UFC 100 draws live gate of $5,128,490
UFC 100, perhaps the most anticipated card in the promotion’s illustrious history, did not disappoint financially. The event, which featured a heavyweight title fight main event between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, drew a total of 10,871 live spectators for a total live gate of $5,128,490. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the information from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Of... [Read More...]
5 Oz’s “Affliction Trilogy” VIP Ticket and T-Shirt Giveaway
Here at FiveOuncesOfPain.com we truly believe that we have some of the very best and loyal readers surfing the Internets. We want celebrate your loyalty to our site, and the sport of mixed martial arts as a whole by giving back to you guys in the form of some downright awesome “Affliction Trilogy” swag. So we hooked up with the friendly crew at Affliction to give every one of you an opportunity... [Read More...]
Muhsin Corbbrey signs five-fight deal with WEC
Professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer Muhsin Corbbrey has signed an exclusive five-fight deal with the WEC. The announcement of the signing comes courtesy of a recent report made by the Savannah Morning News. A lightweight with an MMA record of 8-3, Corbbrey has finished seven of his eight victories on his own terms, with 6 of his wins coming by way of submission, and just one coming... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson II set to headline UFC 103
The UFC’s second venture into Texas officially has a main event! According to an announcement made on their website, former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin has been given an opportunity to avenge a razor-thin split decision loss to Dan Henderson from this past January. Henderson is freshly off a UFC 100 highlight reel knockout of his foil on last season’s Ultimate Fighter, Michael Bisping,... [Read More...]
Eliot Marshall vs Jason Brilz set for UFC 103
A light heavyweight bout between Eliot Marshall and Jason Brilz is all set for UFC 103. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the confirmation of the bout from sources close to the fight. Marshall has a career record of 7-1 and has gone 2-0 officially with the UFC. He submitted Jules Bruchez at the TUF 8 Finale in December of 2008 before besting TUF 8 finalist Vinicius Magalhaes by decision... [Read More...]
King Mo vs. Don Frye set for “M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough” in August
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal is coming to America after becoming enormously popular in the land of the rising sun going undefeated fighting for Sengoku. Who better to welcome the flamboyant fast rising prospect to the United States than the American bad ass himself, UFC and PRIDE vet Don Frye. The two are set to meet in a heavyweight contest during “M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough“. The... [Read More...]
Advertiser Spotlight: Win a free trip to “Trilogy” as a guest of Fedor
NameDrop.com (www.NameDrop.com) is offering Mixed Martial Arts fans an unprecedented opportunity to meet and spend time with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko during the week of the Affliction M-1 Global “Trilogy” event. The week-long buildup will include a face-to-face meeting with Fedor and culminate with an appearance as Fedor’s personal guest at the Honda Center in... [Read More...]
Filho submits Manhoef and Jesse Taylor destroys Sik Yoon’s leg at DREAM 10
Things got off to a great start for the Dutch knockout artist before he eventually succumbed to his achilles heal at DREAM 10 in Saitama, Japan. Melvin Manhoef came out with his guns blazing in his bout with Paulo Filho and rocked the dangerous submission artist badly on several occasions before eventually being dragged to the canvas. Once there, Filho made short work of Manhoef as he locked on the... [Read More...]
Marius Zaromskis shocks Sakurai in Japan, wins DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix
The favorite to win it all in DREAM’s recent welterweight grand prix met an unexpected fate in Saitama, Japan. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai was cut early into his match with Marius Zaromskis prompting the referee to call a halt to the action so the doctors could take a look at the injury. After a short deliberation process with the doctors the action was restarted. Sakurai was almost immediately blasted... [Read More...]
DREAM 10 Play-by-Play and Live Results
Be sure to come back to FiveOuncesOfPain.com for all of your latest breaking DREAM 10 live results and play-by-play action. The event is scheduled to air live on HDNet on Monday, July 20 at 3 am ET (translation: really late Sunday night), so all of you hardcores be sure to take a nap because the Japanese events run looonng. There will be the semis and finals to the welterweight tournament, appearances... [Read More...]
