Does an Interim Title Fight foreshadow a Lesnar diagnosis?
The UFC has recently confirmed that the upcoming fight between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin at UFC: 111 will determine the interim heavyweight champion. Does the announcement foreshadow upcoming news about heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar‘s current medical situation? Many questions have been posed since Lesnar’s medical condition became public. Would he ever fight again? How long would... [Read More...]
Spencer Fisher burning to fight “Fireball Kid”, Takanori Gomi
When it was announced last weekend that former Shooto and PRIDE Champion Takanori Gomi had signed with the UFC rumors began swirling in regards to who he might debut against in the organization. Though the first name to surface as an opponent was Ken Florian, it appears as though Gomi’s presence in the company has at least one other fighter jazzed at the idea of meeting the Japanese striker at the... [Read More...]
K.J. Noons Scratched From Jan. 30 Strikeforce card
After taking a break from mixed martial arts to pursue professional boxing, former Elite XC lightweight Champion K. J. Noons was poised to make his mixed martial arts return at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30. A rumored fight between Noons and undefeated Billy Evangelista never materialized leaving the fighter without an opponent. In a report today from MMAWeekly, Noons confirmed that it appears... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships signs Georgi ‘Insane’ Karakhanyan
CHICAGO (January 5, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today the exclusive signing of top mixed martial artist Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan, a former professional soccer player and emerging MMA star, to compete in the featherweight (145 lb.) division during Bellator Season 2. Karakhanyan, 24, has compiled a record of 12-1-1 since making his professional MMA debut in 2006, and... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Melvin Manhoef vs. Robbie Lawler on tap for “Strikeforce: Miami”
Incoming!! Two of the sport’s most devastating knockout artists are preparing to go to war in Miami. FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently been able to comfirm through sources close to the situation that a middleweight slugfest between Melvin Manhoef and Robbie Lawler is currently on the table, and is expected to take place on the “Strikeforce: Miami” card set for January 30 from the... [Read More...]
Dustin Hazelett Tops List of UFC 108 Casualties
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released its list of medical suspensions resulting from action at UFC 108 and it appears as though seven athletes will be taking a temporary vacation from full contact training due to damage sustained at the event, two of whom are listed as requiring clearance from a doctor before resuming their regular schedules. According to an email sent to Five Ounces of Pain... [Read More...]
Melvin Manhoef confirmed for “Strikeforce: Miami” on January 30
The most devastating knockout artist in the brief history of the sport is all set to make his promotional debut with Strikeforce in Miami. FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently confirmed that Melvin Manhoef will be making his Strikeforce debut during “Strikeforce: Miami” through sources close to the fighter. Manhoef will be throwing down for the first time under the Strikeforce banner during... [Read More...]
M-1 Global is NOT in talks with the UFC about Fedor and Mousasi
Contrary to recent reports, M-1 Global is not currently in talks with the UFC. Although reports have swept through the mixed martial arts news front recently stating that UFC President Dana White and M-1 Global have been in discussions regarding possibly signing either Fedor Emelianenko or Gegard Mousasi, FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently been able to confirm that no such discussions have taken place... [Read More...]
Frank Shamrock: I’d love to fight Sakuraba
With an expected return to action in March, the rumor mill has been abuzz with speculation on who former Strikeforce middleweight champion and undeniable legend of the game, Frank Shamrock, will be facing off with in his first fight back on the “comeback trail”. Some of the names being thrown around as of late include Japanese grappling sensation Kazushi Sakuraba, Cung Le, Robbie Lawler,... [Read More...]
Say It Aint So: Ken Shamrock vs. Seth Petruzelli set for Mexico in March
In a fight that would have a hard time seeing the light of day in the sketchiest of Indian Reservations stateside, it now appears as though Ken Shamrock will be making his return to the sport against none other than the original Kimbo-slayer number one, Seth Petruzelli. The two are expected to face off during an International Unlimited Fighting event scheduled for Cancun, Mexico and expected to take... [Read More...]
