Tim Sylvia, Kazushi Sakuraba, Shinya Aoki, Bob Sapp, Kid Yamamoto and others announced for “Dynamite!! 2009″
With a rich and extensive tradition of putting together spectacular New Years Eve mixed martial arts events, 2009 is looking like another years end celebration that will fail to disappoint in the land of the rising sun. “Dynamite!! 2009” will be taking place on December 31 from the Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan, airing live in the United States on HDNet. FEG President Sadaharu Tanigawa... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Roger Bowling Signs With Strikeforce
Undefeated welterweight wrecking machine “Relentless” Roger Bowling has become the latest in a wave of cream of the crop prospect signings from Strikeforce. FiveOuncesofPain.com recently received news of the signing through sources close to the situation. Sporting an unblemished record of 6-0, Bowling has yet to see the judges scorecards in his professional career, finishing four of his... [Read More...]
Talent Packed Card Announced for Strikeforce Challengers in Kansas City on November 20
Rudy Bears A welterweight battle between highly touted rising prospects Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears has been set as the main event of an upcoming Strikeforce Challengers card set for November 20. The event will be taking place on a Friday from the Historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, airing live on Showtime. Other bouts recently announced for the televised portion of the card include Bobby Voelker... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Rodney Wallace vs. Brian Stann set for TUF 10 Finale
A light heavyweight bout between the undefeated Rodney “Sho Nuff” Wallace and Brian “All American” Stann has been set for “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale“. Rodney Wallace has confirmed to FiveOuncesofPain.com that he had recently signed the contract to face off with the former WEC champion. FiveOuncesofPain was the first to report the news of Rodney’s... [Read More...]
CBS finally begins the promotion of Strikeforce in primetime with new Fedor commercial
With much being written about the promotion of Strikeforce’s debut show on CBS. ( or lack of promotion) It appears the network is finally prepared to begin educating their sports audience that ” The Baddest Man on the Planet” will be coming to CBS in primetime. Below you can view the new CBS commercial featuring Fedor. Read More →
The Juggernaut Diaries: Mike Wessel’s TUF 10 Blog; Episode 5
The show started off showing Matt “The Snitch” Mitrione getting a whole episode dedicated to him and his “injured shoulder “. I felt like Rashad handled his act accordingly. Rashad is a great coach and he truly cared for us like a coach should, but one thing a great coach should never put up with is a team member faking an injury or not toughing training out. Rashad really couldn’t do anything... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Official Rankings: Welterweight
FiveOuncesofPain.com is back with it’s brand new and highly official welterweight rankings. Agree or disagree, these ranking were compiled in a completely unbiased manner based on several decisive contributing factors to the decision making process. There will be no delusional (hopefully) or political slants to these rankings The different factors taken into account when considering the placing of... [Read More...]
Rampage Responds to TUF backlash.
In an early morning email to his website members, now retired fighter Quinton Jackson responds to “The Ultimate Fighter” and how he is being portrayed. I just wanted to blog about the T.U.F. show so people can get an understanding of where I’m coming from. They edited the show to make me look like I didn’t care about my team, but as you can clearly see I was coaching against... [Read More...]
Can Kimbo Slice effect positive change in American MMA?
Kimbo Slice, mixed martial artist, street brawler, entertainer, and family man. Regardless of how you label the man, one thing is for certain, the word “draw” has to be included on your list. Whether you support his efforts to become a complete mixed martial artists, or you desire to see him get beat repeatedly, you tune in. With talk about a possible December 12th match up with heavy hitting... [Read More...]
Jon Jones vs. Matt Hamill & Frankie Edgar vs. Kurt Pellegrino official for TUF 10 Finale
A light heavyweight battle between Jon Jones and Matt Hamill, along with a lightweight showdown between Frankie Edgar and Kurt Pellegrino, have both been confirmed to take place on “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” Finale through Spike TV and the UFC. The TUF 10 Finale is set to take place on December 5 from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, airing live on Spike TV. “Bones”... [Read More...]
