Florian strangles Gomi, Nelson smashes Struve at “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi”
Kenny Florian continued on his trek back torward the UFC lightweight championship with a convincing third round rear naked choke submission victory over former PRIDE lightweight champ Takanori Gomi during the main event of “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi“. The card took place this evening from the Bojangles Coleseum in Charlotte, North Carolina while airing live on Spike TV. While... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Paul Buentello cut from UFC
Two-time heavyweight title challenger Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello has been left without a home as far as his mixed martial arts career is concerned, as FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently learned from sources close to the situation that the heavy handed thirty-six year old veteran has been released from the UFC. Buentello’s dismissal from the UFC comes on the heels of a bizarre... [Read More...]
“UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” Live Results
“UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” is all set to take place this evening from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina while the main portion of the card will be broadcast live on Spike TV. Kenny Florian will be facing off with Japanese slugger Takanari Gomi in the main event of the evening, while Roy Nelson and Stefan Struve will go at it in a heavyweight attraction slated... [Read More...]
“M-1 Selection: Americas” set for April 3 from Atlantic City
John Doyle AMSTERDAM, Holland (March 24, 2010) – “M-1 Selection” is changing the sport of professional Mixed Martial Arts by giving new and upcoming fighters an opportunity to gain global recognition by competing in M-1 events held all over the world. The opening round of “The M-1 Selection: Americas”, featuring 11 entertaining fights, will be held Saturday, April 3 at Bally’s... [Read More...]
Tickets on sale today for Shine Fights “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas”
New York, N.Y. – He’s long been considered boxing ring royalty, so colorful brawler Ricardo Mayorga is more than pleased about the name of the venue where he will make his MMA debut against former UFC stalwart Din Thomas on May 15. “I like it,” Mayorga said, “the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC. I like the crown because I have been a king in boxing and I will similarly... [Read More...]
Bellator Season 2 Tournament preview shows available on FOX Sports Net and Bellator.com
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2010) — With just over one week remaining before the much-anticipated premiere of Bellator Season 2, fans looking for a sneak peak at all the action can tune in now to a series of four exciting new tournament preview shows airing on FOX Sports Net. The four 30-minute-long shows will focus on each of Bellator’s Season 2 tournaments—featherweight, lightweight, welterweight... [Read More...]
The Breakdown: “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi”
It’s an amazing time to be a mixed martial arts fan as the first of 9 events in the next 4 weeks kicks off tonight with ”UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi“. This event, which will serve as a lead in to the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, will be broadcast LIVE on SpikeTV 8p.m. ET . “UFC Fight Night 21″ will be going down from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte,... [Read More...]
Hector Lombard vs. Paulo Filho set for Bellator “Super Fight” on May 13
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, will fight a non-title “Super Fight” against former WEC Champion Paulo Filho at Bellator 18. The fight will take place on Thursday, May 13th and will be televised live on FOX Sports Net and on highlight shows the following Saturday night, May 15th, on NBC and... [Read More...]
Falaniko Vitale vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua scratched from Shine Fights “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas”
A middleweight bout between Falaniko Vitale and Murilo “Ninja” Rua previously announced for Shine Fights upcoming “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas” has been scrapped due to a recent injury sustained by Vitale. Sources close to the situation based in “the big island” recently informed FiveOuncesofPain.com that a knee injury has forced the longtime veteran of the... [Read More...]
UFC Fight Night 21 weigh-in results
The weigh-ins for tomorrow evening’s “UFC Fight Night 21” took place today from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event is slated for Wednesday evening, March 31, also from the Bojangles Coliseum while airing live on Spike TV. The headlining bout of the evening will pit Kenny Florian up against Japanese power-puncher Takanari Gomi in a lightweight clash, while... [Read More...]
Cole Konrad: Polar Bear 101
The recent drastic emergence of talent in the heavyweight division of mixed martial arts that has taken place over the last several years with the rapid ascension of fighters such as Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez and Shane Carwin has served as a testament to the constant growth of the sport. Gone are the days of Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski ruling the division with an iron fist, and sadly, gone are... [Read More...]
Mr. St. Pierre’s Neighborhood
This weekend was a great one for the UFC, their first trip into the 300+ movie theaters across the country seemed to be a boon for business and in the main event we got to see just how amazing Georges St. Pierre really is as he completely stifled Dan Hardy from the beginning of round one all the way to the final bell. But the question that haunts a fan like me, what is next for GSP? Looking at the... [Read More...]
So You Want To Be A Champion: Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck on a collision course
What appearred to be nothing more than a friendly ribbing from UFC President Dana White in the direction of Jon Fitch in regards to potentially facing off with long-time teammate Josh Koscheck following the welterweight contender’s UFC 111 slow-grind victory over Ben Saunders quickly escalated into “real talk” as the godfather of the most successful fight promotion on the planet sunk... [Read More...]
Son of Cal, Hunter Worsham set for “Strikeforce: Nashville” bout with Zach Underwood
NASHVILLE (March 29, 2010) – Hunter “The Future’’ Worsham, a member of the United States Army’s 101st Airborne and son of mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Cal Worsham, will square off with Nashville resident Zach Underwood in a middleweight (185 pounds) preliminary bout at the STRIKEFORCE Nashville: Henderson vs. Shields mixed martial arts (MMA) event at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, April... [Read More...]
Brock Lesnar: Good for Carwin winning that fake belt
With former champions such as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir recently being blown out of the water by opponents many consider to be the new breed of heavyweights in the UFC, current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar views the current state of big men in the promotion as a passing of the guard of sorts. “Shane’s a tough guy and I just know that Frank’s time is done,” said Lesnar in... [Read More...]
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar II on tap for UFC 116
One of the wildest slugfests this year will be given a reprise at UFC 116, as Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar II is being targeted for July. The pair are set to duke it out once again, this time from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The news of the anticipated showdown comes courtesy of MMAFighting.com, who revealed that Bonnar had already inked his half of the contract for the UFC 116... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem vs. Brett Rogers for Strikeforce heavyweight title
Grab hold of something or make sure you’re sitting down, because Alistair Overeem will be facing with Brett Rogers for Overeem’s Strikeforce heavyweight championship on April 17 during “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Strikeforce has confirmed the news through numerous media outlets late Sunday evening. The title defense... [Read More...]
$260,000 in bonus money handed out at UFC 111
UFC welterweight Georges St. Pierre may have successfully defended his championship for the fourth consecutive time and come one step closer to cleaning out his division at UFC 111, but it could easily be argued the evening’s biggest winner was in fact Shane Carwin. Along with keeping his perfect professional recording intact, as well as his incredible streak of first-round finishes, the full time... [Read More...]
Rousimar Palhares suspended three months for disciplinary reasons
Though seven UFC 111 fighters received suspensions from the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, only one individual on the list will be sitting on the sidelines for reasons unrelated to his medical status – Rousimar Palhares. The Brazilian middleweight, known as a jiujitsu specialist, scored a submission win via heel hook over opponent Tomasz Drwal 45 seconds into their bout but refused to release... [Read More...]
Georges St. Pierre grinds out Dan Hardy during UFC 111
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre showed exactly why he is considered to be among the most dominant champions of mixed martial arts today with a one-sided, prolonged mauling over the UK “Outlaw”, Dan Hardy. The pair went at it for the full five rounds during UFC 111, but ultimately it was GSP’s explosive takedowns and dominant wrestling that brought the lopsided unanimous... [Read More...]
