92 event. Courtesy of the “The Sports Buzz,” you can now listen to the UFC 92 audio preview here on Five Ounces of Pain. [media id=7] Read More →
UFC 92 Preview: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans
You have the light heavyweight winner from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter defending his title against the heavyweight winner from the second season of TUF. That’s quite a storyline in a fight that is almost too close to call. Both fighters are mentally tough and will come in well-prepared with Evans being a member of Greg Jackson’s and Griffin spending much of his time at Xtreme... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Video: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans
Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Both appeared to be highly focused for tomorrow’s main event. Read More →
UFC 92 Video: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir
Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Both Nogueira and Mir discussed how major auto accidents have impacted their careers as professional athletes. Read More →
UFC 92 Video: Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Silva indicated he’s looking for the “Knockout of the Night” bonus while Jackson talked about how he prepared for his third encounter vs. “The Axe Murderer.” Read More →
Rashad Evans looking to prove the critics wrong again
Rashad Evans wasn’t supposed to be here. You know, in the main event of the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view of the year and one victory away from becoming the UFC’s light heavyweight champion. An undersized heavyweight facing the once-highly regarded heavyweight prospect Brad Imes in the finals for the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, Evans was picked by many to lose. However, Evans... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Video: Dana White’s Video Blog (UPDATED)
As has become customary, UFC President Dana White is conducting a video blog series leading up to Saturday’s UFC 92 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. You can watch the blogs here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Continue to check back for new webisodes. Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 3: Read More →
UFC hoping to host event in Ontario in 2009
In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, UFC president Dana White stated that the Ultimate Fighting Championship would be returning to Montreal, Quebec in the spring and has plans of securing a show in Ontario in 2009 White said, “We’re going to attack Toronto and we’re going to get that done. We want to get a fight done in Ontario bad. And we’re going to do a big stadium there too. We’re... [Read More...]
Inclement weather causes cancellation of the M-1 Challenge finals
M-1 Global officials announced Thursday that the finals for its inaugural season of the M-1 Challenge, which had been scheduled to take place at the Emerald Queen Casino in Seattle, Washington, has been canceled. In a press release received by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, M-1 officials claimed that the reason for the cancellation was due to inclement weather conditions in the Seattle area that prevented its... [Read More...]
The Top Ten Fights of 2008
It’s the end of the year again and we like to do these silly things like apply a numerical value to our favorite fights. This is much easier said than done. A fantastic year of MMA has come and gone, and narrowing down the fights to just 10 took me weeks of back and forth arguing with myself, the kind that draws crowds at the grocery store. As a result, I have ranked the following ten fights as the... [Read More...]
Junior dos Santos vs. Stefan Struve set for UFC 95
A heavyweight tilt between Junior “Cigano” dos Santos and UFC newcomer Stefan Struve has been added to the card for UFC 95 on Saturday, February 21 at the O2 Arena. The news come courtesy of a report by the German MMA website, Groundandpound.de. UFC 95 will mark dos Santos’ encore performance following a stunning first round upset TKO during his UFC debut at UFC 90 this past October... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL
Thank you for joining us for a special holiday edition of The Duel. Joining us this week to break down UFC 92 and K-1 NYE is Sherdog’s Jordan Breen. In the other corner we have our friend Dann from MMAjunkie.com. But over in the third corner we have 5 Oz. contributor Mr. Nick Travaglini and to round it out in the forth corner it is yours truly, Michael Huckaby. Double the people, double... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Preview: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
History is not on the side of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson heading into the third fight of his trilogy against Wanderlei Silva. Usually when we see a trilogy between two fighters it’s because there is a need for a rubber match. However, if the Jackson vs. Silva feud was two-out-of-three falls then Silva would have already been declared the winner of the series after having TKO’d... [Read More...]
Twelve fighters from TUF 8 finale pass drug screenings
FiveOuncesOfPain.com was notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday afternoon that all 12 fighters that were tested for drugs of abuse before and after the live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter passed their screenings. According to NSAC, the 12 fighters involved with the Dec. 13 event at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas that passed were Phillipe Nover, Efrain... [Read More...]
UFC 92 Video: Pre-fight Press Conference Highlights
With the Christmas holiday falling on a Thursday, the UFC elected to hold its UFC 92 pre-fight press conference for the media on Monday. Courtesy of ESPN.com, below is a video with highlights from the presser, featuring comments from all of the headline fighters such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Rashad Evans, and UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. Read More →
Pat Barry looks to make ‘mega-ridiculous statement’ in UFC debut
Hidden towards the bottom of one of the most stacked mixed martial arts cards to date, Pat “Get Hype” Barry will be looking to make more than just a little statement in his UFC debut to separate himself from the crowd and force the heavyweight division to take notice. Barry knows what a huge opportunity he will have in front of himself when he faces off with 10-3 Norwegian striker, Dan... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain launches brand new store! Orders now being accepted
It’s been a busy time for FiveOuncesOfPain.com with the site having finalized a deal to become an official content partner for CBSSports.com’s MMA section as well as having launched video content. And now we are pleased to announce that we’ve launched our very own store where readers can now buy MMA lifestyle apparel from such major brands as TapouT, Warrior Wear, Code of Silence,... [Read More...]
The Top Ten Knockouts of 2008
With just a few days left in the 2008 calendar year, FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be taking a look at the best of the best in 2008. During our series, we will break down the “Top Ten Submissions of the Year” and the “Top Ten Fights of the Year.” But let’s begin our look back at all the great MMA action that 2008 provided by focusing on 2008’s “Top Ten Knockouts.” Trying to narrow this... [Read More...]
