Jeff Curran joins Bellator 14 undercard
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 12, 2010) — MMA legend and prominent local MMA instructor Jeff Curran, two of his students and an up-and-coming young female fighter from the Chicago suburbs are among seven fighters from Illinois slated to participate in Bellator Fighting Championships’ Thursday night event at the historic Chicago Theatre. The 32-year-old Curran has been fighting professionally for more than... [Read More...]
Matt Lindland headlines May 22 Strikeforce Challengers card
PORTLAND (April 12, 2010) –Middleweight (185 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar and former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland (21-7) will return to the cage in the main event of a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon on Friday, May 21. Undefeated, rising star Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley (6-0) will face off with fellow welterweight... [Read More...]
Spike TV to air Escudero vs. Lauzon & Kim vs. Sadollah on UFC 114 prelim show
New York, NY, April 13, 2010 – Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 114: RAMPAGE vs. EVANS on Saturday, May 29 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The one-hour telecast will run with limited commercial interruption. UFC 114 will air on pay-per-view at 10:00 PM ET. The first bout scheduled to air on Spike TV is in the lightweight division, and... [Read More...]
Bellator 14 weigh-ins and pre-fight presser set for April 14 in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 12, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships will host a pre-event press conference in conjunction with the official weigh-in for Bellator 14 on Wednesday, April 14th in advance of the promotion’s Thursday evening event at the Chicago Theatre. The press-conference/weigh-in will begin promptly at 6 p.m. CT at the Hotel Sax, 333 N. Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago. The event... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin on Rear Naked Radio today
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will be appearing on Rear Naked Radio today to discuss his just announced UFC 115 showdown with Chuck Liddell. UFC 112 will take place on June 12, 2010 from the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Check out the interview with “Ace” below, and make sure not to miss the live edition of Rear Naked Radio this Friday evening. Live... [Read More...]
Florian hospitalized with staph infection in knee
UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian has been hospitalized in Boston with a staph infection in his right knee according to his official Twitter account. “Being admitted to the hospital, not good,” Florian wrote on April 12. “Minor surgery & IV antibiotics on the way. Damn!!” The thirty-three year old Bay Stater had been taking a well-deserved Caribbean vacation after his dismantling... [Read More...]
Liddell vs. Franklin confirmed for UFC:115
In news that comes as no surprise to FiveOuncesofPain.com readers, the UFC has confirmed that Chuck Liddell will face off with Rich Franklin as the main event of UFC:115 . The bout which wasreported by FiveOuncesofPain.com on March 13, has been the subject of much speculation by some, and flat denials by others. I guess the only question left to be answered is “What happened to... [Read More...]
Bellator reaches an additional 34 million homes through NBC’s mun2
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 12, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that it has expanded its groundbreaking TV distribution alliance to include mun2 (moon-dos), an NBC-owned cable TV network aimed at young Latinos. Beginning on April 17th, mun2 will broadcast a series of action-packed, hour-long English-language highlight shows recapping all 24 of Bellator’s upcoming Season 2 and 3... [Read More...]
Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Travis Galbraith set for “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas”
New York, NY April, 12, 2010 (USA): Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) today announced the official signing of the penultimate bout for its upcoming “WORLDS COLLIDE: MAYORGA VS. THOMAS” pay-per-view event, as former PRIDE/EliteXC fighter Travis “The Gladiator” Galbraith replaces the injured Falaniko “Niko” Vitale to take on PRIDE veteran and former EliteXC Middleweight Champion Murilo... [Read More...]
Monday Morning Fighter
Welcome to Monday Morning Fighter, my new column at Five Ounces of Pain in which I look at what happened over the last week, and anything set to go down this week. This week I’ll look at UFC 112, The Anderson problem, and my shocking/idiotic prediction for the main event of “Strikeforce: Nashville”. Let’s start with UFC 112: -Amazing how fast they got the arena up in only a few weeks,... [Read More...]
