The Aftermath: WEC 47
The curious case of the Brian Bowles stoppage. I don’t know if I’m the only one that tasted something funky in the Kool-Aid this past Saturday evening during the main event of WEC 47 at the conclusion of the second round between Bowles and Dominick Cruz when we returned from commercial break to realize that the fight had been called off. Not only had the fight been called to a screeching... [Read More...]
Bellator signs Tyler Stinson
KANSAS CITY (March 8, 2010) – Tyler Stinson, a 24-year-old native of Winfield, Kan., was the unanimous winner of an open tryout sponsored by Bellator Fighting Championships on Saturday, earning him a chance to fight in Bellator’s upcoming nationally-televised event at the Kansas City Power & Light District on April 29th. Stinson was one of 72 fighters from as far away as New York, California,... [Read More...]
The Trouble with Titles
UFC title shots are at best inconsistent and at worst insulting to the intelligence of fans. Without an official ranking system, title fights are arranged based on their potential to attract an audience. Dana White defends this approach as preventing any obligation to put on boring fights. But there’s no denying it removes some credibility from being champion. The current populist approach lends... [Read More...]
Sengoku 12 Results
Sengoku 12 is in the books as the event recently unfolded in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday. Jorge Santiago managed to hang onto his middleweight title in a rematch with Mamed Khalidov in the main event of the evening, while former UFC fighter Akihiro Gono also ended up in the winner’s circle with a unanimous decision over Diego Gonzalez. A full list of results from the event are below: Jorge Santiago... [Read More...]
WEC 47 Live Results
WEC 47 is taking place this evening live from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio while airing on the Versus network. Brian Bowles will be making the first defense of the WEC bantamweight crown when he squares off with Dominick Cruz in the main event of the evening, while former 135 pound champ Miguel Torres faces Joseph Benavidez in the co-headliner. A full list of results from the event are below: Ricardo... [Read More...]
Sengoku 12 weigh-in results
Sengoku will be hosting it’s first event of 2010 tomorrow evening as “Sengoku Raiden Championships 12” is all set to take place from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The event will air via tape-delay on HDNet a week from tomorrow on March 12. Jorge Santiago and Mamed Khalidov will go at it for the Sengoku middleweight title in a rematch to a recent non-title bout where Khalidov... [Read More...]
WEC 47 weigh-in results
WEC 47 is all set to take place this evening from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The WEC bantamweight championship will be on the line in the card’s headlining match-up between title-holder Brian Bowles and challenger Dominick Cruz, while Miguel Torres will be facing off with Joseph Benavidez in the co-headliner. A full set of weigh-in results from the event are listed below: Brian Bowles... [Read More...]
Rear Naked Radio LIVE Tonight at 7 pm ET (4 pm PT)
Rear Naked Radio returns this evening as FiveOuncesofPain.com Managing Editor and RNR co-host Cory Brady joins Richard Hunter and Pugs Moran to discuss tomorrow evening’s WEC 47 card, James Toney signing with the UFC, and all of the other happenings in MMA over the last week. Make sure to check out the show on 1360 AM, or you can catch it right here on the web at RearNakedRadio. The show... [Read More...]
5 Oz.’ Cory Brady on ESPN Radio 96.1 FM talking James Toney
FiveOuncesofPain.com Managing Editor Cory Brady recently made an appearance on ESPN Radio‘s “Way of the Warrior” to discuss the big news of James Toney signing with the UFC as first reported by 5 Oz. Brady and Way of the Warrior host Eric O’Brien discuss the implications of Toney’s signing along with possible opponents for the MMA debut of “Lights Out”. Click Here:... [Read More...]
Mike Swick needs elbow surgery, won’t be fighting in April
Mike Swick may have earned his nickname based on the speed of his punches but it unfortunately appears as though his return to the Octagon will be anything but “Quick” due to an elbow injury the American Kickboxing Academy staple suffered in his UFC 109 bout with Paulo Thiago. Though the nature of the actual damage remains a mystery, the Nevada State Athletic Commission first pointed out the potential... [Read More...]
