The Diaz Dilemma: MMA Isn’t a Beauty Pageant
Bellator Season 5 kicks off tonight with the start of their wide-open welterweight tournament. Strikeforce has a stacked card, top to bottom, and the continuation of the heavyweight grand prix set to go down tonight. UFC 137 is a month and a half away. Guess which event stole the headlines this past week… On Wednesday, Dana White announced that Nick Diaz was out of his UFC welterweight title... [Read More...]
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira added to UFC 140
Light heavyweight icon Tito Ortiz will fight for the third time in less than six months this December 10 when he faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 140 in Toronto. Ortiz is coming off an August loss to Rashad Evans on short notice after tapping out Ryan Bader a month earlier at UFC 132. The late night nugget of information was announced through the UFC’s website. Comparably, Nogueira hasn’t... [Read More...]
Pick Em Showdown – “UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage”
Being under the Rebellion Media umbrella brings us a lot of opportunities here at Five Ounces of Pain. One opportunity that has come along is a “Pick Em Showdown” between us and the fine folks over at Fightlinker.com. The showdown is set to go down on September 24 when the fighters on UFC 135 are going to throw down. Fightlinker laid down the challenge a couple of weeks ago, and as the... [Read More...]
Lima misses weight, the rest of the field on point for Bellator 49
It’s tournament time once again in the Bellator FC world with the debut event of Season 5 – Bellator 49! Kicking things off, eight welterweights will take to the cage tomorrow night on MTV2 (HD on EPIX) in hopes of advancing to the next round and coming one step closer to their an end-goal of a $100,000 paycheck and crack at the divisional championship. Every fighter in the Season 5 welterweight... [Read More...]
Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinals set as all fighters make weight
They may have lost their heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem to the UFC but Strikeforce certainly still has a heavyweight division, a fact being put on display this weekend with the semifinal round of the promotion’s ongoing World Grand Prix. With Josh Barnett vs. Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio Silva vs. Daniel Cormier the show is a solid one made rock-hard by other intriguing bouts taking place... [Read More...]
Bam vs. Wild: Maximo and Mud Sliding
Pat Healy here, your friendly neighborhood Strikeforce lightweight. This is my first of what should be many blogs here at 5 OZ where I’ll give you all some insight on my life both a fighter and a lover of nature. As you probably know, I’m fighting Maximo Blanco tomorrow night on the Strikeforce Grand Prix card so I’m already on the ground in Cincinnati. It’s actually a pretty loose week though,... [Read More...]
Dennis Hallman vs. John Makdessi targeted for UFC 140
Undefeated Canadian lightweight John Makdessi will apparently dip his toes in the deeper end of the talent pool for his next fight after it was recently revealed he will face 50-14-2 Dennis Hallman at UFC 140 on December 10 in Toronto. Hallman, whose choice of ring attire last month at UFC 133 was reminiscent of something a person might actually wear to go swimming, announced his decision to drop down... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix” Semifinals
The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix continues this weekend. It was a tournament that started out with plenty of fanfare and intrigue, but has taken a hit thanks to the loss of the greatest heavyweight ever, an extremely lackluster fight between the first round headliner, and the prompt removal of the heavyweight champion despite winning his first round fight. To make matters worse, it was announced... [Read More...]
UFC 137 switcharoo complete as Nick Diaz fills vacancy against B.J. Penn
MMA has always been an “anything can happen” sport coated in “never say never”, a fact given credence Thursday night when UFC President Dana White announced Nick Diaz would face B.J. Penn at UFC 137 a day after Diaz was pulled from the main event against Georges St. Pierre based on his failure to follow through on a few media commitments. “This is crazy but here we go again! You wanted it... [Read More...]
BAMMA 7 to stream live on Facebook
Following the lead of the top organization in MMA, The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) is using social media to their advantage. Today BAMMA announced that this weekends BAMMA 7 preliminary card will stream live on Facebook.com/BAMMAUK, while the main card will be streamed to all viewers outside of the UK and Canada. The preliminary card kicks off locally at 7:15pm (2:15pm EST) and... [Read More...]
