UFC 135 Breakdown: The Undercard
The UFC hasn’t enjoyed the smoothest of years when it comes to PPV’s thus far. Multiple injuries to some key figures led to fights falling apart at an alarming rate, and the PPV buy-rates have suffered as a result. Despite the successes of UFC 126 – headlined by Anderson Silva against Vitor Belfort – and UFC 129, which marked the company’s first venture to Toronto, fan interest has been... [Read More...]
Pick Em Showdown – UFC 135: 5OZ vs. Fightlinker
The time is almost upon us. This weekend is the big UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage event, which has extra meaning to me as I have a bet with the folks at Fightlinker. Now I haven’t done too well in bets dating back over a year now. If you follow me on twitter (and why wouldn’t you?) then you’ll know that I’ve lost a record number of bets that have forced me to take pictures of myself... [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… Dana White Confirms Rashad Evans is Still Next in Line for Title-Shot (MMATraining.com) “Rampage” Being “Rampage” (CagePotato.com) Kids in a Cage – What Could Go Wrong? (MMAMania.com) Drama Between... [Read More...]
MFC’s Mark Pavelich: “You actually think GSP is the one that made (MMA in Canada) big?”
The great country of Canada has played host to the Maximum Fighting Championship for more than a decade and has watched the promotion grow from its humble beginnings to a regular staple on HDNet’s regular cycle of live MMA programming. The company’s next show, MFC 31, comes on October 7 and boasts two particularly interesting pairings at the top of the card with undefeated finisher Dhiego Lima... [Read More...]
My Plea To Jon Jones: Be Ali
Mike Goldberg loves to use the terms “classy and humble” when describing fighters. One fighter he believes to be the classiest and humblest of them all is Jon Jones. I guess because Jones is only 24-years old and he thanks God every time he wins, that makes him, “a classy and humble young man.” Maybe Goldberg is just confusing Jones with Tim Tebow, since they’re both a little awkward with... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva takes spot of injured Vitor Belfort at UFC 139
When the UFC recently announced Cung Le would make his Octagon debut on November 19 at UFC 139 against Vitor Belfort, the salivary glands of most fans immediately started working overtime at the thought of how things would unfold given their arsenal of stand-up weaponry. Unfortunately, according to Belfort as well as his bosses at Zuffa, “The Phenom” has been forced to withdraw from the bout due... [Read More...]
Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Live Blog
The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 makes its long anticipated debut in less than an hour and, like many of you, Five Ounces of Pain will be glued to the set as the landmark reality series counts down to a season finale featuring coaches Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller taking to the Octagon as well as the crowning of both a bantamweight and featherweight TUF champ. Also notable is the fact... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 9/21/2011
How do you see the UFC handling the light heavyweight contendership with Dan Henderson‘s recent return to the promotion? Will UFC 135 be Matt Hughes‘ final appearance in the Octagon? How many rounds do you see this weekend’s title-fight between Jon Jones and Quinton Jackson lasting? Was Jake Shields‘ loss to Jake Ellenberger at UFN 25 a byproduct of his father’s recent... [Read More...]
UFC 135 Real Time Press Conference Highlights
With each passing step in the final march towards this weekend’s UFC 135 event it seems things between light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and former title-holder Quinton Jackson have progressively deteriorated with a number of personal jabs made thus far in conference calls, interviews, and even online through Twitter. Their heated rivalry was at full boil this afternoon when the two 205ers met... [Read More...]
Gegard Mousasi mixing it up with Ovince St. Preux at December Strikeforce event
It looks like streaking light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux has finally gotten called up to the majors after winning five consecutive fights under the Strikeforce banner including a pair of opening round finishes. According to Strikeforce’s Twitter account, OSP is scheduled to scrap with former 205-pound champion Gegard Mousasi on December 17 at an event already headlined by lightweight title-holder... [Read More...]
Kenny Florian: “I think I do everything well.”
