Strikeforce Challengers Produces Fireworks and Controversy
A night filled with submissions and action packed brawls ended on a slight sour note as a previously undefeated Billy Evangelista was disqualified in his bout against Mike Aina in the evening’s main event. Last night’s Strikeforce Challengers event was held in Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and aired live on Showtime. The first round between Evangelista and Aina was a back and forth... [Read More...]
Aaron Simpson and Steve Steinbeiss competing in separate fights at UFC 103; Possible for Phoenix, Az.
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has just learned from sources close to both fighters that Aaron Simpson and Steve Steinbeiss will be competing in separate fights at UFC 103. No date or location has been announced announced for UFC 103 but the same source confirmed that Phoenix, Arizona is one location being considered for the event. Arizona is among the growing number of states that have recently sanctioned their... [Read More...]
Beatdowns, Brawls and Chokeouts Highlight Bellator FC Week 7
Omar De La Cruz and Lyman Good cemented themselves as the welterweight finalists for Bellator’s eight man, 170 pound tournament. The seventh week of the Bellator Fighting Champioships took place at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois and airs tonight on ESPN Deportes via one day tape delay. De La Cruz survived some early scares at the hands of UFC veteran Dave Menne only to battle back and... [Read More...]
Bobby Lashley Destroys Mike Cook at MFC 21
“Now he can put back on the mask and have fun with himself”, was former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley‘s comments after he choked Mike Cook completely unconscious just seconds into last nights bout. Cook entered the ring wearing a lucha libre mask in an effort to mock the former professional wrestler, and needless to say, Lashley failed to see the humor. The bout took place at MFC 21:... [Read More...]
Dana White Responds to Tom Atencio’s Challenge
The war of words between Dana White and Affliction VP Tom Atencio continues to heat up. Earlier this month Atencio expressed his desire to compete against the outspoken UFC President in a Mixed Martial Arts match under the premise White talked tough but may not be able to back it up. Never one to back down from expressing his opinion, many followers of MMA felt it wouldn’t take long for White to... [Read More...]
Chris Wilson and family survive home invasion in Brazil
UFC welterweight and Team Quest fighter Chris Wilson along with his family was robbed at gunpoint at their home in Brazil this past Wednesday. According to an interview Wilson did with Slam! Sports he was on his way home from training when he was jumped as he entered his apartment complex. Wilson who is training in Rio de Janeiro for his upcoming fight with Brock Larson at UFC 98 on May 23 said... [Read More...]
All fighters ready to battle at Bellator FC Week 7
It’s time to gear up once again for another Bellator Fighting Championship event this evening. From dazzling spinning backfist knockouts to silly upside down triangles that you will never erase from your memory, Bellator has been been consistently putting together match-ups that pan out and there’s no reason as to why tonight’s seventh week of action under the promotion should be... [Read More...]
Lyoto Machida wants to test himself against Brock Lesnar
While Lyoto Machida is admittedly focused on his upcoming UFC light heavyweight championship match-up with Rashad Evans, and deservedly so, he recently revealed that a move up to the heavyweight division isn’t that far out of the picture. If Machida wants to eventually challenge someone like Lesnar he’s going to have to get past Evans first, something he is fully aware of. “I don’t... [Read More...]
High vs. Galvao and Sakurai vs. Zaromskis set for final round of Dream welterweight GP
It appears as though the match-ups of the deciding round of Dream’s welterweight grand prix is a done deal. Jason High will face off with Andre Galvao while Hayato Sakurai is set to duke it out with Marius Zaromskis. Dream 10 is set to take place on July 20 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The news was confirmed to MMAweekly.com in a report from a source close to High. High submitted... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie may be headed to Strikeforce
Heavyweight grappling sensation of the legendary Gracie family Roger Gracie is close to signing a deal to compete in the Strikeforce organization. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed they are close to finalizing the terms of a multi-fight deal with Gracie In a recent report published by Sports Illustrated columnist Josh Gross. Gracie who is 2-0 in his MMA career and comes from a long line of great... [Read More...]
