Who’s Next For Tito Ortiz?
With Mark Coleman out of his anticipated light heavyweight showdown with Tito Ortiz at UFC 106 due to a second-degree tear in his MCL knee ligament, the question now is quite simply: Who’s up next for Tito? “Hammer” or no “Hammer”, the show must go on. It goes without saying that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva is currently hard at work trying to negotiate a suitable replacement... [Read More...]
UFC Coming To Arizona In 2010
Arizona Combat Sports; Aaron Simpson, Trevor Lally, CB Dollaway and Ryan Bader After recently regulating MMA to mirror Las Vegas rules in May of 2008, the UFC will finally be making it’s way to the beautiful Arizona desert sometime in 2010. UFC President Dana White confirmed the news in an interview with ULTMMA.com during a recent trip to “The Grand Canyon State”. “Yeah, we’re... [Read More...]
Tito Ortiz: ‘[Mark Coleman] sissies out’ : UPDATED
Will “The Hammer” drop on Tito Ortiz come November 21st? “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” doesn’t seem to think so and he’s taken to Twitter to assure fans Coleman’s absence from the card won’t prevent him from stepping into the Octagon at UFC 106. Ortiz recently posted the following in regards to the situation: “Coleman,Coleman,Coleman. Too bad he sissies out!!! Who’s next???... [Read More...]
Video Post: Dana White and Joe Rogan breakdown Machida vs. Shogun
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif on October 24. In the following video UFC president Dana White and Joe Rogan breakdown Machida vs. Shogun as well as the 104 fight card. The complete fight card for UFC 104 is listed below. MAIN CARD * Champ Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (for light-heavyweight title) * Ben Rothwell vs.... [Read More...]
DREAM.11 Live Results and Play by Play
Live from Kanagawa, Japan the Dream.11 Featherweight grand prix finals. Today’s event is taking place at Yokohama Arena. Stay tuned to FiveOuncesofPain.com for live coverage and Results. IF YOU PLAN TO COMMENT AND WATCH THE PLAY BY PLAY CLICK HERE DREAM.11 FULL CARD * Bibiano Fernandes def. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision Featherweight grand prix finale * Shinya Aoki def.Joachim... [Read More...]
Gina Carano ESPN The Magazine “Body Issue” Cover
Following in the footsteps of Chuck Liddell and Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano will make her cover debut for ESPN The Magazine. The magazine, set to hit newsstands October 9th, will be the first ever “Body Issue”, featuring some of sports biggest names. The recent buzz surrounding the issue has been comparing it to Sports Illustrated “Swimsuit Issue”. In addition to Carano, triathlete Sarah Reinertsen,... [Read More...]
Urijah Faber inks new contract with WEC
It was confirmed today that the former Featherweight Champion, Urjiah Faber, has signed a new multi-fight deal that will keep him in the WEC for quite some time. WEC general manager, Reed Harris, recently confirmed the deal as a guest on MMAJunkie.comRadio. Harris, who was promoting the upcoming WEC 43: Cerone vs Henderson, said, “I had been talking to Urijah for months. I told him six weeks... [Read More...]
Official 5 Oz. Rankings: Light Heavyweight
FiveOuncesofPain.com is back with it’s brand new and highly official light heavyweight 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... [Read More...]
Dana White on Herchel Walker’s move to MMA: ‘It’s absolutely disrespectful’, ‘Because he’s too f****** old’
Former NFL superstar Herschel Walker made headlines recently when it was announced that the lifelong athlete would be trying his hand at the sport of mixed martial arts at forty-seven years of age. Not known for sitting on his hands when questions are thrown his direction, especially in regards to competing promotion’s and their stables of fighters, UFC President Dana White recently had this... [Read More...]
Fedor Emelianenko Ties The Knot In Russia
FiveOuncesofPain.com would like to offer our sincere congratulations and best wishes to Marina and Fedor Emelianenko. The happy couple were married today in their hometown of Stary Oskol at the church of St. Nicholas. The two first created their relationship in 2006 before making the bond official this afternoon. Below is a series of pics from today’s ceremony in Russia: Read More →
5 Oz. Exclusive with Alistair Overeem: ‘I’m not impressed with Brett Rogers’
FiveOuncesofPain.com recently had the chance to catch up with current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem to gather his thoughts on Brett “Grim” Rogers recent comments where he stated: I feel like I should already have the title for when I fought Arlovski. That title should have been mine, but Alistair keeps procrastinating and making up little excuses abut his hand and all... [Read More...]