A 2010 mixed martial arts wish list.
A grand new year is upon us MMA fans, and it’s time to look forward to the next 12 months. Over the past year we’ve seen the sport continue to grow. Coverage has been better than ever, the organizations have done their part and provided fans with excellent cards, and we are seeing top level athletes make the move to Mixed Martial Arts earlier and earlier. With all the success and growth, there... [Read More...]
Report: Bellator targeting undefeated Brazilian phenom for featherweight tourney
With the Bellator Fighting Championships scheduled to begin its second season of tournaments on April 8, a great deal of focus has been put on its upcoming welterweight tournament. To date, upstart Bellator has garnered good press for its 170 lbs. division with former Sengoku standout Dan Hornbuckle, 2008 U.S. Olympian Ben Askren, 6-0 blue chip prospect Jacob McClintock, British star Jim Wallhead,... [Read More...]
Dana White’s final video blogs for UFC:108 (part 6 & 7)
UFC President Dana White is back in this latest edition of his always popular video blog in a look at UFC 108. UFC 108 will took place on Saturday evening, January 2, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and aired live on Pay-Per-View and featured a headlining light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Read More →
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi in the works
The ink hasn’t even had a chance to dry on the newly signed contract for Japanese power puncher and new UFC acquisition, Takanori Gomi, but that hasn’t prevented the predators that inhabit the most stacked lightweight division on the planet from picking up the familiar scent of fresh blood in the air. There will be no warm-up fights for Gomi in the UFC unless the man many consider to be... [Read More...]
Dana White: Trying to get Koscheck and Fitch to fight has been an absolute nightmare
The UFC currently has a problem. What do you do when two of your best fighters that compete in the same weight class have no intentions of facing off against one another? How do you determine who the true challenger to the title is? While a showdown between fellow American Kickboxing Academy trained fighters Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch isn’t very likely anytime in the near future, it hasn’t... [Read More...]
Dana White says Brock Lesnar’s future still not certain, diagnosis coming soon
One of the biggest stories of 2009 has officially spilled into 2010 as UFC President Dana White recently admitted that the answers surrounding the future of the biggest draw in the sport will be determined in the coming days. The news that something might be up with UFC heavyweight champion and former WWE megastar Brock Lesnar first showed it’s ugly face as a possible case of mononucleosis, the... [Read More...]
Rashad Evans: You lose your head and your a** goes with it
It may not have been pretty but former UFC light heavyweight champion, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, did his job this evening in picking up the unanimous decision nod over Thiago Silva during the main event of UFC 108. And while Rashad accomplished what he set out to do this evening in the grand scheme of things, the bout wasn’t without it’s share of third round dramatics as the dangerous... [Read More...]
Paul Daley: F*** Your Humility
Paul Daley may be many things; one of the UFC’s fastest rising welterweights, perhaps the best striker the weight class has to offer; but a humble man he is not. As brash and outspoken as he is dangerous, the appropriately nicknamed “Semtex” could be seen shouting in the direction of someone ringside following his first round destruction of Dustin Hazelett at UFC 108, and according... [Read More...]
Daley, Miller, Stout, and Lauzon earn $50,000 UFC 108 Fighter Bonuses
$50,000 fighter bonuses were awarded to Sam Stout, Joe Lauzon, Paul Daley and Cole Miller for their performances at UFC 108 Evans vs. Silva. Submission of the night went to Cole Miller who was featured on the Spike TV preliminary fight show, tapped opponent Dan Lauzon with a really impressive Kimura while controlling Lauzon from an inverted triangle position . Miller recovered quickly after being... [Read More...]
Rashad Evans avoids brush with defeat, edging out Thiago Silva at UFC 108
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans managed to survive some extremely shaky moments in the final minutes of his UFC 108 showdown with Thiago Silva to edge out the dangerous Brazilian via unanimous decision in a scrap that looked more like a wrestling clinic for the bulk of the contest. The two faced off in the headlining bout of the event that took place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena... [Read More...]