Kenny Florian is one of the many faces who helped the UFC reached the level that it’s at today. While most fans and pundits credit Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar 1 or the trio of Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Randy Couture, rarely do they mention Florian, who competed on The Ultimate Fighter 1 and made it to the finals, has fought in multiple weight classes, has fought for the lightweight title... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung added to UFC 140
Mark Hominick is returning to Toronto and he’s looking to protect his home country from a zombie attack. A “Korean Zombie” that is. The most recent challenger to the UFC featherweight title, Hominick has agreed to face Chan Sung Jung at UFC 140 in December in a bout that is sure to contend for “Fight of the Night” honors. The bout has been confirmed by the UFC. One of... [Read More...]
UFC on FOX Real Time Press Conference Highlights
Though the bout may not have the spice of a personal rivalry, this November’s upcoming title-fight between champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos should result in a red-hot rumble between the two talented heavyweights. Making matters even more explosive is the fact the bout will take place at UFC on FOX, the organization’s debut on network television, and will be broadcast... [Read More...]
Eddie Alvarez out of October title-defense against Michael Chandler
One of the many “treats” lined up for MMA fans in October has turned into a “trick”, as Bellator lightweight title-holder Eddie Alvarez will no longer be able to fight at Bellator 54 as originally planned against Season 4 tournament winner Michael Chandler. The disappointing news was revealed earlier today through a press release where Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney commented, “Alvarez has a huge... [Read More...]
Set Your DVR, There Is Plenty of MMA This Weekend
Every week I post the MMA on TV schedule and every Sunday when I’m putting it together, I’m always a little shocked at how many live events are taking place during the week. Most of the time I know when there is a major event taking place, but this was an eye-opening week as I learned that there are five live events taking place this weekend. Two shows on Friday night, one on Saturday morning,... [Read More...]
Five Ounces of Podcast: Episode 1
After debuting the Sixth Ounce Podcast last week, Five Ounces of Pain rolls out another new podcast this week, as Five Ounces of Podcast debuts with Jeremy Lambert and Samer Kadi. We may start and the end the show chatting about Leighton Meester, but in between in a whole lot of MMA talk. First we review UFC Fight Night 25 from this past weekend and then we get into the meat of the show, which is... [Read More...]
Dan Henderson back in the UFC, faces “Shogun” Rua at UFC 139
The top MMA organization in the world continues to pluck Strikeforce champions like they’re feathers from a bird. First it was Nick Diaz, then two weeks ago it was Alistair Overeem, and today it’s Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson. Ready to welcome him back to the octagon is one of the most exciting light heavyweights in the world, former UFC 205 lb champion Mauricio... [Read More...]
Gil Martinez: “Mike Chandler is going to really test Eddie Alvarez…”
Mike Chandler came out of nowhere earlier this year to win the Bellator season four lightweight tournament. The tournament featured well-respected Patricky Freire, veteran Rob McCullough, highly-touted Marcin Held, and Bellator stand-out Toby Imada among others. In the end though, it was Chandler who stood tall by taking out Held, Lloyd Woodard, and Freire. By defeating those three men and winning... [Read More...]
UFC 135 Real Time Conference Call Highlights
With New Orleans in the rear-view mirror, the MMA community’s attention has now turned to this weekend’s dance in Denver at UFC 135 between light heavyweight title-holder Jon Jones and former champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. After throwing a number of verbal jabs at each other during an interview on the UFN 25 broadcast, and before dishing out the physical kind Saturday night, the two talented... [Read More...]
DREAM 17 lineup set for this weekend’s event
If hardcore fans thought the last few weekends provided a hearty serving of Mixed Martial Arts action, they better loosen their belts Friday and Saturday night given the plethora of options coming their way from the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and DREAM. The Japanese promotion has now announced the official card for DREAM 17, a show airing live on HDNet at 3:00 AM EST Saturday morning, and it definitely... [Read More...]
