Rashad Evans stops Tito Ortiz in second round via TKO to earn title-shot
The Octagon made its way to the City of Brotherly Love and while Rocky Balbao might not have been in the main event, a real life Rocky headlined against the man that beat up Clubber Lang. Coming live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it’s “UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz”. UFC 133 was headlined by former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans taking out another... [Read More...]
Flyweight McCall soars, former champs Soto and Marshall fall at Tachi Palace Fights 10
While the UFC is planning to feature flyweights at some point in the immediate future, California’s Tachi Palace Fights promotion offered the public a taste of 125-pound action last night at TPF 10 with Ian McCall snapping opponent Darrell Montague’s four-fight winning streak to take home the organization’s divisional title. McCall, who himself has now won a quartet of consecutive clashes after... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem says Scott Coker promised him October date for Grand Prix
With the term “Golden Gate” referring to more than a historic bridge in San Francisco over the past week, it was only a matter of time before the publc heard from the man whose release from Strikeforce kicked off Zuffa’s professional separation from Holland’s Golden Glory gym – Alistair Overeem. The former Strikeforce heavyweight champ sat down with HDNet’s “Inside MMA” where he discussed... [Read More...]
Luis Ramos steps in for Swick at UFC 134 to face Erick Silva
It looks like UFC 134 will feature a second all-Brazilian affair as the result of welterweight Mike Swick’s recent removal from the card for health-related reasons. Scheduled to face Erick Silva at the event, Swick tore his ACL/MCL in training this week and apparently opened a spot for Nova Uniao product Luis Ramos in doing so. The fight also pits representatives of rival promotions, Jungle Fights... [Read More...]
DREAM 17 closer to finalization with announcement of Grand Prix pairings
The first leg of one fighter’s journey towards being crowned DREAM’s next bantamweight champion starts on September 24 when eight 135ers from around the world meet in Japan at DREAM 17. The promotion officially announced the event’s quarterfinal round earlier today including a field featuring two potential frontrunner’s facing off in the form of WEC/UFC veteran Antonio Banuelos against recent... [Read More...]
Intense staredown highlights UFC 133 weigh-ins
After a build that had UFC matchmaker Joe Silva burning the midnight oil to find replacements it appears UFC 133 will finally unfold as scheduled with only a day left for the injury bug to bite. Set for the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the event is headlined by former light heavyweight champs Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans reliving their rivalry from 2007 in the main event with contendership implications... [Read More...]
Undefeated welterweight David Rickels signs with Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships added another submission savvy scrapper to their roster today with the signing of David Rickels, an 8-0 welterweight out of Kansas who already has a pair of wins under the promotion’s banner. News of Rickels’ signing was announced through an official press release where CEO Bjorn Rebney explained, “David made a strong impression on us during our fourth season,... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz” Main Event
It’s been an interesting summer for the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia Flyers blew up their team and added new pieces, the Philadelphia Eagles put together a NFL “dream team,” and the Philadelphia Phillies are currently the best team in baseball. Now the biggest event of the summer comes to town. I’m of course talking about Taylor Swift and her “Speak Now Tour.” There’s also... [Read More...]
UFC strikes two year deal with FOX Sports Latin America
¡Todo el mundo celebran! (Everyone celebrate!). The worlds premiere MMA organization continues to branch out in the Latin America markets. Today, UFC announced that they have reached a two-year deal with FOX Sports Latin America, starting with this Saturday’s “UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz” event. The UFC sent out a press release to celebrate the deal. The deal gives FOX Sports the rights... [Read More...]
Mike Swick scrapped from UFC 134 after suffering serious knee injury in training
These days it seems the only break Mike Swick can catch is the kind involving bones. While the 32-year old Ultimate Fighter alumnus hasn’t actually fractured anything to speak of, a series of health-related issues have plagued him over the past few years leading to a single showing since 2009 and eighteen month hiatus from the Octagon. The involuntary vacation from his vocation will now get a little... [Read More...]