King Mo inks deal with Strikeforce
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, one of the fastest rising fighters in the sport, has recently signed with Strikeforce to compete in their light heavyweight division. The news of the recent signing comes courtesy of a report on Sherdog, who also confirmed that the contract will also allow Mo to compete in the Sengoku organization where he started out his career, racking up four victories in less... [Read More...]
Junie Browning: ‘My whole life I have been chased by demons’
After going berserk in a Las Vegas hospital last week following an apparent suicide attempt and being cut from the UFC, Junie Browning recently took some time out to issue an apology to his fans, critics, and all of those involved in the unfortunate incident. The controversial former TUF 8 cast member recently spoke with rawvegas.tv to share his feelings on his current situation: The problem is that... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander possible for UFC 107
A slugfest between Kimbo Slice and Houston Alexander is looking like a strong possibility for UFC 107. A source close to the situation advised FiveOuncesofPain.com today that although no bout agreements have been sent, at least one of the fighters has been formally approached about the possibility of the bout. UFC 107 is scheduled for December 12 from Memphis, Tennessee, and will feature a headlining... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama set for Australia
Wanderlei Silva will be making his middleweight debut against Yoshihiro Akiyama in the land down under during the latter portion of February, 2010. While nothing has been made official at this time, the two are expected to face off in Sydney at either UFC 110 or UFC 111, marking the first time the UFC has made the trip to Australia in the promotion’s history. Akiyama was the one to spill the... [Read More...]
Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga on tap for UFC 108
A showdown between fellow Brazilian heavyweights Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga is likely for UFC 108. The possibility of the match-up was first reported by Fighters.com before MMAJunkie.com was able to pin the bout down to the January 2 date. UFC 108 is expected to take place in Las Vegas, with a likely main event between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort for the UFC middleweight championship. Dos... [Read More...]
UFC Heading To Australia
Eyeing world domination for MMA, the UFC is planning a trip to Australia. According to the Sydney Morning Hearld, the UFC has requested a February date at the Acer Arena in Sydney Olympic Park. Although not new to the land down under, it would mark the first appearance for the premier MMA organization. In the article, the newspaper started by using the old verbiage of “human cockfighting” to describe... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner: ‘I want to apologize to Donald Cerrone for every ill word I ever said about him’
What was fast-becoming one of the most heated feuds in Mixed Martial Arts could be simmering down now thanks to an apology issued by current WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner on the popular Underground forum. His statement comes on the heels of a hard-fought bout between personal rival Donald Cerrone and newly crowned interim champ Ben Henderson this past Saturday night. It reads as follows: First... [Read More...]
Shawn Tompkins Leaving Xtreme Couture?
It appears as though longtime Xtreme Couture striking coach Shawn Tompkins will be leaving the world famous Las Vegas based gym in the very near future. FiveOuncesofPain.com has been able to confirm through sources close to the situation that the widely respected coach has plans to part ways with the gym due to undisclosed circumstances. A former professional fighter and coach for the Los Angeles Anacondas... [Read More...]
Neil Melanson: No Pain, No Gain
After speaking with hundreds of fighters and professionals in the business, from my very first interview with Keith “KO Kid” Berry to Fedor Emelianenko, I’ve come to realize that you can expect the unexpected when first picking up that phone to dial a guy you’ve never talked to before. Of course there have been some people that make me wonder why they agreed to speak with me... [Read More...]
SPIKE TV to air select UFC 104 Preliminary bouts.
Spike TV announced today that the network would be airing select fights from UFC 104. The broadcast will be shown live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA Saturday, October 24 at 9:00pm ET/PT with the main card being broadcast live on Pay Per View. Spike TV recently telecast the prelims for UFC 103 on September 14th, and managed to pull 1.4 million viewers which was good for number 2 in... [Read More...]