Frankie Edgar playing second fiddle to a mockery
UFC 112 was a night of firsts; the first time in Abu Dhabi; the first time a UFC event took place outdoors; and the first time Dana White left a title fight before it was over. The source of his ire and most of the UFC fans was Anderson Silva’s embarrassingly disrespectful performance against Demian Maia. Dana White and many others have talked about Silva being pound-for-pound the greatest fighter... [Read More...]
Watch UFC 112 Post-Fight Press Conference
Just in case you missed it, FiveOuncesofPain.com has teamed up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to bring you the post-fight press conference that took place following UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. UFC 112 was a memorable affair due to a puzzling performance in a succesful title defense over Demian Maia for UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, along with a stunning unanimous decision victory over... [Read More...]
Johnson, Dos Anjos, Munoz and Grove grab $75,000 UFC 112 bonus checks
DaMarques Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, Mark Munoz and Kendall Grove will all be travelling home from the United Arab Emirates with huge grins attached to their faces, as each man earned $75,000 fight-night bonus checks for their hard work turned in during “UFC 112: Invincible” in Abu Dhabi. Johnson scooped up the “Knockout of the Night” honors for a thrilling come from behind... [Read More...]
Dan Hornbuckle vs. Tyler Stinson set for Bellator welterweight tourney with Sean Pierson injured
Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle CHICAGO (April 12, 2010) — Tyler Stinson, the 24-year-old winner of Bellator Fighting Championships’ Kansas City tryout has been added to Bellator’s eight-man welterweight tournament, replacing Sean Pierson, who was forced to withdraw because of a serious knee injury suffered in training. Stinson (16-5) will face knockout artist Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle... [Read More...]
Anderson Silva defends title in controversial sleeper against Demian Maia at UFC 112
In what could easily be considered a strong front runner in the “Worst Fight of the Year” department, UFC middleweight title holder Anderson “The Spider” Silva managed to do just enough to escape an extremely lackluster bout against submission specialist Demian Maia with his championship intact. The terrible excuse for a title fight took place during UFC 112 from the Concert... [Read More...]
Frankie Edgar stuns B.J. Penn to become new UFC lightweight champion at UFC 112
Frankie Edgar had “The Answer” that a trio of title challengers before him didn’t, as the 28 year old New jersey boy pulled off what many deemed to be “Mission: Impossible” with an impressive unanimous decision victory over B.J. Penn to capture the UFC lightweight championship. Edgar made UFC history with the hard-fought decision over Penn during UFC 112 from the Concert... [Read More...]
Matt Hughes TKO’s Renzo Gracie in Abu Dhabi
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes added another chapter in his mixed martial arts legacy this evening with a third round TKO over a battered and dazed Renzo Gracie, who had been coming off of a layoff spanning more than three years in a bout between legends where R-E-S-P-E-C-T was the name of the game. The pair threw down during UFC 112 from the Concert Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi,... [Read More...]
UFC 112 Live Results
“UFC 112: Invincible” is taking placing today from Concert Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and FiveOuncesofPain.com will be right here to make sure you are kept up to date on all of the latest live results. Anderson Silva will be looking to catch Demian Maia in his spider web during a middleweight title defense slated as the main event of the evening; B.J. Penn will... [Read More...]
Jake Shields and Chael Sonnen join Rear Naked Radio
Rear Naked Radio returns as FiveOuncesofPain.com‘s very own Cory Brady joins Richard Hunter and Pugs Moran to discuss all of the happenings of MMA over the last week, along with a sneak peak into what’s to come as the boys break down UFC 112. Joining RNR will be defending Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields discussing his upcoming title showdown with Dan “Hendo”... [Read More...]
Watch UFC 112 Weigh-Ins
FiveOuncesofPain.com and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are bringing you today’s UFC 112 weigh in from the at Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, The weigh-ins took place earlier today and will be available to be replayed right here just in case you missed it, along with access to other UFC 112 preview videos. You can make your selection in the player below, and make sure to stay... [Read More...]
