Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort to take place at 195 pounds
Although UFC President Dana White had reported that a main event bout for UFC 103 between Rich Franklin and the newly re-signed Vitor Belfort was to take place at light-heavyweight during a press conference held earlier this afternoon, it now appears that the bout between the two will now take place at a catch-weight of 195 pounds. The news comes directly from Franklin himself who posted the news of... [Read More...]
Dana White announces UFC partnership with ESPN in the UK
The mixed martial arts fan base in England took a collective gasp in June of 2009 when the UFC announced the end of its previous agreement with Setanta Sports to broadcast the events throughout the United Kingdom. Setanta had aired the live events in the UK since January of 2008 before the two parties split ways just prior to the highly anticipated UFC 100 event. According to UFC President Dana White... [Read More...]
Waiting to Exhale: The Fedor/UFC Rendition
Well, it appears we have finally got our answer for the time being as this weeks roller coaster ride involving the worlds most sought after MMA free-agent and the worlds’ most dominant fight organization has finally come to an end. There have been many new developments in the world of MMA, and as exciting as all of them have been, there is still a feeling that we didn’t get what we have expected... [Read More...]
Dana White confirms the addition of multiple former Affliction fighters
During today’s conference call with the media, UFC President Dana White confirmed the addition of multiple former Affliction fighters to both the UFC and WEC roster. According to White, Paul Daley, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley, Dan Lauzon, Rafaello “Tractor” Oliveira has all been signed to UFC contracts. Additionally, Mark Hominick, L.C. Davis, and Javier Vazquez have all been signed... [Read More...]
Tito Ortiz returning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
During a Friday conference call with the media, UFC President Dana White formally announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion has been signed to return to the fight promotion. Ortiz was introduced by White on the conference call and answered questions from reporters. Asked at one point why he elected to return to the UFC in spite of all of the bad blood with White, Ortiz cited the fact that... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort set to headline UFC 103 (UPDATED)
Editors Note: Rich Franklin has just stated via his Twitter account that this bout will take place at 195 pounds. Acknowledging that fans were not satisfied with an announced main event on Sept. 19 at UFC 103 in Dallas between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson, UFC President Dana White broke the news to the media during a Friday afternoon conference call that Vitor Belfort will be returning to the UFC... [Read More...]
UFC Conference Call Live Updates
FiveOuncesOfPain.com is back to keep all of our loyal readers up to date with the massively anticipated UFC press conference taking place this afternoon. It’s set to kick off at 11am PT (2 pm ET) so be sure to hit refresh as often as possible as we will continue to keep you in the loop on any breaking news that may develop. We’re under way with UFC President Dana White…. *Dana says... [Read More...]
Finkelchtein on Fedor 6-fight, $30-million contract with the UFC: ‘No such offer was ever made’
According to M-1 Global in a recent press release issued to the media, reports of Fedor Emelianenko being offered a six-fight, $30 million contract with the UFC are completely false. Syndicated radio host Charmichael Dave recently reported that Fedor had been offered the jaw-dropping contract, causing speculation to run rampant among mixed martial arts fans as to how such an impressive sum could be... [Read More...]
Ishida steps in for Thomson in Strikeforce bout with Melendez
Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson has been scratched from his title defense against Gilbert Melendez due to not being able to pass his medical screening for the event. Thomson has been rehabilitating a broken leg suffered in training months ago, and apparently the injury has not been allowed the proper time to fully recover. It was recently being reported by numerous sources that Mitsuhiro... [Read More...]
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva suspension expires, wants Josh Barnett at Sengoku
Following a one year suspension in the United States due to testing positive for an anabolic steroid following his EliteXC championship victory over Justin Eilers in July of 2008, highly regarded mountain of a heavyweight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is free to return to competition in America as soon as he’d like. According to the American Top Team trained Brazilian in a recent interview... [Read More...]
Report: Fedor turns down six-fight, $30 million deal with the UFC
Everyone has their price, right? Well, apparently Fedor Emelianenko and his management M-1 Global are the exception to the rule. According to a recent report from Charmichael Dave, who is a host on CBS Radio and good friend to UFC President Dana White, Fedor and his management have recently declined on what could very possibly be the most lucrative deal offered to a mixed martial artist in the history... [Read More...]
UFC is no longer interested in Andrei Arlovski
Of all the fighters to recently exit the UFC, Andrei Arlovski was the guy that Dana White stated he was not pleased to see depart. Back in December 2008 when asked about Arlovski, White said, “In nine years, there’s only one fighter that I’ve lost that I didn’t want to lose.” However, after recording two straight defeats to Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers, Arlovski... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron set for Strikeforce Welterweight Championship
A welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron will be one of the live televised bouts on the upcoming “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” card. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from MMAFanhouse.com who confirmed the match-up through Hieron’s manager, Ken Pavia. The unlikely championship bout came to fruition after Joe Riggs was pulled from fight with Diaz due... [Read More...]
Jeff Monson Pleads Guilty
Jeff Monson, the hulking highly rated heavyweight known to his fans as “The Snowman”, has pled guilty to malicious mischief for spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington State Capital in 2008 according to a recent report from the Associated Press. The warrant for his arrest wasn’t issued until January 14, 2009 after pictures of Monson committing the crime surfaced in ESPN... [Read More...]
Keep up to Date. Follow 5oz’s on Twitter.
Fiveouncesofpain.com has officially joined the Twitter universe. Twitter is a real time short message service that will allow users to keep up to the second with the world of MMA as seen through the eyes of the Fiveouncesofpain.com staff. Twitter is friendly to most internet enabled devices ( IE. cell phones, pda, ect) and allows for instant short news updates. Those who choose to follow Fiveouncesofpain.com... [Read More...]
Fedor Emelianenko will headline upcoming “EA Sports MMA”
Fedor Emelianenko has just announced that he will be headlining the upcoming mixed martial arts video game being produced by EA Sports. The announcement came during his press conference being held in California this afternoon. Also announced for the upcoming video game entitled “EA Sports MMA” were Gegard Mousasi and Renato “Babalu” Sobral. Other fighters rumored to be taking... [Read More...]
Fedor Conference Call Live Updates
FiveOuncesOfPain.com is here to provide you with live updates on the Fedor Emelianenko conference call taking place this afternoon from California. We are on the scene live and will keep you aware of any relevant news as it breaks. *Fedor will be headlining the upcoming video game for EA Sports. *Gegard Mousasi and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will also be appearing in the upcoming video game. *The... [Read More...]
Update: Negotiations with Fedor and the UFC Remain Ongoing, Confirmed by M-1 Global
It appears as though Mixed Martial Arts fans planning to celebrate with a bit o’ bubbly on July 31st will need to keep their bottles on ice a little longer. Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times reported a contract between the UFC and top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko was likely to be announced this upcoming Friday at an already-scheduled press conference. However, the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire... [Read More...]
Mike Camp: My journey through the world of MMA Vol. III
To read Volume One click here To read Volume Two click here It is now 2004 and I’m feeling pretty good about myself and my MMA business prospects. I’ve lined up some big fights and have actually started to get paid for my work. I’m making new connections and most of the people I meet truly care about the sport as a whole, but of course there are always exceptions to the rule. Following the FFC... [Read More...]
Anderson Silva has signed to box Roy Jones Jr.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva (24-4) has made it clear that he plans on retiring from the UFC once his contract expires. As of now, Anderson has four fights with the Ultimate Fighting Championships, the most recent on August 8th in Philadelphia against contender Forrest Griffin. However, according to Anderson himself in a recent conversation with Fighters Only Magazine,... [Read More...]