Joe Stevenson becomes latest TUF winner cut by the UFC
After losing four fights in a row, Ultimate Fighter Season 2 winner Joe Stevenson has been released by the UFC, closing a chapter of his life spanning nearly six years, involving three different weight-classes, and featuring a one title-shot. Stevenson’s newly acquired “free agent” status was first reported by MMAFighting. The 29-year old rose to championship contention with a series of consecutive... [Read More...]
MFC signs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, will fight Ryan Jimmo at MFC 31
Canadian organization Maximum Fighting Championship continues to make moves in the MMA world. Always looking to add talent to their roster, MFC has confirmed the signing of explosive light heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. He will make his MFC debut at MFC 31, facing Ryan Jimmo in the main event for the MFC light heavyweight title. MFC sent out a press release to announce the signing. Once thought... [Read More...]
Strikeforce severs ties with Fedor Emelianenko
“The Last Emperor” will need to find a new home to try and reclaim his throne. UFC president Dana White stated today that Strikeforce has released former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko from his contract, which had one fight remaining on it, following his third straight loss in the organization. As FiveOuncesOfPain.com reported weeks ago, the loser of this past weekend’s... [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… Gina Carano Ready to Work Her Way Back Into the Ring (FightLine.com) When It Comes to Knocking People Out, from Now on Anderson Silva Will “Just Do It” (FightLinker.com) Marloes Coenen Discusses Her Shocking Release... [Read More...]
UFC 133 Press Conference Highlights
The hottest rivalry since Pat’s vs. Geno’s cheesesteaks hits Philadelphia this weekend with UFC 133 featuring a headlining bout between consummate trash-talkers Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. Before two former light heavyweight champs battle in the Octagon on Saturday night they faced off at a pre-event press conference earlier today. Also on hand at the presser were fellow featured fighters... [Read More...]
Fightbook – UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Edition
After the whelming reaction to this feature’s debut last week I decided to take another peek at the Facebook updates of your favorite fighters. This week we’re looking around for the latest thoughts from the fighters of this weekend’s UFC 133 event, I guess. It’s been tough to get any real excitement going even if this is the first UFC event in four weeks but obviously the fighters involved... [Read More...]
(EXCLUSIVE) Jorge Rivera: “I don’t put pressure on myself to knock a guy out – I just do what I do and the knockout will come.”
Whether you were a MMA fan before the sport showed up on Spike TV or became one shortly after Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar opened the world’s eyes, chances are you’ve been entertained by Jorge Rivera on numerous occasions. Never known for a boring fight or backing down from a challenge, the Massachusetts native has put together an impressive resume over the past decade en route to a 19-8... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz” Undercard
The UFC 133 undercard won’t light the world on fire, especially with the loss of former champion Rich Franklin and Brazilian star Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. There are still some important fights taking place starting at 9PM EST on Saturday night though. Another former champion tries to remain relevant while a Japanese superstar tries to remain employed. Two men with over 100 combined fights square... [Read More...]
UFC heads to Toronto in December after historic visit earlier this year
After shattering North American attendance records in April with UFC 129 it was only a matter of time before the UFC booked a trip back to Toronto. However, little did fans realize at the time the promotion’s follow-up festivities would occur less than a year from Georges St. Pierre’s successful title-defense against Jake Shields. According to a report on ESPN citing Zuffa executive Lorenzo Fertitta,... [Read More...]
Marloes Coenen and other Golden Glory fighters cut from Zuffa payroll
The fallout from Alistair Overeem’s recent refusal to fight in September and release from Strikeforce shortly thereafter appears to have claimed a trio of new victims including a recent title-holder, a Grand Prix alternate, and even a fighter who calls the UFC home coming off a “Fight of the Night” performance. According to the head coach at Overeem’s place of pugilistic preparation,... [Read More...]
