Tim Sylvia removed from Affliction “Trilogy” following KO loss to Ray Mercer
Previously scheduled to face off with Paul Buentello in a heavyweight clash at Affliction III: Trilogy, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia has recently been informed that his services will no longer be required for the event. The report of Affliction’s decision to cut Sylvia from the event comes courtesy of MMAFanhouse.com. The announcement comes on the heels of Sylvia’s ten second... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice vs. Chuck Liddell Just Makes Sense
Something tells me that deep down Chuck Liddell wants that one last fight. Liddell is the most popular fighter on the planet and a proud former champion to boot, there’s no way a fighter with his mentality is going to walk away on a sour note like his most recent TKO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. I just don’t see that sitting very well with Chuck during his many years... [Read More...]
Jesse Gibbs vs. Rob Broughton added to Affliction III
A heavyweight showdown between Jesse Gibbs and Rob Broughton has been added to the undercard of the third Affliction event, “Trilogy”. M-1global.com was able to recently confirm the news of the bout through M-1 officials. Affliction III: Trilogy is set to take place in Anaheim, California on August 1 and will air live on pay-per-view. The bout between Gibbs and Broughton will be part of... [Read More...]
What Goes Around Comes Around for Dana White
Since arriving at FiveOuncesOfPain.com I have written a couple of editorials praising UFC President Dana White’s shrewd business sense, most notably his signing of Kimbo Slice to be on “The Ultimate Fighter 10” this fall. I even saw a few comments from the good folks here at Five Ounces that made me laugh accusing me of being Dana White himself. I make no apologies though. I respect Dana as a... [Read More...]
Ray Mercer Embarrasses Tim Sylvia In Birmingham
Gone in ten seconds. That’s how long it took 48 year old former heavyweight boxing champion Ray Mercer to completely and utterly embarrass former UFC champion Tim Sylvia in Birmingham, Alabama. The fight was the headlining bout at Adrenaline III: Bragging Rights at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center. Previously scheduled to be a boxing match between a former UFC champion and an aging former... [Read More...]
Report: Cro Cop Abandons UFC for DREAM after UFC 99 win
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filpovic let Dana White know that he would be leaving the UFC to fight for DREAM just after his TKO victory over Mustapha Al Turk at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from Kevin Iole over at Yahoo! Sports. Just one month ago UFC President White did something almost completely unprecedented in the promotions history when he made a verbal... [Read More...]
$60,000 “fight night” bonuses handed out to Franklin, Silva, Swick and Etim at UFC 99
Bonus checks of $60,000 were cut to Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, Mike Swick and Terry Etim following their respective “fight night” performances at UFC 99. UFC 99 took place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on Saturday evening. Franklin ans Silva got right to business in the main event of the evening and didn’t let up until the sound of the final bell. Both men landed hard... [Read More...]
Silva and Franklin wage war in Germany at UFC 99
The battle between Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin in Cologne, Germany at UFC 99 may not have been for a championship belt but this was one main event that succeeding in surpassing the hype. The bout was one of the most exciting main events in recent UFC history. Silva and Franklin traded hard punches and kicks over three electrifying rounds that saw both men rocked on multiple occasions. When it... [Read More...]
UFC 99 Live Results & Play by Play
FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be right here throughout the course of UFC 99 to keep you up to date with the event results as they happen. UFC 99 takes place in Cologne, Germany so the actual start time for the undercard will be roughly 1:00 pm ET and the main card will begin at 3:00 pm ET. There will be a slew of intriguing and exciting match ups on this card including a 195 pound showdown between Wanderlei... [Read More...]
Shaquille O’Neal talks fighting after retirement, calls out Hong Man Choi
It appears as though another superstar from a professional sport may be contemplating throwing his hat in the mix of the MMA world. After former World Series Champion Jose Canseco recently made his unsuccessful fighting debut against Hong Man Choi in Japan it seems as though none other than four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal is giving mixed martial arts some serious thought following his... [Read More...]