DREAM 11 Weigh-In Results
All fighters set for DREAM 11 are currently awaiting battle after successfully hitting the scales in Yokohoma, Japan. DREAM 11 takes place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, airing via tape delay on HDNet beginning at 7:00 am ET in the United States on October 6. The event will feature the final round of the promotion’s featherweight grand prix, the second round of the “Super Hulk”... [Read More...]
Hermes Franca, Marcus Aurelio, Chris Wilson, and Justin McCully given the axe by the UFC
With an ever growing stable of fighters, the UFC have cut four veteran fighters of the Octagon. Hermes Franca, Marcus Aurelio, Chris Wilson, and Justin McCully have been released by the UFC according to a recent report on MMASurvival.com. Franca is by far the most noteworthy of the fighters cut, being a veteran of seven octagon appearances, with an overall UFC record of 4-3. Franca boasts an overall... [Read More...]
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Rubin Williams set for DREAM 11
Kazushi Sakuraba will be back in action for Tuesday’s Dream 11 event. The MMA legend also known as the “The Gracie Hunter” has been added as a last minute addition to the Japanese organizations card. The former PRIDE fighter will be facing off with Rubin Williams, a former professional boxer from the third season of “The Contender” with a record of 29-8-1. This will be Williams’... [Read More...]
Mike Easton, Pat Runez and Jacob McClintock pick up wins during UWC 7
Jacob McClintock High paced action and vicious beatdowns were the theme during last night’s UWC 7: Redemption that took place last evening from Fairfax, Virginia. Mike Easton scored an extremely narrow split decision over Chase Beebe to retain his bantamweight championship for the promotion during UWC 7′s main event. Undefeated flyweight Pat Runez, fighting out of Arizona Combat Sports,... [Read More...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Gabriel Gonzaga possible for UFC 107?
It looks like a heavyweight bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Gabriel Gonzaga could take place sometime in December according to Big Nog’s Muay Thai coach, Luiz Alves. In a recent conversation with Tatame.com, Alves went on to explain, “It’s not 100% yet, but Rodrigo might fight in December. When I was in the US, I heard some rumors that he could face Napão (Gonzaga)… It’s... [Read More...]
Jason Chambers: Spencer Pratt should ‘stop to think before he runs his mouth’
Chambers: I’m not sure if the purple belt is even legit.... (Pictured: Spencer Pratt) It appears as though the time has come for reality television villain Spencer Pratt to actually head for “the hills”. Mostly known for his obnoxious behavior on MTV and “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here”, Pratt has finally run into someone who is likely to put up a little more of a challenge than... [Read More...]
Lutter defeats MacDonald, Alessio KO’s Fioravanti during MFC 22: Payoff
Fans in Edmonton attending Friday night’s MFC 22 were treated to a night of exciting action helping the show live up to its formal name – “Payoff”. With a main card featuring a plethora of fighters previously calling the UFC home, including a headlining bout between Jason MacDonald and Travis Lutter, the event had it’s share of both highlights and lowlights for those with Octagon experience. After... [Read More...]
Forrest Grifin finally reveals real reason he ran out of cage following loss to Anderson Silva
The always-charismatic Forrest Griffin hasn’t had much to do with the media since his first round loss to Anderson Silva, but he recently gave a glimpse into his current status. The former Light-Heavyweight Champion sat down for an interview this week with MMAFanhouse.com and discussed everything from his new marriage to why he ran from the cage after his loss to “The Spider”. Initial interviews... [Read More...]
Five Ounces’ Cory Brady pens Fedor Emelianenko cover story for Ultimate MMA Magazine
Many of you know me as Cory Brady, editor in chief right here at FiveOuncesofPain.com, and while there is no denying who I am, few are aware that I also fill up my “spare time” writing features for several of the most respected magazines in the industry, including Ultimate MMA Magazine. If you’re not familiar with the publication, you should get familiar, you won’t be disappointed.... [Read More...]
