5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of work from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Tim Kennedy Talks About Life as a Former Green Beret (MMAFighting.com) UFC Lightweight Champ Frank Edgar Opens Up About his UFC 118 Rematch Against BJ PEnn (FIGHT! Magazine) Ricardo Almeida Participates in Autism Benefit (MiddleEasy.com) Mac... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships signs undefeated middleweight Dragan Tesanovic
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (August 18, 2010) — Top European middleweight prospect Dragan “Gagi” Tesanovic has officially been added to the Bellator Fighting Championships roster. Tesanovic brings a perfect 7-0 record to the promotion with five wins coming via TKO or KO. Tesanovic regularly displays a dangerous clinch game and very technical ground skills. One of the fastest rising prospects... [Read More...]
WEC 50 Salary and Bonus Information
On top of solidifying his spot as top contender to bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz’s title with a hard-fought win over Brad “One Punch” Pickett at WEC 50, Scott Jorgensen also took home the distinction of being the event’s top earner in part due to a $10,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for the performance against American Top Team’s Pickett. In total Jorgensen made $35,000 for his... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 8/19/10
Can Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante pull off an upset against “King Mo” Lawal at this weekend’s Strikeforce event? Should fans be worried about Shane Carwin’s possible past connection to a steroids distributor? What’s the biggest story coming out of last weekend’s veteran-packed “War on the Mainland” show? Is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic a superior UFC 119 opponent for Frank Mir than... [Read More...]
Main card finalized for Bellator 26 in Kansas City
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (August 18, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today the official main card fights for Bellator 26 which is taking place at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, MO. on Aug. 26th , marking the third appearance at the venue this year. In an opening round Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament fight, Mike “300” Hayes (12-3-1) takes on Russian... [Read More...]
Dominck Cruz retains in closely contested championship clash against Joseph Benavidez
To the surprise of few in attendance or tuning in on Versus, WEC put on another exciting event as has been the case far more often than not in recent history. WEC 50 offered a little bit of something for everyone – knockouts, back-and-forth battles, a split-decision championship bout, and Anthony Pettis’ contendership-claiming triangle choke in the last ten seconds of his bout against Shane Roller. Pettis... [Read More...]
Bellator 25 weigh-in results
PRESS RELEASE / Chicago (August 18, 2010) — One night before Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated event at the Chicago Theatre, the fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in just blocks away at the Hotel Sax – with all main-card fighters making weight. Bellator 25 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and... [Read More...]
Strikeforce fighters visit veterans at Houston’s “Fisher House”
PRESS RELEASE / Houston, TX – Several of the top fighters taking part in Saturday’s “Strikeforce – Houston” event made a visit to the Fisher House at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston on Tuesday. More than 8,500 guests have stayed at this “home away from home” for families of servicemen who are patients that were injured in the line of duty... [Read More...]
Miesha Tate tops Strikeforce Challengers 10 salary list
Female welterweight contender Miesha Tate made a card-high $18,000 for her performance at last week’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 event, though ultimately had to do twice the work of her male counterparts in order to earn the sum. “Takedown” received $8,000 for her win in the women’s welterweight tournament’s opening round, as well as an additional $10,000 for both making and winning Strikeforce’s... [Read More...]
Steve Carl vs. Rory Markham official for Bellator 26 in Kansas City
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (August 17, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced that Bellator Season 2 welterweight semi-finalist Steve Carl (10-2-0) will take on fellow Iowa-native, hard-hitting UFC veteran Rory Markham (16-6-0) at Bellator 26 taking place at the Kansas City Power & Light District on Aug. 26th. Carl is coming off of a loss to Season 2 runner-up Dan Hornbuckle... [Read More...]
Bantamweight title bout set as all WEC 50 fighters make weight
Joseph Benavidez came one step closer to his dream of becoming WEC’s 135-pound champ when he and current title-holder Dominick Cruz stepped on the scale Tuesday afternoon and made this evening’s WEC 50 main event official. Joining the headliners were eighteen other WEC 50 competitors who also made weight and will compete as scheduled at the show tonight on Versus. Benavidez measured in at 134 pounds,... [Read More...]
Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan vs. Alvin “Kid” Robinson booked for Bellator 28
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (August 17, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced that Bellator Season 2 featherweight semi-finalist Georgi Karakhanyan (13-2-1) will take on UFC veteran and submission specialist Alvin Robinson (10-5) at Bellator 28 in New Orleans on September 9th. Karakhanyan is coming off of a loss to current Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion Joe Warren... [Read More...]
Matt Hughes, Anderson Silva each crack a quarter-million in salary for UFC 117 performances
Shortly after submitting BJJ blackbelt Ricardo Almeida for the first time in his MMA career at UFC 117, welterweight icon Matt Hughes mentioned his intent to enjoy a bit of hunting during his time off between fights. If the former UFC champion’s pay for the event is any indication, it appears Hughes will be able to afford more than a few shiny new guns and camouflaged outfits for his upcoming endeavors.... [Read More...]
Bellator adds Zach Makovsky to the Season 3 bantamweight tournament
PRESS RELEASE / Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the official addition of Zach Makovsky to the Season 3 Bantamweight World Championship Tournament. Makovsky enters the tournament with an impressive 9-2 record, while currently riding a three fight win-streak. The Philadelphia-based fighter last competed at Bellator 21 in June 2010 against Eric Luke where he secured a fight-ending kimura... [Read More...]
KJ Noons: “I have respect for the main event but we are probably going to steal the show.”
Ask Strikeforce lightweight KJ Noons for his honest opinion on a subject and chances are he’ll be more than willing to oblige. While most professional athletes are concerned with regulating their soundbytes to be as politically correct as possible, Noons appears to be unafraid of speaking his mind even when his thoughts may not necessarily be the most popular opinion available. The 27-year old striker... [Read More...]
Shonie Carter vs. Torrance Taylor and slew of local talent finalizes Bellator 25 in Chicago Aug. 19th
Mr. InternationalPRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. (August 16th, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the completion of the “Local Feature Fights” for Bellator 25 when the promotion returns to the historic Chicago Theatre. Joining an exciting welterweight fight between the colorful, seasoned Chi-town veteran Shonie Carter (49-24) and battle-tested Torrance Taylor (8-7)... [Read More...]
Tim Kennedy: “Every position that we are going to be in, I have the intent on trying to damage him.”
When Mixed Martial Artists say they are “prepared for war” against an upcoming opponent it typically falls under category of “hyperbole”. However, when it comes to Strikeforce middleweight contender Tim Kennedy, he actually has prepared for, and been in, war – the kind with real bullets and actual explosions. Kennedy’s high-level of service as a Green Beret sniper is well-documented and,... [Read More...]
Mirko Filipovic steps in for injured Nogueira at UFC 119
In the not-too-distant past, there weren’t many things MMA fans desired to see more than their favorite UFC competitors matched up against stars of Japan’s PRIDE organization. Fast-forward to August 2010 and enthusiasts of the sport have had an opportunity to see a few of those “dream” fights take place. At UFC 119, though put in temporary jeopardy by an unfortunate injury suffered by Antonio... [Read More...]
Patrick Cote: Michael Bisping is “arrogant and over-rated.”
It’s fairly common for a fighter to fire a few verbal jabs at a fellow Mixed Martial Artist while preparing for an upcoming bout. However, the target of the trash-talk usually tends to be their actual opponent. UFC middleweights Patrick Cote and Michael Bisping, both readying for their own respective match-ups at different future events, recently broke the aforementioned mold and have been engaged... [Read More...]
Former champions fall, emerge victorious at stacked War on the Mainland event
35-year old Jens Pulver made his return to the ring at 155-pounds on Saturday night and left with his head hung low as he has seven of eight times before his bout against Diego Garijo at PWP’s “War on the Mainland” event. Pulver, whose previous five fights came at featherweight, was dropped by a straight punch early, then submitted via guillotine choke a little over a minute into the first round.... [Read More...]
