Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs II will be for Strikeforce welterweight championship
A previously announced rematch bout between Joe Riggs (30-10 MMA, 3-2 Strikeforce) and Nick Diaz (20-7 MMA, 2-0 Strikeforce) has now taken on a new meaning: it will be for the first ever Strikeforce welterweight title. The news of the recently created welterweight title came in a report on MMAWeekly.com and FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently confirmed the championship match-up with sources close... [Read More...]
Yoshihiro Akiyama: Heart and spirit for the game
Top ranked middleweight and highly regarded Judoka Yoshihiro Akiyama is set to wage his first battle on American soil this Saturday evening at UFC 100 as he faces off with the always dangerous Alan Belcher. A 2002 Gold Medalist in Judo at the Asian Games, Akiyama will be looking to throw his way to the top of the UFC’s stacked 185 pound weight class. “What I would like to do is show everyone... [Read More...]
Kyle Bradley and Sam Stout set to square off at UFC Fight Night 19
UFC Fight Night 19 is filling up quickly. One of the latest additions to the card is a proposed lightweight bout between Kyle Bradley (14-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Sam Stout (14-5-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC). The possible match-up was first reported in a report on MMAJunkie.com and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the news of the bout from sources close to the negotiations. The two fighters have verbally agreed... [Read More...]
Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur at UFC Fight Night 19
After a dominant TKO victory in April over Jason MacDonald, Nate Quarry (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will look to make it two in a row in a middleweight bout with Tim Credeur (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) set for UFC Fight Night 19. Both fighters have received bout agreements from the UFC and are expected to finalize the paperwork at some point this week according to a recent report on MMAJunkie.com. UFC Fight Night... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell and Charles “Mask” Lewis will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame
Well folks, the mystery is over. After weeks of debate and speculation as to which two men were most deserving of the nod into the UFC Hall of Fame during the upcoming UFC Fan Expo, this evening UFC president Dana White brought the uncertainty to an end as he announced that Chuck Liddell and the late Charles “Mask” Lewis were to receive the honors on his Twitter page. “Hey guys, Chuck... [Read More...]
Dan Severn: They don’t make them like they used to
Dan “The Beast” Severn is a member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Hall of Fame and as UFC 100 approaches this weekend, he can offer a unique perspective on how the UFC has changed over the years. FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently had the opportunity to catch up with “The Beast” in the days leading up the landmark UFC event this Saturday evening to gather the legend’s... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell a No-Go for UFC 103
A rumored main event between Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell at UFC 103 in Dallas won’t be taking place. The news comes courtesy of a recent report on MMAJunkie.com. Apparently Franklin has been approached with a list of fighters as possible opponents for a main event bout at UFC 103 but Liddell isn’t one of the options. Franklin was originally looking to return to the octagon in December after... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum for Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship
Alistair Overeem is set to make his first Strikeforce title defense as it has recently been announced that “The Demolition Man” will face off with Fabricio Werdum on August 15. The heavyweight championship match-up will take place on the main card of “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” which is slated to take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. FiveOuncesOfPain.com... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi vs Rafaello Oliveira at “Affliction: Trilogy”
Takanori Gomi is coming back to America. Affliction has recently added a lightweight bout between Gomi and Rafaello Oliveira as part of the “Affliction: Trilogy” main card. The event is set to take place on August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event will air live on Pay-Per-View, and the undercard will air on HDNet. Gomi took just over a year off following his... [Read More...]
Lavar Johnson shot at family reunion in Bakersfield, California
Heavyweight knockout artist Lavar Johnson was shot along with four others at a family reunion during the midnight hours of the fourth of July. According to a recent report released by the Bakersfield Police Department, a black male in his late teens approached Johnson and the other victims as they were gathering in the front yard during a family reunion/Independence Day celebration and opened fire... [Read More...]