UFC to counter Strikeforce with April 17 Fight Night card
UFC President Dana White has confirmed that the UFC will hold an event on April 17 to counter Strikeforce, according to Figure Four Online. The recent news comes after it was revealed that two of Strikeforce’s biggest draws, Fedor Emelianenko and Herschel Walker, will not be competing on the card. There is a possibility that Strikeforce could move the event to April 24, which will be be the same... [Read More...]
Grappling With Issues – 3/5/10
What’s the most exciting match-up in the month of March? Was Frank Mir out of line with his comments about Brock Lesnar? Will Dominick Cruz or Joseph Benavidez pull off the upset at WEC 47? Can Jens Pulver continue fighting if he loses to Javier Vasquez? Which Strikeforce Challengers prospect has the most potential? Does anybody still care about Paulo Filho? The time has come once again for fresh... [Read More...]
“The American Psycho” draws WEC 47 commentating duties with Frank Mir deep in training
Fan-favorite and The Ultimate Fighter season one finalist Stephan Bonnar will be stepping in for Frank Mir to bring an insider’s perspective to the WEC 47 color commentary. Mir is currently deep in taining for an upcoming heavyweight interim championship showdown with Shane Carwin at UFC 111. The news of the anchor change comes through WEC representatives in a recent report at MMAJunkie.com. While... [Read More...]
James Toney For Dummies
The news first splashed across the FiveOuncesofPain.com homepage late yesterday afternoon during a time when the MMA news world seemed to be in dire need of a pick-me-up, and in it’s wake has sent countless fans scrambling for information on the most prominent boxer to enter mixed martial arts to date. Who is this James Toney? It could be argued that Toney is ‘just some washed up forty-one... [Read More...]
Bellator secures Chad Hinton and Janne Tulirinta for lightweight tourney
Chad Hinton CHICAGO, Ill. (March 4, 2010) – An undefeated fighter from Cincinnati and a police officer from Scandinavia are the latest additions to Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament. The two fighters — Janne Tulirinta (12-3) and Chad Hinton (6-0) — join Ferrid Kheder, Mike Ricci and Carey Vanier in the nationally televised tournament, which begins April... [Read More...]
Randy Couture calls for James Toney
Six-time UFC champion Randy Couture has been the first man to call out the former boxing champion James ‘Lights Out’ Toney shortly after FiveOuncesofPain.com first made the signing of the decorated boxer to a multi-fight deal with the UFC public yesterday afternoon. Couture stated his interest in being the first man to fight Toney in the UFC. Via media site Twitter, Couture said: I hope... [Read More...]
Exclusive: James Toney signs multi-fight deal with UFC
After months of speculation following James Toney making his intentions to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship public, one of the greatest boxers of our time is now set to embark on his career in mixed martial arts. FiveOuncesofPain.com has been informed through sources close to the situation that James Toney has recently been signed to a multi-fight contract with the UFC. Toney was seen... [Read More...]
Dan Henderson: I have to be careful with Jake Shields; He’s dangerous
With his Strikeforce middleweight debut and title fight against Jake Shields being made through Strikeforce yesterday, Dan Henderson recently took the time to speak about his thoughts on the upcoming match-up with the Cesar Gracie trained champion. “I appreciate all of the fans’ support in thinking that I’m going to beat (Jake) Shields up, but he’s still dangerous and I don’t... [Read More...]
Say It Aint So: Overeem vs. Rogers for Strikeforce heavyweight crown?
Photo by Esther Lin/Strikeforce Strikerforce color commentator Mauro Ranallo recently went on record during an episode of The Fight Show stating that he had inside information that says an upcoming showdown between AWOL Strikeforce heavyweight title holder Alistair Overeem and Brett Rogers will in fact be for the promotion’s championship. As of right now nothing has been confirmed by Strikeforce... [Read More...]
Look Ma, No Tights: Shinya Aoki loses spandex for Strikeforce title fight
DREAM lightweight title holder Shinya Aoki has become synonymous with two things during his time spent in mixed martial arts: Jaw dropping submissions and flashy spandex. And while the eye dazzling submission specialist is free to throw up as many submission attempts as he sees fit when he clashes with Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight title in April, the trademark tights will have to... [Read More...]
