The Walk Out – The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
After 12 weeks of reality television that included a lot of bad trash talking from Josh Koscheck, a lot of great coaching from Georges St. Pierre, and a lot terrible pranks in the house; it’s time to crown another Ultimate Fighter. Along with the finals of The Ultimate Fighter, this card features one of the most entertaining fighters in UFC history, two middleweights looking to position themselves... [Read More...]
Chael Sonnen’s suspension reduced, Josh Barnett’s license still in limbo after CSAC hearing
As expected, two well-known Mixed Martial Artists met with the CSAC this week to address their PED-related statuses in the Golden State. Five Ounces of Pain‘s Bryan Ward offers readers a look into the proceedings… — Josh Barnett appeared before the California State Athletic Commission on Thursday without counsel and attempted to apply for a new license to fight in the State under... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Sobral 2
Strikeforce is back on Showtime this weekend with their final event of the year and there are looking to go out with a bang. Unfortunately for them they ran into some injury problems, most notably losing top draw Herschel Walker but they’ve salvaged the card with some excellent replacement fights. On this card we’re getting a rematch between two well-respected MMA veterans that is ten years in... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia fighting Nam Phan at TUF 12 Finale
Ultimate Fighter Season 12 semi-finalist Nam Phan will join a number of his castmates on Saturday night when the group steps into the Octagon and competes at the season’s finale. However, while his Ultimate Fighter peers are set to square off against each other, the more-experienced Phan will be facing former WEC title-contender Leonard Garcia at 145 pounds. News of the pairing was first reported... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Freddie Roach Predicts a GSP Knockout of Koscheck (CagePotato.com) Dan Henderson Talks About His Career and Upcoming Bout with “Babalu” (MMAFighting.com) Miss the MMA Awards? Versus.com) Learn a Little More About UFC... [Read More...]
Greg Jackson provides proof perception is not necessarily reality
Widely-respected MMA guru Greg Jackson is known to be a student of samurai philosophy, so perhaps the words of legendary “Book of Five Rings” author/warrior Miyamoto Musashi, “Perception is strong, sight is weak,” came to mind earlier this week when Jackson decided to take a stand against the belief fighters from his gym prefer to play it safe in the cage rather than offering up excitement... [Read More...]
UFC looking at Rio de Janeiro for possible Summer 2011 event
One of the birthplaces of Mixed Martial Arts, as well as home to many of the organization’s top names, Brazil been a region fans have longed to see the UFC head back to since an event occurring there more than a decade ago. According to Five Ounces of Pain‘s newest addition, Bryan Ward, it looks like a trip to South America may in fact take place in the not-too-distant future after all… —- The... [Read More...]
Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva moved up to UFC 125 main card
As speculated on since the announcement UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo had withdrawn from the event due to an injury, the bout between light heavyweights Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva has been added to the PPV portion of UFC 125 as a replacement for the postponed 145-pound title-fight. The change has been made official according to event’s line-up as listed on the UFC website. In addition to offering... [Read More...]