“Mach” Sakurai has problems making weight for DREAM 10
All fighters participating on the DREAM 10 card have made weight for the event and are set for battle. Not everything went as planned during the weigh-ins which were held in Saitama, Japan as Hayato “Mach” Sakurai missed weight twice before coming in on the mark in his third attempt. DREAM 10 will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, but you can catch all of the action... [Read More...]
Juvenille girl incarcerated in connection with Lavar Johnson shooting
As Strikeforce heavyweight Lavar Johnson re-cooperates from multiple gunshot wounds an arrest has been made in connection with the recent shooting that left one dead and four injured in Bakersfield, California. According to a report by the Bakersfield Californian a fifteen-year-old by the name of Laquiria Foreman has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and participating... [Read More...]
DREAM 11 set for October 6
While DREAM 10 is set to go down tonight in Saitama, Japan, DREAM officials have wasted no time in confirming the company’s next event before tonight’s event even gets started. According to MMAJunkie.com, previous reports of DREAM 11 being held in September are inaccurate and that the event will actually be held on October 6 at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. While the promotion... [Read More...]
Dana White squelches Roy Nelson rumor
Prior to adding Roy Nelson to the cast for next season’s Ultimate Fighter, UFC President Dana White was rumored to have said that Nelson would never be a part of the UFC. The alleged reason was that Nelson did not fit the physical prototype of what White was looking for. At 6′ and 250 lbs, Nelson does not always appear to be in peak physical condition. However, Nelson has a 13-4 record... [Read More...]
Randy Couture Willing to Return to Light Heavyweight for Machida
Could a drop to 205 pounds be in UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture’s future? How realistic a move that is may be left to fans’ speculation, but “The Natural” has made one thing certain – he is intrigued by the possibility of stepping into the Octagon against UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida. The former double-division UFC champion expressed his interest during a recent interview... [Read More...]
Dana and Tito Bury the Hatchet
One of the deepest and longest running feuds in the history of mixed martial arts has officially met it’s end. Believe it or not, there is no longer any bad blood between UFC President Dana White and former UFC champion Tito Ortiz. Ortiz spoke of a recent meeting between the two during Thursday’s edition of TapouT Radio. “I had a conversation with Dana last week, me and him spoke,”... [Read More...]
Dana White: ‘[Brock Lesnar] just went nuts and flipped out’
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UFC President Dana White had his entire world flipped upside down inside the octagon at UFC 100 as his heavyweight champion, and biggest draw in the history of the UFC, took the opportunity to bash the promotion’s top sponsor for the event. “I’m going to go home, I’m going to drink a Coors Light,” said Brock Lesnar following his recent mugging of Frank Mir. “That’s... [Read More...]
The UFC is heading to Hawaii
Over the past couple of years, the UFC has entertained the possibility of having a show on Hawaii. Unfortunately, due to the large tax (estimated to be about 8%), the UFC has decided not to have a card there. However, that is about to change. “We fixed the thing in Hawaii,” said Dana White. “We’re going to go to Hawaii. They had that crazy f’n tax going on.” What should... [Read More...]
Kit Cope vs. Shawn Tompkins: The war of words heats up
It appears that we may have something brewing between Xtreme Couture striking coach Shawn Tompkins and upstart MMA fighter Kit Cope. Kit had stated in an interview with MMAJunkie radio on July 8th that he didn’t believe Carano could handle her upcoming opponent due to her training regimen and made a point to call out her entire camp at Xtreme Couture. “She’s gonna get her ass handed to her if... [Read More...]
Lesnar, St.Pierre, Henderson and others test clean during UFC 100 drug testing
The results for thirteen of thirteen fighters tested for illegal substances the day of their UFC 100 bouts have come back negative. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the information through Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Executive Director Keith Kizer. On July 11 Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Georges St. Pierre, Thiago Alves, Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro... [Read More...]