Ricardo Arona vs. Marvin Eastman at Bitetti Combat in Brazil
Ricardo Arona finally appears set to embark on his comeback as it has recently been announced that he will be facing off with Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman in September. The two are set to clash at Bitetti Combat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 12 according to a recent report by the Brazilian website Portal Das Lutas. Arona was at one time widely regarded to be among the cream of... [Read More...]
Mike Camp: My Journey through the world of MMA Vol. I.
If my name doesn’t sound familiar to you yet, give me some time, you’ll get to know me soon enough. My name is Mike Camp and I’m going to tell you about my journey from common UFC fan, to MMA businessman, to hopefully the pinnacle of the sport; a world title. I better start at the beginning: I’m not sure exactly when I watched the very first UFC initially, but it was relatively... [Read More...]
Jansen and Del Rosario improve upon undefeated records at latest M-1 Challenge
Fellow undefeated prospects Dave Jansen and Shane Del Rosario put together lightning quick finishes to propel Team USA West into the semifinals of 2009′s “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction“. Lightweight Team Quest standout Dave Jansen went to 11-0 with a picture perfect guillotine choke over Amirkhan Mazikov of Team Russia Imperial just twenty two seconds into the opening round. Del... [Read More...]
Frank Mir on Lesnar: ‘I don’t think he’s physically capable of going 5 rounds’
Frank Mir is a man who has had his past life taken from him by tragedy. He had to give up his belt and was faced with a long road back to his title. From encountering everything from doctors who said he would never fight again, the tremendous amount of rehab he had to face and overcome, clawing his way back to the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division, to now facing a genetic freak who is at... [Read More...]
Lorenzo Fertitta meets with Cro Cop in Croatia; Return could be on the horizon
Just when you think you’re out they draw you back in. It appears as though Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic may very well be making his return to the UFC after all. Shockwaves were sent through the MMA community after it was reported that the feared Croatian knockout artist had plans of signing with the DREAM promotion in Japan following his recent stoppage of Mustapha al Turk at UFC 99.... [Read More...]
GSP on Thiago Alves: ‘I can stand with him’
Even though UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has faced some of the toughest men the world has to offer at 170 pounds during the course of his career, the dominant Canadian will be the first to tell you that he expects for his next title defense to be one of the toughest tests he has faced inside of a cage. St. Pierre is just one week away from UFC 100 where he will meet one of the most... [Read More...]
Thiago Alves: ‘I’m going to knock [GSP] out, so don’t blink’
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In just over a week twenty five year old Thiago Alves will be in the fight of his life as he takes on Georges St.Pierre at UFC 100 in a welterweight championship match that will validate one man’s claim to being the best fighter on the planet currently competing at 170 pounds. Seven consecutive wins in the toughest welterweight division in the world have propelled Alves to the title shot he... [Read More...]
Spencer Fisher headed to the WEC?
It appears as though eleven fight UFC veteran Spencer Fisher may be entertaining thoughts of switching things up a bit and possibly heading over to the WEC . Thirteen days ago Fisher started a thread at the MMA Underground Forums following his most recent victory at UFC 99, a hard fought unanimous decision over the highly regarded Cao Uno, where “The King” had this to say,”I just... [Read More...]
Antoni Hardonk prevents armed robbery
A message to muggers with homemade knives: You may want to think twice before you select a 6’4″, 250 pound K-1 and UFC veteran as your target. According to a recent report on Yahoo! Sports by Kevin Iole, Antoni Hardonk, a bonafide bad mofo with four knockouts in the UFC’s heavyweight division, was recently approached by three assailants outside of a Los Angeles airport where he was... [Read More...]
Flying Under The Radar: Weekend Review
The United States is celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend, meaning there isn’t much in the way of mixed martial arts domestically, but there are some cards and fights worth talking about. The latest installment of the M-1 Challenge Series will take place Saturday at the Seoul Arena in South Korea. The series pits five-man teams against each other in a format similar to the now-defunct International... [Read More...]