Nam Phan gets second shot at Leonard Garcia at UFC 136
It appears Ultimate Fighter 12 alumnus Nam Phan will finally receive an opportunity to right the wrong that occurred December 4, 2010 when Leonard Garcia was awarded a controversial Split Decision win even though the overwhelming opinion from viewers, including Dana White, was that Phan had deserved the victory. In fact, White felt so strongly he paid Phan a win bonus for the performance. According... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz comments on removal from UFC 137 main event
Former Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz finally spoke out regarding his current situation, labeling it as “ridiculous”. No, he wasn’t referring to the behavior costing him a title-shot in the UFC as being absurd but rather the organization’s decision to yank him out of a scheduled bout with Georges St. Pierre in late October at UFC 137 because of it. Diaz’s comments came in a video... [Read More...]
The Walk Out – “Strikeforce: Heavyweight GP Semifinals” Undercard
7It’s the first major Strikeforce event in over a month and company has stacked the card with plenty of big name fighters. The undercard features one of the most explosive lightweights making his US debut against a veteran lightweight with a very deceiving record. Also on the card is the best Gracie to come along in years taking on a former light heavyweight champion. Plus a middleweight title fight,... [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… Carlos Condit Honored to Get Spot Against GSP (Fightline.com) Quinton Jackson Doesn’t Think Jon Jones Can “Bust a Grape” (LowKick.com) Cesar Gracie Thinks Nick Diaz Acted like a Kid (MMAMania.com) “King Mo”... [Read More...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir rematch at UFC 140
It’s been a week full of heavyweight fight announcements and UFC continues that trend today, announcing that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir will meet for a second time at UFC 140 in December. The two first met at UFC 92 in 2008. In that bout, Mir became the first fighter ever to finish Nogueira, although “Big Nog” entered the octagon with a severe staph infection that night.... [Read More...]
UFC 137 Press Conference Highlights
The road to one of the biggest fights of the year kicks off today in Las Vegas as UFC is holding a press conference to build UFC 137: St. Pierre vs. Diaz. UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, and UFC president Dana White are schedule to attend and field questions. Five Ounces of Pain will provide live updates from the press conference, including... [Read More...]
(EXCLUSIVE) Sergio Pettis: “I want to make a highlight reel out of this guy.”
There is no question Sergio “Phenom” Pettis is a one-of-a-kind talent. However, as unique as his ascension to becoming one of MMA’s most intriguing prospects is, Pettis remains relatable on every level to most people outside of his intense dedication to training in hopes of meeting, if not surpassing, the standard set by his big brother, UFC lightweight star Anthony Pettis. The younger Pettis,... [Read More...]
Fedor Emelianenko returns November 12 against Jeff Monson
In the first nine years of his career Fedor Emelianenko racked up 31 wins and emerged as the man many felt was the best heavyweight to have ever graced the sport. In the last two years, Emelianenko hasn’t had his hand raised a single time while tripling his total number of losses over the period and is now viewed as a shell of his former self, even a fraud. “The Last Emperor” will attempt to... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 9/7/11
How far do you see Yoshihiro Akiyama going in the welterweight division? Will Daniel Cormier pull off the upset this weekend by beating Antonio Silva? Do you want to see a rematch between Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? Would Hector Lombard be more than a mid-tier middleweight in the UFC? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! Welcome to Grappling with Issues, our site’s regular... [Read More...]
Ross Pearson looking to drop to featherweight following UFC 134 loss
Following a loss at UFC 134, Ross Pearson is considering dropping down to featherweight in order to get his UFC career back on track. “The Real Deal” took to Twitter to inform his fans that, “I will do a test run an keep u all posted on how I do at making 145lbs need to sit down speak to UFC & coaches see what they think.” Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight tournament,... [Read More...]
