Albert Alvarez gunning to remain undefeated as amateur at Matrix Fights IV
One of the names recently making a great deal of buzz on the amateur scene has been Albert Alvarez, brother of Bellator’s highly-touted lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez. The 20-year old who made his in-ring debut this past December has earned victories in both of his outings including an eight-second knockout of Roy Smith in February. The featherweight’s next test will come on April 22 at Matrix... [Read More...]
Kendall Grove facing Tim Boetsch at UFC 130
The spider is a fascinating creature for many reasons, one being an ability to maneuver gracefully through a web latching on to any others who are unfortunate enough to encounter it. It appears Kendall Grove will now have a chance to prove the same is true when it comes to “Da Spyder” avoiding the trappings of a sticky situation, as he will attempt to avoid potentially becoming the latest Ultimate... [Read More...]
Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz targeted for July 4th Weekend
It appears a former Ultimate Fighter coach will meet an Ultimate Fighter champion this summer when Tito Ortiz and Ryan Bader lock horns at UFC 132 in Las Vegas as part of the company’s annual Fourth of July Weekend event. The two men had initially hinted at an in-ring encounter through brief exchanges of online trash-talk with news of the bout being confirmed with sources close to the match-up by... [Read More...]
Now is Not the Time for Jones vs. Silva
In the wake of Jon Jones’ destructive win over “Shogun” Rua there is one fight that a lot of people seem to be clamoring to see, and it isn’t Jones vs. Rashad Evans. While Evans has already been named as the next contender for Jones’ newly won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship there seems to already be a lot of support behind a completely different direction. There are a lot of people who... [Read More...]
Rashad Evans leaves Jackson’s MMA for good
What initially seemed to be an innocent comment from Jon Jones a few weeks ago in relation to a future fight against Rashad Evans has since spiraled into a situation resulting in Evans’ decision to leave Jackson’s MMA, his professional home for the last five years, while also blaming the irreparable rift on long-time head coach Greg Jackson. The former light heavyweight champion took to Twitter... [Read More...]
The After Party – “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones”
March 19, 2011 will go down in history the day “SuperBones” was born and filmed. “SuperBones” put a criminal on his back faster than women when The Situation lifts his shirt and then beat a man to the point that even Snooki wouldn’t go near him. Sandwiched between the work of “SuperBones” was a “California Kid” making a successful trip to the east coast, the light Miller letting... [Read More...]
MMA on TV
Welcome to “MMA on TV”, Five Ounces of Pain’s weekly update on the upcoming MMA-broadcast schedule. Miss the latest episode of “MMA Live” or “UFC Unleashed”? Wondering when Strikeforce or HDNet are airing a replay of their latest offering or interested in finding out where to tune into live shows occurring over the next seven days? March 21 – March 27 All Times Eastern Monday (3/21) MMA:30... [Read More...]
Joe Warren aiming to become Bellator’s first double-divisional champion
If the next six months unfold as Joe Warren expects he will have a Bellator championship slung over both of his shoulders. Already set to put his featherweight title on the line against the eventual winner of this season’s divisional tournament in a few months, Warren took to the broadcast booth at Bellator 37 and announced his intention to compete at 135 pounds when the company returns for Season... [Read More...]
Lack of submissions lead to dual knockout bonuses at UFC 128
The men competing Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey as part of “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” took the region’s infamous association with “fist-pumping” to a new level inside the Octagon at the event with five flattenings dished out on the card including those to a handful of fighters who had never previously fallen in a similar manner. As a result and likely assisted in part by the... [Read More...]
“UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” Live Results
The UFC is back in New Jersey with one of the most intriguing title fights in some time headlining a stacked card from top to bottom. As always, 5OZofPain.com will provide compete results as well as live coverage of all the televised fights. The action is set to begin at 7PM EST with three preliminary fights taking place. At 8PM EST, head over to Facebook.com/UFC to view two live preliminary fights.... [Read More...]