Carano and Cyborg to fight for five minute rounds in Strikeforce championship
If you ask any female fighter in the business they will tell you that they would prefer to be treated the same as the boys. It seems as though we may finally be approaching that day. Strikeforce has recently confirmed that the championship bout between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will be taking place with five minute rounds as opposed to the normal three minute rounds according... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia vs. Jameel Massouh Signed for WEC 42
The featherweight division in the WEC continues to create exciting match-ups. A featherweight bout between Leonard Garcia (12-4) and Jameel Massouh (21-5) has been signed for WEC 42 on August 9th according to a recent report by MMAJunkie.com. This will be Garcia’s first fight since his loss to WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown back in March. Garcia posted back-to-back wins over Hiroyuki Takaya... [Read More...]
Fighting isn’t a bodybuilding competition
“It’s a fight! You’re not going in there to have a pose down with the guy, you’re going in there to kick his ass!”. I can’t tell you how many times I heard my old trainer Don Hinzman shout those words during my years spent with him. You see, Don is what a lot of people like to call old school. But that didn’t mean that he wasn’t right about anything pertaining... [Read More...]
UFC 99 Weigh-In Results
All fighters have made weight for the UFC 99 card that will be taking place tomorrow in Cologne, Germany. Denis Stojnic shoved Stefan Struve during the staredown just before Paul Kelly and Roli Delgado got into their own pushing contest. Both minor melees were quickly broken up. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will be competing at 233 pounds for his return to the UFC against the 236 pound Mustapha... [Read More...]
UFC 99: The Crystal Ball Of Pain
UFC 99 may go down in history as the little card that could. A UFC without a championship fight, yet still stacked to the brim with some of the best and most intriguing match ups put together so far this year. You have Wanderlei and Rich putting it all on the line at 195 pounds in a main event that is impossible to dissapoint, Velasquez and Kongo in a heavyweight dream match, one of the nastiest grudge... [Read More...]
Dale Hartt: ‘I just want to punch Dennis Siver’s teeth in’
Snap! It was one of the most gruesome moments in the history of the UFC. There were many theories on how the bout would unfold but none of them included Corey Hill‘s shin bone snapping in half like a tree branch after colliding with the shin of Hartt. It wasn’t the way the native of Bangor, Maine wanted to win that bout. He felt like his back was up against the wall in the fight with Hill,... [Read More...]
The Wrap-Up: TUF 9 U.S. vs. U.K. Episode 11
This week the final lightweight match-up of the season will be decided after the final four lightweights face off. Lightweights: – Andre Winner vs. Cameron Dollar – Ross Pearson vs. Jason Dent Before Dollar starts his training at the gym he reveals to coach Dan Henderson that he has a few heart ribs. Henderson says Dollar will be alright come fight time but then corrects himself saying that they... [Read More...]
Dana White: ‘We could see a Wanderlei Silva – Anderson Silva fight in the very near future’
How time can change things. Once close friends and training partners at the Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil, Wanderlei and Anderson Silva are anything but buddies these days. Wanderlei’s recent decision to drop to middleweight surely got underneath Anderson’s skin, and the UFC middleweight champion’s decision to train Rich Franklin for his UFC 99 showdown with “The Axe Murderer”... [Read More...]
Cro Cop: ‘That same old flame I had once has returned’
We’ve heard it all before,”Eat your vegetables so you can grow up to be big and strong”, well that hasn’t exactly been the formula for success that K-1, PRIDE and UFC veteran Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has used in his life to become the man-beast he is today. “I don’t eat vegetables, I’m afraid I have to say that’s an excellent part of a diet, but I could... [Read More...]
Strikeforce: Villasenor vs. Cyborg set for June 19
The second edition of Showtime’s Strikeforce Challengers series has been made official with a headlining bout between middleweights Joey Villasenor and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. The event is set to air live on Showtime and is scheduled to take place at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington on June 19. Villasenor is currently riding a three fight win streak with his most recent... [Read More...]
