Shinya Aoki and Hayato Sakurai set for DREAM welterweight Grand Prix
The Fighter Entertainment Group (FEG) has released a partial list of fighters who will compete in their welterweight Grand Prix which will begin on April 5 at Dream.8. Newly crowned WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, fresh off a submission victory over Eddie Alvarez at FEG’s New Years’ Eve event, will make the jump to welterweight to compete in the Grand Prix. You may recall that Aoki... [Read More...]
American Top Team’s Todd Duffee latest fighter added to the UFC’s heavyweight division
Despite being in the midst of a series of cuts from its fighter roster, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is still signing new fighters to its roster. The latest is heavyweight Todd Duffee, an undefeated heavyweight prospect who trains out of American Top Team in Florida. The web site InTheGuard.TV was the first to report the signing and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the news with a source... [Read More...]
Penn claims Florian tipped him off about GSP’s “greasing”; Florian issues denial
In his first extensive interview since his fourth round TKO loss to UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 94, current UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn claimed that he was tipped off about St. Pierre’s alleged propensity towards “greasing” before and during fights. During his hour-plus radio show carried on his personal web site, BJPenn.com, Penn named names and claimed... [Read More...]
Ken Shamrock: “I’m feeling like a monster”
There are very few men that could possibly be considered legends in the very young sport of mixed martial arts but I have a very good feeling that when it is all said and done, and the dust has had a chance to settle and reveal that MMA is no more of a fad sport than boxing, baseball and even football were in their toddler days, that Ken Shamrock will be looked upon, along with Royce Gracie and a few... [Read More...]
Levick: Day Dreaming About UFC 100
A dream match between Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin? It's UFC Why the heck not? It's UFC 100 for crying out loud! With UFC 100 now tentatively scheduled for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on July 11, the much-anticipated event is now finally within grasp. Even though the UFC has technically promoted over 100 cards, to get to the number 100 in the order of major UFC events is... [Read More...]
Pete Sell and Matt Brown granted main card status over UFC vets Vera and Grove
In what may come as somewhat of a shock to UFC fans a welterweight clash between Pete Sell and Matt Brown has made it the main card of UFC 96, according to UFC.com. The Sell vs. Brown fight was chosen over bouts featuring UFC veterans Kendall Grove and Brandon Vera. Vera who recently signed a new contract with the UFC will be making his third fight as a light heavyweight when he takes on Mike Patt.... [Read More...]
Tim Sylvia in talks to fight former boxing champ Ray Mercer
Long-time MMA promoter and manager Monte Cox is looking to think out of the box for his next Adrenaline MMA shows as he is involved in negotiations to finalize the first-ever MMA rules matchup between a former heavyweight champions in MMA and boxing. Cox revealed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com that an Adrenaline event tentatively scheduled for May 30 in Atlantic City, N.J. could be headlined by former UFC... [Read More...]
Former UFC champion Rodriguez set to take on Warpath at May 8 PFC event
A heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez and Ruben “Warpath” Villareal has been signed for a Palace Fighting Championships event in Lemoore, Calif. on May 8. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the matchup after speaking to a source close to one of the fighters Wednesday afternoon. The PFC show on May 8 will mark the second career matchup between Rodriguez... [Read More...]
Snowden: Strikeforce Strikes Hard
A couple of days ago, I opined right here at Five Ounces of Pain that Scott Coker and Strikeforce had plenty to prove when it comes to running a national MMA promotion. Yesterday, they took a strong first step, showing me they understand what it’s going to take to attract a significant audience. The first main event for the newly national Strikeforce features not just great fighters, but also... [Read More...]
Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff matchup finalized
A welterweight bout agreement between Yoshiyuki Yoshida and Brandon Wolff has been signed and is set to take place at a UFC event in the upcoming months. MMAHawaii.com was the report to report the possibility of the matchup, but FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the matchup with a source close to one of the fighters. A date and venue for the fight has yet to be determined despite MMA Hawaii’s... [Read More...]
