“Cacareco” Ferreira vs. Jamal Patterson set for Shine Fights “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas”
Miami, FL (USA): Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) today announced the official signing of another main card bout for its upcoming “WORLDS COLLIDE: MAYORGA VS. THOMAS” pay-per-view event, as a highly-anticipated light heavyweight bout between ground specialists Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira and IFL veteran Jamal “The Suit” Patterson has been finalized. As two highly-ranked 205-pound... [Read More...]
Huerta submits Hinton, Warren topples Marriott at Bellator 13
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 8, 2010) — Roger Huerta moved a step closer to a shot at the Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight tournament title Thursday night with a convincing victory over the previously undefeated Chad Hinton in front of an adoring crowd at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The action-packed fight was the high point of Bellator 13, which marked Bellator’s... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 4/9/10
Is Frank Edgar more likely to pull off an upset this weekend over BJ Penn than Demian Maia is over Anderson Silva? Can either contender go a full five rounds against their opposition? Are you more excited than you previously were for the newest season of TUF now that a few episodes have aired? Should Roy Nelson serve as the welcoming committee in James Toney’s eventual UFC debut? Keyboard warrrrriors….come... [Read More...]
Bellator XIII Quick Results.
Bellator Fighting Championships kicked off Season 2 tonight with the first fights in the promotions lightweight and featherweight tournaments. It was a night that witnessed the favorites comeout victorious in battles that were much closer than most imagined. complete results for Bellator XIII are listed below: Chris Manuel def. Ralph Acosta by guillotine choke submission – Round 3, 0:35 Mikey... [Read More...]
Mission Impossible: Abu Dhabi
Demian Maia, your mission should you decide to accept it, is to terminate the longest UFC winning streak of all time by defeating the greatest UFC middleweight of all time. Frankie Edgar, your mission should you decide to accept it, is to dethrone the most dominant and naturally gifted lightweight in MMA history. As always, should either one of you get caught by a blistering right hand, a crippling... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Claude Patrick vs. Ricardo Funch set for UFC 115
As FiveOuncesofPain.com first reported back in mid-February, fast-rising Canadian welterweight Claude Patrick is all set to make his UFC debut at UFC 115 in Vancouver. FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently been able to confirm with sources close to the situation that Patrick will in fact face off with none other than MMA’s “Golden Boy”, Ricardo Funch at UFC 115. UFC 115 is set to take... [Read More...]
UFC Undisputed 2010 demo coming soon – four fighters announced
According to a post on the UFC Undisputed website, the demo for the highly anticipated sequel will indeed be released a month before it’s May 25 release date. The demo will be released on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live. Four fighters have been confirmed for the demo, with all four being in the UFC’s super stacked light-heavyweight division. The demo fighters will be: Quinton “Rampage”... [Read More...]
Bellator 13 Weigh-In Results
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 7, 2010) — One day before the much-anticipated debut of Bellator Fighting Championships’ second season, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino played host today to the official weigh-in for Bellator 13 on Wednesday evening. Bellator 13 will be broadcast live nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight shows on Saturday night on NBC and... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz faces off with Hayato Sakurai at DREAM 15
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will go at it with Hayato Sakurai during DREAM 15 in a non-title affair. The news of the expected showdown between the two comes courtesy of Graciefighter.com. DREAM 15 is expected to take place on May 30 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Since suffering a TKO defeat at the hands of power puncher KJ Noons, Diaz has gone on to win six straight... [Read More...]
Purple Heart Joe Duarte replaces Tulirinta against Carey Vanier at Bellator 13
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 7, 2010) — Joe Duarte, a former U.S. Army Ranger and up-and-coming MMA star has been added to Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 2 lightweight tournament in place of Janne Tulirinta, who was forced to withdraw because of visa issues. Duarte (5-1) will face Carey Vanier (7-2), a former all-American college wrestler and student of noted MMA trainer Greg Jackson, in Round... [Read More...]
