Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully expected for UFC 102
It appears as though a bout between UFC heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Justin McCully is going to be taking place at UFC 102. Although nothing has been officially announced at this point, MMAWeekly.com has reported that the match-up has been agreed to by both fighters. The Brazilian born dos Santos burst onto the UFC heavyweight scene when he knocked out the highly regarded Fabricio Werdum with... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Video Interview: Brett Rogers (post-fight)
What’s next for Nick Diaz?
I will be the first one to admit that I am not a big fan of Nick Diaz. Some people say he is good for the sport and that he brings in many fans that normally would not be interested in mixed martial arts. I don’t believe a guy who is an admitted pot smoker and who tends to stir up as much trouble as possible is good for the sport. I found him to be very disrespectful and I could not stand his antics... [Read More...]
Snowden’s Five Things: A Faux Fight of the Year and the End of the Shamrock Myth
Strikeforce made its Showtime debut last night, attempting to put its best foot forward with a main event of Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz. As always, the show did well locally, attracting almost 15,000 fans to the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Nationally, it was another story all together. Promoters had hoped that the voluble Shamrock and the trash-talking Diaz would get tongues wagging. Instead, there... [Read More...]
Chris Tuchscherer tries out for the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter
It looks like we may have our likely front runner for the heavyweight portion of the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter. While the SNMMA Heavyweight Champion has not been confirmed as one of the heavyweights selected for the show, Chris Tuchscherer has confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com that he has gone through try outs for the show earlier this week. We were able to catch up with the former two time... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell Responds To Dana White’s Comments
It has taken him some time but former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has finally responded to some comments made by UFC president and close friend Dana White. Liddell told Fighters Only Magazine that he was unfazed by statements made by White which insinuated that Liddell needed to win impressively against former Pride superstar Mauricio “Shogun” Rua next Saturday at UFC 97. The... [Read More...]
Diaz defeats Shamrock, Melendez crowned as interim lightweight champion
San Jose, Calif. — When Showtime Sports Vice President Ken Hershman declared their new partnership with San Jose-based promotion Strikeforce as “MMA 2.0,” he probably didn’t realize that that theme would play out on the main event of their first show together. Nick Diaz, 25, finished the self-professed “Legend” of MMA, Frank Shamrock by TKO due to strikes at 3:57 in the second round. The... [Read More...]
Diaz handles Shamrock; Radach and Smith wage war
After controlling the action all over the cage in the first round, Diaz turned it up in the second, utilizing his superior reach while scoring crisp, precise combinations on Shamrock. The bouts conclusion came when Diaz landed a devastating right hand to the body that caused Shamrock to slump to the canvas. Diaz pounced on the former UFC and Strikeforce champion and landed a hail storm of unanswered... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships week two results
The second week of Bellator Fighting Championships is in the books. The event took place last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and will air this evening on ESPN Deportes via one day tape delay. The nights main event saw highly touted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Wilson Reis improving his undefeated record to 7-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Hector Martinez in a... [Read More...]
Following overnight drama, Cyborg vs. Akano back on for tonight
At yesterdays weigh-ins for tonight’s Strikeforce event, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos came in ridiculously overweight for her scheduled 145 pound fight with Hiutomi Akano. Cyborg originally hit the scales at 152 pounds which placed her seven pounds over the bouts agreed weight, and six pounds above the weight classes normal absolute limit. The California State Athletic Commission gave... [Read More...]
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Live Coverage and Results
Welcome to FiveOuncesofPain.com’s Live coverage of Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. Tonights event will be taking place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. The event is being broadcast on Showtime and will begin at 10:00PM (EST) with Prelims starting at 8:00PM ( EST). FiveOuncesofPain.com is live on location and will be providing reports and exclusive video leading up to fight time. ... [Read More...]
Abongo Humphrey talks Strikeforce Debut (Video)
Brett Rogers talks Strikeforce debut (Video)
Chris Tuchscherer, remember the name
When I caught up with fast rising heavyweight mauler Chris Tuchscherer the night before his scheduled bout with Jamie Klair at this evening’s SNMMA “Extreme Beatdown” card at The Apache Gold Casino in San Carlos, Arizona, he was looking for gloves in all the wrong places….. looking for gloves. Much like Tuchscherer’s close friend and training partner, UFC heavyweight champion... [Read More...]
Josh Barnett comments on Cyborg coming in overweight. (VIDEO)
Cyborg weighs in at 150 pounds, cleared to fight by commision, bout with Akano still unlikely
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has just re-weighed in at 150 pounds to face Hitomi Akano, which is a half pound above the maximum limit set previously this evening by the CSAC. However, the commission has decided to let the bout continue as planned with Cyborg at 150 pounds. Photo: Tom Casino/Strikeforce FiveOuncesOfPain.com is on the scene in San Jose where we have learned from Akano’s... [Read More...]
All fighters make weight for Bellator Fighting Championships week two
Every one of the fighters partaking in this evening’s Bellator Fighting Championships week two event successfully made weight. Week two of the Bellator Fighting Championships will take place tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and will be aired tomorrow evening on ESPN Deportes. The event feature a number of tournament pounds in the 145, 155 and 170 pound weight classes... [Read More...]
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results; Cyborg comes in seven pounds overweight on first attempt
The weigh-ins for Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz are currently taking place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The fighters for the main card have been weighed in and all have made weight with the exception of Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Cyborg weighed in at 152 pounds on her first attempt for a bout scheduled to take place at 145 pounds. Stay tuned to FiveOuncesOfPain.com as we... [Read More...]
Chael Sonnen vs. Wilson Gouveia expected for UFC 102
A middleweight match up between Chael Sonnen and Wilson Gouveia is expected to take place at UFC 102. Sources close to the bout recently confirmed the match up to MMAWeekly.com. Sonnen, a two time National Champion and NCAA All-American wrestler, will be looking for his first win in the UFC after falling short in his three previous attempts. Sonnen’s latest bout was a first round submission loss... [Read More...]
Kid Yamamoto will make long awaited return in Dream Featherweight Grand Prix
After more than a year away from mixed martial arts, one of the sports undisputed best little men will make his highly anticipated return to action when Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto faces off with former Greco-Roman wrestling world champion Joe Warren. The pair will butt heads on in the second round of Dream‘s featherweight grand prix May 26 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Fourteen... [Read More...]
