5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another ediition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Gina Carano is Back at XTreme Couture (MMAConvert.com) In Addition to Being a Decorated Military Veteran, Ranked Middleweight, and All-Around Good Guy Tim Kennedy is ALSO a Chef (MiddleEasy.com) Bas Rutten on Brock Lesnar and UFC... [Read More...]
Bellator announces official premiere of Season 4 on MTV2
Bellator Fighting Championships’ has revealed the promotion’s fourth season of fistic festivities will fire up on March 5 in Lemoore, California at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino and air on MTV2 at 9:00 PM EST. Though the organization has not yet announced a line-up for the event it will almost certainly feature offerings from at least one of Season 4’s scheduled tournaments. “With our... [Read More...]
“Kid” Yamamoto’s UFC debut to air free through Facebook
Live MMA action will once return to the UFC’s Facebook account Saturday evening as the company has announced its intention to broadcast popular Japanese product Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto’s UFC 126 fight with Demetrious Johnson through the social networking site. The bout will mark the bantamweight’s debut in the Octagon after compiling an 18-3 record overseas and is expected to begin at approximately... [Read More...]
Undefeated Myles Jury set for stint on Ultimate Fighter Season 13
Building on yesterday’s news that Tony Ferguson was one of fourteen men slated for the upcoming season of TUF, Five Ounces of Pain has learned undefeated Myles “The Fury” Jury is also among the group of welterweights currently competing in Las Vegas for the title of Ultimate Fighter Season 13 champ. Jury, who turned twenty-two this past October, is 9-0 in his career with all nine victories coming... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz earns event-high $150,000 for win over Evangelista Santos
Welterweight champ Nick Diaz recently mentioned his willingness to move up to 185-pounds for a fight with Jason “Mayhem” Miller if the money was right. Given his salary for a somewhat fast, albeit hard-fought win over Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos this past weekend at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg” it’s hard to gauge exactly what his asking price may be given the figure’s equivalence... [Read More...]
Tony Ferguson joins Ultimate Fighter Season 13 cast
With coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos locked in place, as well as a format featuring welterweights and absent an “elimination” round, TUF 13 has begun to take final form with the only remaining mystery involving the fourteen individuals competing for the honor of being named this season’s champ. Make that thirteen. It appears 10-2 Tony Ferguson has thrown his name in the hat and... [Read More...]
Bellator finalizes featherweight tournament field with addition of 19-0 newcomer Malegarie
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, Ill. — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the final participant in the Season Four Featherweight Tournament, adding undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Nazareno “Naza” Malegarie to the already impressive list of featherweight fighters. Malegarie joins Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Wilson Reis, Daniel Straus, Georgi Karakhanyan, Zac George, Kenny Foster,... [Read More...]
The Regional Round-Up: Full Force Fighting Volume 1
Five Ounces of Pain recently ran a prospect piece on Grudge MMA lightweight Justin Salas. This past weekend Salas competed in the main event of Full Force Fighting Volume 1 against UFC veteran Rob Emerson. As part of the prospect piece coverage, I will be providing a follow up on our featured fighters and provide a glimpse into the regional fight scene. The Main Event: A protege of Grudge MMA ace... [Read More...]
