“UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” Previews and Predictions
Rarely are fans privileged enough to see a pair of UFC icons and former promotional champions step into the Octagon and duke it out. June 12th will mark such an occasion, as Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin are squared away to tap gloves and make history at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Also set to face off are affable heavyweight Pat Barry and PRIDE legend Mirko “Cro Cop”... [Read More...]
Curran captures Bellator gold with victory over Imada, Fujii displays dominance with TKO of Schneider at Bellator 21
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (June 10, 2010) – Pat Curran completed his unlikely Cinderella-story run through Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 2 Lightweight Tournament on Thursday, scoring a split decision victory over MMA veteran and 2009 Submission of the Year titleholder Toby Imada to win the tournament championship. Curran’s win headlined another great night of fights from the Seminole Hard Rock... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 6/11/10
Should fans be thankful Rich Franklin is fighting Chuck Liddell as opposed to Tito Ortiz? If KJ Noons can get by Conor Heun next Wednesday should Strikeforce promote a rematch with rival Nick Diaz or let him focus on the lightweight division? Who will pull off the biggest upset at UFC 115? Will Saturday night mark Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic‘s last appearance in the Octagon if he falls... [Read More...]
TUF 11 Finale finalized for June 19 on Spike
A slew of talent from the eleventh installment of The Ultimate Fighter has been booked to fill out the TUF 11 Finale, joining Court McGee and Kris McCray who are set to face off in The Ultimate Fighter finals. The TUF 11 Finale is all set to take place from the The Palms In Las Vegas on June 19. A list of the additional bouts announced for the event are listed below: Jamie Yager (2-1) vs. Rich Attonito... [Read More...]
Are You Ready: UFC 115
Fight fans are up in arms about the lack of quality on the card at UFC 115, and to a certain extent, they are right. Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell is a great fight and if this is to be Liddell’s final Octagon appearance, and he is unlikely to get another chance if he loses, it is fitting that he should get to sign off in style as the main event. It is not by UFC standards a particularly impressive... [Read More...]
Watch pre-UFC 115 press conference on FiveOuncesofPain.com today at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
FiveOuncesofPain.com has teamed up with The Ultimate Fighting Championship once again to bring all of you the live video stream of this afternoon’s pre-UFC 115 press conference. The presser is scheduled to kick off today at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT) from the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. UFC 115 will take place on Saturday evening, June 12, while featuring a headlining showdown between former... [Read More...]
Court McGee vs. Kris McCray set for “The Ultimate Finale” on June 19
New York, NY, June 10, 2010 – The finals are set for “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz” as Court “The Crusher” McGee and Kris “Savage” McCray emerged last night to compete for a six-figure contract with the preeminent mixed martial arts organization in the world, The Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV,... [Read More...]
Bellator 21 Weigh-In Results
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (June 9, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships much-anticipated show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this evening. Bellator 21 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight shows this Saturday... [Read More...]
WEC’s Anthony Morrison added to Matrix Fights II in Philly
Matrix Fights (www.MatrixFights.com) announced Wednesday that Philadelphia native Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison, a current World Extreme Cage Fighting competitor, will be fighting in his home town for the first-time ever this Friday night at The Arena (formerly the ECW Arena). “Just like our first show in February when we added Cole Konrad to the fight card as a late addition, we spent a great... [Read More...]
Urijah Faber to make bantamweight debut against Takeya Mizugaki in August
The California Kid has a new home. Urijah Faber, the once dominant king of the WEC’s 145-pound division, will indeed be making a move down to bantamweight, according to MMAWeekly. Faber’s first opponent will be the always tough Takeya Mizugaki, who will be most remembered for giving then bantamweight champion Miguel Torres his toughest fight at WEC 40. Since then, Mizugaki has picked up victories... [Read More...]
Randy Couture signs to fight James Toney at UFC 118
The long awaited match-up between MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture and former boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney is now all but official as Couture recently submitted his signed bout agreement, according to a report on Sherdog.com. The clash of styles is scheduled for UFC 118 in Boston on August 28 and will take place in the promotions heavyweight division. Couture (18-10-0) hasn’t... [Read More...]
Fedor Emelianenko, M-1 Global and Strikeforce headed to Pay-Per-View
If all goes as planned for Fedor Emelianenko in his next outing, the Russian heavyweight widely believed to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport could serve to pave the way for Strikeforce and M-1 Global to cross over into the pay-per-view market. Emelianenko will be facing off with Fabricio Werdum on Showtime from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on June 26, but his next outing... [Read More...]
Bellator Road to the Finals: Full Video
Bellator XXI takes place Thursday, June 10, 2010 live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. The event kicks off the Season 2 finals pitting Toby Imada and Pat Curran in a lightweight match up. Imada has battled his way back to the finals in season 2 in impressive fashion, while Curran stunned the MMA world with his opening round victory over odds on favorite Roger Huerta. Bellator... [Read More...]
Video: Rich Franklin prepared for Chuck Liddell
UFC 115 will take place in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at General Motors Place on Saturday, June 12. The fight card features a main event between former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin. In the following video Franklin breaks down his training, his thoughts on Liddell, and his thoughts on the fight. Read More →
Video: In-depth preview of “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin”
UFC 115 will take place in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at General Motors Place on Saturday, June 12. The fight card features a main event between former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin. Liddell is looking to bounce back after losing 4 of his last 5 fights, and a 14 month layoff. Franklin returns off a loss to Vitor Belfort... [Read More...]
Jeremy Stephens vs. Melvin Guillard set for UFC 119
Melvin Guillard made it a point to call Jeremy “Little Heathen” Stephens out following his recent UFC 114 TKO of Waylon Lowe, and it now appears that the UFC has granted “The Young Assassin” his wish. A lightweight scrap extremely likely to end via vicious knockout between Stephens and Guillard is currently being targeted for UFC 119 according to a recent report on MMAJunkie.com. UFC... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell on Rear Naked Radio today at 4 pm ET (1 pm PT)
Rear Naked Radio returns this afternoon as FiveOuncesofPain.com Managing Editor and RNR co-host Cory Brady joins Richard Hunter and Pugs Moran to discuss all of the happenings of MMA over the last week, along with a peek at what’s to come. Also making guest appearances on the show will be Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell. Make sure to check out the show on 1360 AM, or you can catch it right here... [Read More...]
Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft booked for UFC 117
Stefan Struve will be returning to the UFC for the sixth time at UFC 117 when he faces off with Octagon newcomer Christian Morecraft. The news of Morecraft’s signing with the UFC and pairing with Struve at UFC 117 comes courtesy of a recent report at MMAJunkie.com. Struve will be looking to jump back into the win column following a disappointing first round TKO defeat suffered at the plus-sized... [Read More...]
Monday Morning MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of Monday Morning MMA Link Club at FiveOuncesofPain.com. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee, shield your monitor from your boss, and enjoy! Judo Champ Ishii DQed for Excessive Punching in Exhibition Bout (CagePotato) Shigeyuki Uchiyama’s Ear Torn Off in Pancrase (MMAFighting) Josh Koscheck: I’m Going To Force GSP To Stand With Me (Fight! Magazine) Rampage... [Read More...]
UFC counters “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum” with UFC 113 on Spike TV
New York, NY, June 7, 2010 – Spike TV presents an encore presentation of the “UFC 113: MACHIDA VS SHOGUN 2” fight card on Saturday, June 26 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The night’s main event featured two of the world’s best light heavyweights go toe-to-toe, with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua avenging his controversial loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 104 by knocking out Machida via KO in the first round, and... [Read More...]