Bellator 37 Live Results
Bellator Fighting Championships is doing their part tonight in treating MMA fans to a block of action with Bellator 37 and a special start-time of 7:00 PM EST in order to allow enthusiasts to catch live results from the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament before flipping over to take in UFC 128‘s offerings upon its conclusion. As always, Five Ounces of Pain will be here throughout to bring... [Read More...]
Sense of something to prove permeates Season 4 featherweight field
The eight prodigious 145-pounders preparing to step into the Bellator ring later this evening with hopes of advancing towards a crack at champ Joe Warren and a $100,000 paycheck all come from a variety of backgrounds with a multitude of disciplines at their respective cores. Those differences will be put to the test tonight on MTV2 and, according to recent comments from the group, are in essence motivating... [Read More...]
Jeff Monson takes on Tony Lopez in April at Fight Time event
When fans think of heavyweight Jeff Monson it’s likely they associate him with either his inked-up appearance or a 2006 run in the UFC ultimately culminating in a failed, forgettable title-shot against Tim Sylvia. However, since his stint in the Octagon Monson has gone 17-5 in various promotions including victories over a number of respectable opponents like Sergei Kharitonov, Ricco Rodriguez, and... [Read More...]
Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament field gets official nod as all on target at weigh-ins
Building on the buzz created by the opening rounds of Bellator Season 4‘s welterweight and lightweight tournaments, the eight featherweights competing for a shot at Joe Warren‘s title and a six-figure payday are stepped on the scale in Concho, Oklahoma with all avoiding an embarrassing stumble as was the case last week when 155-pound participant Ferrid Kheder refused to weigh-in based on... [Read More...]
“UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” set to go as all fighters make weight
On the eve of one of the most-anticipated main events in recent UFC history the twenty-four fighters set to face off at “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” took the next step towards a title earlier today or, in the case of headliners Jon Jones and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, actually competing for the honor of hoisting one up towards the heavens after procuring victory in the Octagon, as... [Read More...]
Dana White still views Rashad Evans as top contender in 205-pound division
Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans’ decision to wait for a title-shot may end up paying off after all despite having spent almost a year on the sidelines due to injuries suffered on his part as well as that of the UFC’s current champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. According to the UFC‘s head honcho, Dana White, Evans will indeed get his chance at reclaiming the division’s gold if... [Read More...]
Rich Attonito vs. Matt Brown moved to UFC Live 4
A bout between TUF alumni Rich Attonito and Matt Brown has been pushed back a few weeks from June 4’s Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale and will now take place when the company returns to Versus for UFC Live 4. Though no official date is announced it is expected the event will take place June 26 in Milwaukee and also features heavyweight kickboxers Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo mixing it up in main card action. The... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones”
It’s March Madness but not because the NCAA Tournament is going on. It’s March madness because last week Zuffa put a stranglehold on MMA and this week UFC gives us a stacked line up. The main event features one of the most intriguing UFC Light Heavyweight Title fights since the last intriguing UFC Light Heavyweight title fight, the co-main event features the face of a company that UFC recently... [Read More...]
The Lightweight Logjam
I keep looking the list over and it still makes no sense. I’m staring at these fights that have been booked for upcoming UFC shows, and I can’t make any sense of them. I’m one of the biggest fans of UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, but I’m struggling to figure out his actions regarding the lightweight division in the last six months. There are outside factors of course. Things have been jammed up... [Read More...]
UFC 132 taking shape with announcement of Penn vs. Fitch II, Sotiropoulos vs. Dunham, and more
True to form the UFC looks to again be providing fans with a talent-laden line-up for their annual Fourth of July Weekend event as the promotion has announced a trio of tilts scheduled for UFC 132 including a highly-anticipated rematch between B.J. Penn (16-7-2) and Jon Fitch (23-3-1). Also scheduled for the July 2 show, respected lightweights George Sotiropoulos (14-3) and Evan Dunham (11-2) will... [Read More...]