A Case For The Tournament In MMA
Outside of Alistair’s domination in the K-1 tournament over the weekend I found myself pining for some sort of MMA fix and ended up in line at an Apple store wondering the legal ramifications of the Mata Leon on hapless individuals. However my love of freedom got the better of me and instead I got to thinking, with Bellator season 2 starting this week isn’t it about time for the UFC to bring a... [Read More...]
Bellator Season 2 debut weigh-ins and press conference today
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 6, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will host a pre-event press conference at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7th in advance of the promotion’s Thursday evening event. In addition, the event’s official weigh-in has been scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday. The complete schedule for Wednesday, April 7th is as follows: 2:00 p.m.... [Read More...]
Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Tim Stout set for “Strikeforce: Nashville”
NASHVILLE (April 6, 2010) – A middleweight (185 pounds) matchup between Jason “Mayhem” Miller (22-7) and Tim Stout (12-8) has been added to the STRIKEFORCE Nashville: Henderson vs. Shields event which will be broadcast Live on the CBS Television Network (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) from the Bridgestone Arena here on Saturday, April 17. The bout between Miller and Stout will be shown on the CBS Television... [Read More...]
Undercard confirmed for “Strikeforce: Nashville”
NASHVILLE (April 5, 2010) – Music City will be rockin’ as 12 area fighters, including former University of Tennessee linebacker Ovince St. Preux, will join Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal of Murfreesboro, Tenn., in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition at the STRIKEFORCE Nashville: Henderson vs. Shields event Saturday, April 17, at Bridgestone Arena. The first MMA fight card in Nashville history that... [Read More...]
Bellator finalizes April 8 season two debut from the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 5, 2010) — A Miami-Dade County firefighter is among eight local Florida-based MMA rising stars who will get their chance on the big stage this Thursday during Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 2 kick-off show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. John Kelly, a 31-year-old married father of three from North Miami, is undefeated in four fights since making his... [Read More...]
Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves set for UFC 115
While countless fans along with UFC President Dana White had been licking their chops at the prospect of a potential battle between Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck, it looks like a showdown between the fellow AKA teammates will have to wait – for now- as a bout between Fitch and Thiago Alves is now slated for UFC 115 in Canada. White recently confirmed the bout via his Twitter account: ALVES vs FITCH... [Read More...]
Has Frank Mir Lost His White Whale?
A few weeks prior to his fight with Shane Carwin at UFC 111, Frank Mir compared Brock Lesnar to Moby Dick due to Lesnar being big, white, and according to Frank, a dick. Unfortunately for Mir, he may not have come to the end of the famed novel where Captain Ahab is dragged down to depths of the ocean by the whale, and in the process, loses everything. Many in the MMA world were wondering if Mir had... [Read More...]
UFC 110 coming to Spike TV on April 17
New York, NY, April 5, 2010 – Spike TV presents an encore presentation of the star-studded “UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez” fight card featuring many of the sport’s biggest names including Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Cro Cop, Cain Velasquez, Joe Stevenson, and Michael Bisping, among others on Saturday, April 17 at 9:00pm ET/PT. “UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez” took... [Read More...]
UFC eyes Cowboys Stadium for inaugural large-venue event
UFC president Dana White looks to have dropped his long-standing opposition to stadium events with plans to promote his first ever large-venue card at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, sometime in 2010. White, who often stated his reluctance to vary from the UFC’s intimate arena format, appears to have done an about-turn on the subject after witnessing the Manny Pacquiao vs.... [Read More...]
Men at work constructing Concert Arena for UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi (Pics)
With UFC 112 just a week from today, construction at the Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi has kicked into a break neck pace in order to have the original stadium being constructed for the event ready for it’s grand opening on April 10. The arena is being constructed next to Ferrari world in conjuction with Flash Entertainment, and will be a no ceilings stadium. Check out the photos recently released... [Read More...]
