Simply The Best: Michael “The Voice” Schiavello
On this New Years Eve while I’m still disoriented and shaky from an entire evening spent covering the memorable “Dynamite!! 2009” card, I just wanted to raise my virtual glass to the man I consider to be, as Tina Turner would put it, “Simply the Best” fight commentator in the business. As an extremely longtime fan of the sport I know as well as any that getting adjusted... [Read More...]
Blast From The Past: Gilbert Yvel knocks out referee (VIDEO)
For all of you mixed martial arts fans that may not be as familiar as you’d like with Dutch knockout specialist and UFC newcomer Gilbert Yvel, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. This may be the first time the veteran striker makes his way inside of the UFC Octagon fencing, but it’s far from his first rodeo. A true pioneer of the sport, Yvel was one of the first fighters... [Read More...]
Dana White UFC 108 Video Blog (Part 4)
UFC President Dana White is back in this latest edition of his always popular video blog in a look ahead at UFC 108. UFC 108 will take place on Saturday evening, January 2, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, airing live on Pay-Per-View and featuring a headlining light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Read More →
5 Oz. 2009 MMA Awards: The Links
This year FiveOuncesofPain.com has pulled out all the stops in compiling one of the most thorough and lengthy 2009 MMA Awards the sport has to offer. Don’t forget that today we will be wrapping up the extensive award ceremony as we honor who we consider to be the best fighter, along with the very best fight of the year. So make sure to check back throughout the day as the final awards will be... [Read More...]
UFC Matchmaker Joe Silva latest victim of UFC 108 curse with blown MCL
With all of the roadblocks, hurdles and headaches that Joe Silva has been forced to endure leading up to this weekend’s UFC 108 card, you’d think the overworked UFC matchmaker would be nearly on the verge of a heart attack, but believe it or not Silva is suffering an ailment of a nature that seems fitting with the troubles the man has had putting together one of the most injury plagued... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki breaks Mizuto Hirota’s arm at “Dynamite!! 2009″ (VIDEO)
In what was without question one of the most gnarly submissions ever caught on film, DREAM lightweight title holder Shinya Aoki made Sengoku lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota do the twist and shout as he snapped his arm apart like a dried out tree branch and proceeded to mock and taunt his agonizing victim in a show of sportsmanship better suited for the street or professional wrestling. The pair... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki snaps Mizuto Hirota’s arm with grotesque submission at “Dynamite!! 2009″
In easily one of the most hard to watch submissions in the history of the game, DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki managed to twist and snap the arm of Sengoku lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota with an unorthodox arm lock during “Dynamite!! 2009“. The two faced off as part of the event that took place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and aired live on HDNet. Aoki scored... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem destroys Kazuyuki Fujita with atomic knee at “Dynamite!! 2009″
In one of the most brutal knockouts in recent memory, Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem kept his promise to finish the fight in less than three minutes as he nearly decapitated Kazuyuki Fukita at “Dynamite!! 2009” in the first half of the opening round. The two faced off in Saitama, Japan during the New Year Eve DREAM/Sengoku/K-1 promoted event which aired live in the United... [Read More...]
Melvin Manhoef scores biggest win of career with first round TKO of Kazuo Misaki
Dutch knockout specialist Melvin Manhoef scored the most impressive victory of his thirty plus fight career at “Dynamite!! 2009” as the human wrecking ball caught the highly rated middleweight Kazuo Misaki with a hailstorm of punches on the feet for the TKO victory in the very first round. The bout which was first reported by FiveOuncesofPain.com, took place from the Saitama Super Arena... [Read More...]
Minowa Man crowned Super Hulk Champion with TKO of Sokoudjou
Proving that big things come in small packages, the smallest man involved in the DREAM Super Hulk Tournament was crowned the Super Hulk Champion as Ikuhisa Minowa ended up knocking Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou senseless with a huge punch for the upset victory. The two threw down at the New Years Eve DREAM/Sengoku/K-1 promoted event, “Dynamite!! 2009” in Saitama, Japan, and airing live on HDNet. After... [Read More...]
