Randy Couture sports new tattoo
UFC hall of famer Randy “The Natural” Couture may look a little bit different the next time you see him step into the octagon courtesy of some fresh ink. The former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion received his first tatto recently, which is a latin verse that translates into “iron sharpens iron”. Check out a pic of Couture’s fresh paint below courtesy of... [Read More...]
Bellator joins forces with Everlast
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 17, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships, the nationally televised mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, today announced a new partnership with Everlast, the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of fight sports equipment, apparel and footwear. Everlast will become the exclusive equipment provider for Bellator, including fight gloves, cages and training equipment.... [Read More...]
Stephan Bonnar to host “The Ultimate Fighter: Aftermath”
New York, NY, March 17, 2010 – Veteran UFC® fighter and “The Ultimate Fighter 1” finalist Stephan Bonnar will host the Spike.com weekly series “The Ultimate Fighter: Aftermath.” The first installment, featuring UFC president Dana White as a guest, will debut on Wednesday, March 31 at 11:00 PM directly following Spike TV’s premiere of the “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz.” Each... [Read More...]
Video: Frank Mir talks Fedor, Brock, and Tito Ortiz shoulder injury rumor
Raw Vegas recently sat down with UFC heavyweight Frank Mir to discuss a number of topics. In the following interview the former champion talks about his upcoming fight with Shane Carwin, his controversial comments about Brock Lesnar, a desire to fight Fedor, and his reaction to a reported shoulder injury that had caused Tito Ortiz to be replaced as a coach on TUF 11 by Rich Franklin.... [Read More...]
Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy return to Spike TV’s “UFC Primetime” on Wednesday, March 17
New York, NY, March 16, 2010 – The second episode of the three part series, UFC Primetime®, features more tough talk between UFC® champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy as they prepare for their world welterweight title clash at UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY. The new episode premieres Wednesday, March 17 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Spike TV. Dan Hardy on Georges St-Pierre: As far as saying... [Read More...]
WEC 47 suffers setback with $410,000 live gate
WEC 47 drew an estimated live gate of $401,000, which is down $140,000 from the promotion’s previous effort, WEC 46. The numbers come courtesy of Ohio Athletic Commission Executive Director Bernie Profato who relayed the estimated figure to MMAjunkie.com. WEC 47 took place on March 6 from the Nationwide arena in Columbus, Ohio and featured a headlining bout between Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz... [Read More...]
Enson Inoue makes return to MMA during ASTRA on April 25
Former PRIDE FC veteran Enson Inoue will be making his first return to action in the mixed martial arts world next month as the Honolulu native is set to square off with Antz Nansen during ASTRA. The event is slated for April 25 from the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The forty-two year old veteran of the game made his last trip to the ring back in April of 2004, coming up short via TKO against Tom... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie vs. Kevin Randleman set for May 15 Strikeforce
Roger Gracie is expected to make his Strikeforce debut during the promotion’s May 15 event against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin “The Monster” Randleman according to Graciemag.com. Roger has a 2-0 record with a victory over Ron Waterman at Bodog: USA vs. Russia, and a victory over Pancrase veteran Yuki Kondo at Sengoku 2. Gracie ran into issues with Sengoku promoters after making... [Read More...]
Vinny Magalhaes returns at Shark Fight 9
After suffering consecutive defeats in the Octagon following a succesful run during the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, Vinny Magalhaes has turned things around with a pair of recent first round submission victories. The decorated submission specialist will be looking to make it three in a row against the always dangerous Marcus Sursa this Saturday evening during Shark Fights 9 which will take... [Read More...]
Advertiser Spotlight: Ninja Assassin now out on DVD
From the producers who brought you the Matrix franchise comes Ninja Assassin, a sleek action-packed thriller to be released on DVD and Blu Ray following its theatrical release last November. The movie chronicles the life of Raizo (played by Korean pop star, Rain), who is raised by the Ozunu clan with the intent on developing him into a super assassin. Entrenched in the ways of the clan, Raizo refuses... [Read More...]
DIRECTV and VERSUS reach agreement
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., and PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2010 – DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. VERSUS will return to the same DIRECTV programming packages it was in at the end of August 2009. “We are pleased that both sides were able to work out a satisfactory deal to bring this... [Read More...]
Roger Huerta signs with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 15, 2010) — Roger Huerta, the top free agent in MMA and one of the sport’s brightest young stars, announced today that he has signed an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships and will compete in the promotion’s upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament. The 26-year-old Huerta (20-3-1) comes to Bellator in the prime of his career after a 3½-year run in the... [Read More...]
Bellator to hold 3pm ET press conference: Big announcement expected
Bellator Fighting Championships is scheduled to hold an online press conference at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT) at www.bellator.com. There has been much speculation about the content of the press conference with some media outlets reporting the impending announcement that former UFC lightwieght Roger Huerta has signed with Bellator and will compete in the organizations upcoming lightweight tournament. The... [Read More...]
Spike to rebroadcast UFC 108 tonight at 6:30pm ET
SpikeTV will be airing a replay of UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva tonight on Spike TV at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT. The event which served as the organizations first pay per view event of 2010 took at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and was headlined by Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Also on the card was a welterweight match up between Paul Daley and Dustin Hazelett, as well as a lightweight battle between... [Read More...]
James Toney: Greatest Trash Talker Of All Time (Video)
What all-time boxing great James Toney lacks in mixed martial arts experience, he makes up for with an unprecedented gift of gab. Check out one of the undisputed best trash talkers of all time doing one of the two things he does best (the other being punching dudes in the face) in the hilarious compilation video put together by MMAHaven.net below: “When I see you, I’m going to beat you... [Read More...]
White says Couture next for Franklin, not Liddell
Early Saturday, many reports has been filed announcing that the expected bout between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz would not be taking place. Multiple sources to many media outlets including FiveOuncesofPain.com indicated that Rich Franklin was believed to be a replacement for Tito Ortiz. On his official Twitter account the UFC president had the following to say. Not true! We are doing couture... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin on tap for UFC 115
Tito Ortiz is out and Rich Franklin is in as the next opponent for former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell. The fellow coaches of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter had been expected to throw down for the third time at the conclusion of the television series which is currently being filmed, but Ortiz has been forced to withdrawal from the bout due to what has been described to... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin replaces Tito Ortiz on The Ultimate Fighter Season 11
FiveOuncesofPain.com reported earlier this afternoon that Rich Franklin would likely be replacing Tito Ortiz in an upcoming light heavyweight showdown with Chuck Liddell, and it now appears that Franklin was enlisted to replace Ortiz as a coach during the recent taping of the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter as well. The possibility of the late coaching switch was first reported by MMAJunkie.com... [Read More...]
Ryan Bader, C.B. Dollaway & Aaron Simpson leave Arizona Combat Sports
Arizona Combat Sports; Aaron Simpson, Trevor Lally, CB Dollaway and Ryan Bader Fellow ASU wrestling alumnis and current UFC contenders, Ryan Bader, C.B. Dollaway and Aaron Simpson, have parted ways with their longtime fight team, Arizona Combat Sports. FiveOuncesofPain.com has been able to confirm the news through sources close to the situation after it was initially reported by MMA Madness. All three... [Read More...]
UFC Primetime GSP vs. Hardy episode 1/part 2 (Video)
Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy are featured on Spike TV‘s UFC Primetime, a three part series to promote the pair’s upcoming clash for GSP’s welterweight tile at UFC 111. UFC 111 is set to take place on Saturday, March 27 from the Prudential Center, in Newark, NJ. Check out part 2 of the first full episode below: Read More →