Mayhem Miller set to come out of retirement on March 28 against Kala Kolohe
Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s retirement from MMA was short lived, as former ICON Sport promoter T. Jay Thompson has issued a press release that he will be starting a new Hawaiian-based MMA promotion to be known as Kingdom MMA. Miller will be headlining Kingdom MMA’s inaugural show at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu on March 28 against former ICON Sport middleweight champion Kala... [Read More...]
Report: Wagnney Fabiano to fight Fredson Paixao at WEC 40
FiveOuncesOfPain.com reported earlier this week that rumors circulating on the Internet claiming Urijah Faber would be fighting Wagnney Fabiano at WEC 40 were false after a source close to Faber’s camp informed the site that the former WEC featherweight champion would not be competing in April. However, Fabiano is indeed on the card and according to a new report by MMAjunkie.com, will be taking... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships announces signing of four more fighters
The Bellator Fighting Championships announced the signing of four more fighters to its expanding roster on Tuesday. Scheduled to join Bellator for its planned April debut are middleweight competitor Daniel Tabera, featherweights Yahir Reyes and Ben Greer, as well as lightweight Toby Imada. Imada, a Judo black belt, is a veteran of over 30 professional MMA fights and has been battled tested against... [Read More...]
UFN 17 on Spike TV averages 1.7 million viewers
Officials with Spike TV issued a press release on Tuesday to announces that this past Saturday’s telecast of UFC Fight Night 17 averaged 1.7 million viewers for a household rating of 1.3. The ratings were good enough for UFN 17 to rank number one on ad-supported cable in the coveted demographics of men between the ages of 18-34 and men between the ages of 18-49. In the M 18-34 demo, UFN 17 registered... [Read More...]
Shamrock vs. Diaz: An unconventional matchup that makes sense
A lot of people are excited about Strikeforce’s freshly confirmed April 11 main event between Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz matchup. However, not everyone is a fan. After all, you’re talking about a fight between two competitors, who, in recent times have been separated by an entire weight class. Yet in spite of the unconventional matchmaking involved with Shamrock vs. Diaz, it’s a... [Read More...]
Eleven fighters from UFC 94 test clean
News broke yesterday that welterweight Karo Parisyan tested positive for prescription pain killers following his split decision victory over Dong Hyun Kim during UFC 94 last month. However, eleven other fighters involved with the card were also tested and according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, all passed their pre and post-fight drug screenings for performance enhancing drugs and street... [Read More...]
NSAC: Parisyan didn’t reveal meds prior to UFC 94
Nevada State Atheltic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer has informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that UFC welterweight Karo Parisyan did not disclose to the commission that he had prescription pain killers in his system prior to his split decision victory over Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94. Five Ounces of Pain contacted Kizer in response to a report on MMAWeekly.com, which quoted Parisyan as saying that... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice gains a fan in Strikeforce’s Scott Coker but loses one in Bas Rutten
Whether or not Kimbo Slice will be fighting for Strikeforce is not the only question on the former EliteXC fighter’s mind at this moment. In an interview conducted with AOL’s MMA Fanhouse this past Monday, Bas Rutten revealed that Slice is no longer under his tutelage. Rutten who was the only credible association that Slice had with true MMA fans said that he no longer would train Slice because... [Read More...]
Karo Parisyan tests positive for pain killers following UFC 94 bout
The Nevada State Athletic Commission notified FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Tuesday that UFC welterweight Karo Parisyan tested positive for pain killers following his UFC 94 split decision victory against Dong Hyun Kim last month at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. According to NSAC, unacceptable levels of Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone and Oxymorphone were all detected in Parisyan’s system. Hydrocodone... [Read More...]
Shamrock vs. Diaz officially announced; Full conference call recap
Strategic partners Strikeforce and Showtime held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to discuss their recently signed agreement to televise and promote up to 16 fight cards together over the course of the next 12 months. Available on today’s call was Ken Hershman, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sports and Event Programming for Showtime Networks; Strikeforce Founder and CEO... [Read More...]