Live Results: Fields Dynamite!! 2009
The quote “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” has never felt more appropriate than it does now. For tonight is the last MMA event of 2009, and it’s none other than the traditional Japanese New Year’s eve extravaganza Dynamite!! 2009.. Fields K-1 has put together a true mega-card featuring a total of 18 fights. The card will feature stars from the world of K-1 , DREAM, ... [Read More...]
5 Oz. 2009 MMA Awards: Most Exciting Fighter of the Year
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time! It has been an extraordinary year of ups and down for all of those involved in the rapidly growing world of mixed martial arts, but all things must come to an end, and it’s time for FiveOuncesofPain.com to dish out our official year end awards for the crazy year that was 2009. We’ll be diving headfirst into a series of fifteen end of the year awards, with a new... [Read More...]
Dana White UFC 108 Video Blog (Part 3)
UFC President Dana White is back in this latest edition of his always popular video blog in a look ahead at UFC 108. UFC 108 will take place on Saturday evening, January 2, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, airing live on Pay-Per-View and featuring a headlining light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Read More →
5 Oz. 2009 MMA Awards: Event of the Year
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time! It has been an extraordinary year of ups and down for all of those involved in the rapidly growing world of mixed martial arts, but all things must come to an end, and it’s time for FiveOuncesofPain.com to dish out our official year end awards for the crazy year that was 2009. We’ll be diving headfirst into a series of fifteen end of the year awards, with a new... [Read More...]
Mousasi says training “Not Good” for upcoming Dynamite! contest
Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi recently spoke with the Japanese press about his upcoming fight against Gary Goodridge. When questioned about his training leading up to the fight, Mousasi was very candid in saying that it was “Not good.” Mousasi went on to explain that leading up to the event, he was unsure if the fight would be contested under K-1 kickboxing or... [Read More...]
The UFC 108 Curse Strikes Again: Steve Cantwell out of bout with Vladimir Matyushenko
In what has been a nearly unprecedented series of unfortunate events, yet another bout has been scrapped from the plagued UFC 108 card just days before the event. Steve Cantwell has recently been forced to pull out of his anticipated match-up with Vladimir Matyushenko due to undisclosed circumstances according to a recent report by MMAWeekly. With UFC 108 just several days away, the prospect of finding... [Read More...]
Junior dos Santos: Carwin vs. Mir for UFC interim title isn’t fair
With three consecutive wins inside of the Octagon since his arrival in the UFC, the one fighter that continuously seems to be thrown under the bus when talk turns to the future of the promotion’s heavyweight division in the absence of current champion Brock Lesnar is without a doubt Junior dos Santos. The heavy handed Brazilian knockout artist burst onto the UFC scene with the first round demolition... [Read More...]
Gary “The Gatekeeper” Goodridge: Gegard Mousasi is a kid, I am an adult
Staying true to form with a long history of booking match-ups at the last moment, the officials from “Dynamite!! 2009” have recently booked a bout between Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi and Gary Goodridge with just a few days leading up to the event. Goodridge recently sat down to share his feelings on his upcoming New Years Eve showdown with Mousasi and revealed... [Read More...]
Melvin Manhoef: I don’t do the ground game
What appeared to be a somewhat Melvin Manhoef recently sat down to speak about his New Year Eve showdown with Kazuo Misaki. The pair will face off during the DREAM/Sengoku/K-1 promoted New Years event, “Dynamite!! 2009” on December 31, which will air live on HDNet. Manhoef revealed that he hasn’t had many chances to brush up on his ground game going into this bout with Misaki. Check... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem: I predict a three minute knockout over Fujita at “Dynamite!! 2009″
Alistair Overeem recently sat down to speak about his upcoming heavyweight clash with Kazuyuki Fujita at “Dynamite!! 2009“. The DREAM/Sengoku/K-1 promoted event will be taking place on New Years Eve from Japan. Check out the video below where “The Demolition Man” offers up a prediction on his December 31 bout, along with being grilled about his eating habits and sushi obsession. Read More →
