“UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin” Live Results
It’s the third UFC event in as many weeks and this week the octagon visits the Great White North and the home of hockey, Vancouver, Canada for a night of MMA action. Live from the Rogers Arena, it’s UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin. As always, FiveOuncesOfPain.com will provide full results along with a round by round recap of all the live televised action. Once again, UFC is giving fans a... [Read More...]
Jonathan Brookins draws Erik Koch this September in New Orleans
TUF 12 champ Jonathan Brookins will finally follow-up on his season-winning performance when the UFC heads to the Big Easy on September 17 for “Battle on the Bayou”. The fight will not only mark Brookins’ return to the ring after defeating Michael Johnson in December at the Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale but his return to the featherweight division as well after a successful run at 145-pounds prior... [Read More...]
Fickett falls to Cobb, Davis outpoints Spratt at “MFC 30: Up Close and Personal”
The UFC wasn’t the only promotion offering up a dose of MMA action in Canada this weekend, as regional favorite Maximum Fighting Championship fired up in Edmonton last night with “MFC 30: Up Close and Personal” and an event featuring colorful 155er Drew Fickett‘s bid to continue his current hot streak, as well as UFC veterans Marcus Davis and Pete Spratt battling it out at welterweight. When... [Read More...]
“UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin” official as all fighters make weight
The UFC is a day away from crowning a new top contender in the heavyweight division as hard-hitting behemoths Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin are set to face off in Vancouver as the main event for this weekend’s UFC 131. In addition to Carwin vs. Dos Santos, the card also features the featherweight debut of Ultimate Fighter original Ken Florian who takes on 16-1 Brazilian Diego Nunes and a... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin”
It’s the third UFC event in as many weeks and this one might be the biggest, against in terms of size. Fight fans in Vancouver might not recognize some of the things they see on Saturday night though as there will be no biting and the stars will actually show up. They’ll likely see plenty of headshots though, but these will lead to victories and not suspensions for the giving party. Now while Carrie... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz vacates Strikeforce title, new champ to be crowned
Following in the footsteps of friend and training partner Jake Shields, welterweight Nick Diaz has opted to relinquish his Strikeforce title for a crack at the belt possessed by UFC divisional king Georges St. Pierre. UFC President Dana White erased lingering speculation on how Diaz’s championship would be handled this week at a press conference related to UFC 131 where he also explained a new Strikeforce... [Read More...]
Five round main events set for all future UFC cards, flyweight division coming
In a move likely to deliver more definitive finishes and a greater aura of importance, the UFC has decided to change course and will now book all future headliners as five round fights rather than three as has been the case in the past. However, any main event match-ups currently signed will still take place under the old structure. Dana White revealed the organization’s decision earlier today during... [Read More...]
MFC 30 main card good to go as co-headliners make weight
The four fighters set for co-headlining action tomorrow night at “MFC 30: Up Close and Personal” all stepped on the scale earlier today with the lot making weight meaning the main card will go on as originally scheduled. Fans can catch MFC 30 live on HDNet starting at 10:00 PM EST. Lightweights Drew Fickett and Brian Cobb each measured in at 155.5 pounds, while UFC veterans Marcus Davis... [Read More...]
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… Ken Florian has Never Felt Better than he Does at 145 (MMAFighting.com) Shane Carwin Guarantees Finish at UFC 131 (BleacherReport.com) Advice from the One and Only Master of Thugjitsu, Yves Edwards (MiddleEasy.com) Eddie Bravo... [Read More...]
Sarah Kaufman vs. Liz Carmouche locked for July 22 Challengers event
Former female welterweight champ Sarah Kaufman appears poised for a return to the Strikeforce cage after an April win outside of the organization with a major obstacle standing in the way of her hopes of reclaiming the divisional belt – Liz Carmouche. Assuming things go as planned the fight will take place on July 22 at Strikeforce Challengers 17 in Las Vegas. News of the likely pairing was first... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 6/8/11
Is Junior Dos Santos more likely to win without a knockout this weekend than Shane Carwin? How far can TUF 13 champ Tony Ferguson go in the UFC? What’s up with Josh Grispi these days? Should Quinton Jackson and Joe Rogan have been punished more severely for their recent actions? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! Welcome to Grappling with Issues, our site’s regular weekly feature... [Read More...]
UFC 131 preliminary pairings made available through Facebook, YouTube
Continuing the recent trend of streaming live prelims, the UFC has announced five undercard fights set for UFC 131 will be made available to the public through both Facebook and YouTube. The move to YouTube is a first for the world’s foremost MMA promotion and takes advantage of the popular website’s recent shift towards offering live broadcasts. Fans can tune in through either outlet starting... [Read More...]
Gina Carano out of June 18 fight due to unspecified medical reasons
The long-awaited return of Gina Carano to the ring has become even longer, as Strikeforce head Scott Coker announced earlier today during a conference call with media that the popular female fighter had not received medical clearance from the athletic commission in Texas and has been removed from the card. However, a report by Sports Illustrated revealed Carano had actually received a thumbs-up from... [Read More...]
“Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” Conference Call Highlights
Strikeforce is less than two weeks away from one of the company’s biggest shows, as the organization is set to stop in Dallas on June 18 in order to complete the opening round of their heavyweight Grand Prix while also offering up a number of notable pairings at “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum”. The the card’s headlining heavyweights – Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum,... [Read More...]
Bellator heading to Ontario in July for Summer Series semis, featherweight title-fight
Bellator Fighting Championships will hold their first international show next month when the organization travels to Rama, Ontario on July 23. The second stop in the company’s scheduled Summer Series, Bellator 47 will feature the semi-finals of their featherweight tournament as well as a title-defense from 145-pound champion Joe Warren. Bellator announced the event earlier today through an official... [Read More...]
Downes, Cope, and Kingsbury top TUF 13 Finale medical suspensions
Though the majority of competitors who took to the Octagon this past Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale escaped the event without serious injury, at least three are looking at an involuntary break from action potentially lasting until early December based on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s list of medical suspensions stemming from the show. According to the NSAC’s official... [Read More...]
Injured Martin Kampmann scratched from UFC Live 4 lineup, replaced by Matt Brown
An undisclosed injury to welterweight Martin Kampmann has resulted in a ripple effect on the UFC’s upcoming show in Pittsburgh with Matt Brown, who had been scheduled to face Rich Attonito in preliminary action at the same event, agreeing to step up and face John Howard in the Dane’s place. The organization announced the change to UFC Live 4 late Monday night through their website where it was... [Read More...]
TUF 13 Finale Salary Information
The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 is in the books with Tony Ferguson emerging as champion after using his impressive stand-up skills to once again stop an opponent with strikes, his latest victim of course being fellow finalist Ramsey Nijem. Both men, as well as their fellow TUF 13 castmates, received a base-salary of $8,000 for their efforts with winners walking away with an additional $8,000 in bonus... [Read More...]
The After Party – The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
The UFC officially wrapped the thirteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter this past Saturday night with the standard season-ending event. It was the shortest season in the shows history, one of the least memorable, and one of the least watched. None of that mattered this past weekend though as the fighters still went out there and performed. And despite the show having very few memory inducing moments,... [Read More...]
Coenen vs. Tate, Gracie vs. Lawal official for July 30 Strikeforce
Though the headlining duo of Dan Henderson and Fedor Emelianenko may merit the bulk of the MMA community’s attention in late July when Strikeforce stops in Chicago, their bout will be far from the only intriguing match-up on the card as the organization announced a pair of fights over the weekend set to take place at the highly anticipated event including one tilt with a title on the line. According... [Read More...]