Tickets for UFC 101 to go on sale next week
The UFC finally announced that tickets for UFC 101, which is to be held at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 8 will go on sale next week. For members of the UFC Fight Club they will be able to purchase tickets beginning May 21, for those fans who receive the UFC newsletter they will be able to purchase tickets starting on May 22 and the general public will be left to fight... [Read More...]
The Wrap-Up: TUF 9 U.S. vs. U.K. Episode 7; You can stick your tennis up your …
Team U.S. lightweight Richie Whitson realized that he had contracted a skin infection called Impetigo during the opening moments of last evening’s seventh episode of the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Team U.S. welterweight Jason Pierce seized the opportunity to grab an aerosol can and proceed to spray every inch of the house in a fashion that would make a reclusive Howard Hughes proud. Pierce... [Read More...]
Nick Palmisciano calls out Tom Atencio; A FiveOuncesOfPain.com Exclusive Interview
A lot has been made recently of Tom Atencio of Affliction challenging Dana White to a fight. In a shocking twist of events, we have just learned that Nick Palmisciano of Ranger Up has challenged Tom Atencio to a fight. FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently cofirmed the challenge through an exclusive interview conducted with none other than Palmisciano himself. FiveOuncesOfPain.com: Why do you want to fight... [Read More...]
Pat Miletich: ‘Dana has never told me anything that ended up being the truth’
It’s been quite some time since Pat Miletich and Dana White were friends and business associates. If one was to trace the divide between the two back to it’s origin they would find that the split was cemented with Miletich’s decision to become part of the International Fight League that has since gone under. On last night’s episode of ESPN’s E:60, the founder of Miletich... [Read More...]
Dana White: ‘Loretta oughta apologize to me’
Never had UFC President Dana White fallen under the level of scrutiny and criticism before the recent infamous blog rant that lasted just over three minutes long directed at Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt in a response to an article the respected journalist had written regarding many manager’s lack of backstage access at the UFC events. The firestorm of controversy that followed the blog post have... [Read More...]
B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian official for UFC 101 in Philly
The highly anticipated UFC lightweight championship between the belt holder B.J. Penn and Kenny Florian is all set for UFC 101. The UFC has just made the bout official on their website. UFC 101 is scheduled to take place in Philadelphia from the Wachovia Center on August 8 and will be co-headlined by a previously announced light heavyweight match up between former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest... [Read More...]
The Evolution of the Mixed Martial Arts Gym
There is an old saying that goes “Behind every good man there is a good woman”. Well I say “Behind every good mixed martial artist is a good group of trainers”. I hope that you noticed how trainer is now trainers as today’s top MMA camps have a plethora of great coaches. The days of a fighter being trained in one discipline is long gone. All of the top camps today employ several different... [Read More...]
Ricardo Arona turns down Wanderlei Silva’s invitation
There were many that felt that the long lasting feud between Brazilian rivals Wanderlei Silva and Ricardo Arona was nearing it’s end, and although it looks as if that may still be true, it doesn’t appear that the two will be training together anytime soon. In a recent interview with Tatame Magazine, “The Axe Murderer” revealed that although he had a well known rivalry with fellow... [Read More...]
Thales Leites vs. Alessio Sakara At UFC 101
Fresh off an underwhelming unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva, Thales Leites is hopping right back on the horse as he steps in for an injured Rousimar Palhares against Alessio Sakara at UFC 101. Intheguard.tv was the first to report the match-up based upon statements made by Leites directly to the website. Leites was awarded a shot at Silva’s middleweight crown after winning five straight... [Read More...]
Follow the Money
My four-year old is just learning how to write so she asks me to “do the dots” for the letters in her name. She traces them with her tongue hanging out like Michael Jordan to reveal, “Charlotte”, to her consistent amazement and delight. There are a lot of dots in “Charlotte” and so this particular game is not one of my favorites as it is very labor intensive and it wrecks my more delicate... [Read More...]
