Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Live Blog
Last week on The Ultimate Fighter 14, Team Miller extended their win streak to two fights when Johnny Bedford defeated Team Bisping’s Josh Ferguson. Also on the show, the prank war continued between the coaches as Michael Bisping jacked the tires off of Jason Miller’s car and put them in his locker room and Team Miller’s John Dodson revealed injured information to members of Team... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck interested in big fights regardless of the division they come in
Josh Koscheck knows that his chances of fighting for the UFC welterweight title are slim-to-none, at least until current champ Georges St-Pierre is dethroned by someone. As such, Kosheck has his sights set on another prize – “moneyweight” fights. “Kos” defeated Matt Hughes in September with a devastating knockout in his first fight back since suffering a broken orbital... [Read More...]
UFC 140 Real Time Press Conference Highlights
UFC champion Jon Jones has been nothing short of incredible in his three-and-a-half year journey in MMA. Continuing the trend, “Bones” is set for his third title-fight in 2011 when he faces top contender Lyoto Machida in headlining action at UFC 140. The December 10 event also features PRIDE legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looking to avenge a past defeat against Frank Mir, as well twin... [Read More...]
Chad Mendes sets sights on Jose Aldo
Chad Mendes is 11-0 in his career and, if he has anything to say about it, Fight #12 will be against Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title. Mendes is widely considered to be the #1 contender, a spot he solidified in August with a win at UFC 133 over Rani Yahya. After watching Aldo defeat Kenny Florian at UFC 136, Mendes believes he has all the tools to do what Florian and Mark Hominick couldn’t... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 10/12/11
Was Frankie Edgar‘s win over Gray Maynard at UFC 136 the best performance by a UFC champion so far this year? Do Chael Sonnen‘s antics rub you the wrong way? Will Rashad Evans get his elusive title-shot in 2012? What’s next for Kenny Florian? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! Welcome to Grappling with Issues, our site’s regular weekly feature highlighting insight... [Read More...]
UFC releases preview for UFC 137
UFC 136 is freshly behind in the rear view mirror and the largest MMA organization in the world has wasted little time promoting UFC 137, another major event taking place at the end of the month. Company officials released the first promotional video for the event headlined by welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre once again looking to defend his belt against the always dangerous Carlos Condit.... [Read More...]
Kenny Florian to take time off, think about his future
Many feel like Kenny Florian will retire from active competition and slide into the announcing booth as part of the new UFC deal with FOX Networks. However, as of now, Florian is not prepared to make any quick decisions regarding his future. “Everyone is asking what is next for me. The only response I can give right now is that I’m going to take some time. I want to rest, spend some time... [Read More...]
Gilbert Melendez mindful of future in UFC, fight against Jorge Masvidal
Everyone wants to see current Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez in the UFC including top executive Dana White. With the 155-pound division boasting a deep roster of talented fighters, Melendez would be another central point to build around and further solidify the organization as the sport’s elite. For now, though, Melendez remains in Strikeforce, where he has an upcoming title bout... [Read More...]
Lyoto Machida motivated by status as an underdog against Jon Jones
Former UFC light heavyweight title-holder Lyoto Machida is used to being the favorite whenever he steps into the ring. A 17-2 competitor, the Brazilian has beaten a number of apt adversaries and has a unique style often making him nearly impossible to hit cleanly. However, when it comes to his upcoming fight against current champion Jon Jones there’s no doubt the odds will be against “The Dragon”... [Read More...]
Five Ounces of Podcast: Episode 4
Five Ounces of Podcast is back with Jeremy Lambert and Samer Kadi looking back at UFC 136. We’ll talk about all the fights including the awesome performance of Frank Edgar, the less than violent performance of Jose Aldo, the losing performance of Kenny Florian, and the terrible performances of Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. Plus we discuss Chael Sonnen‘s post-fight promo and whether or not... [Read More...]
Wanderlei Silva expecting to knock Cung Le out at UFC 139
Wanderlei Silva has felt the wrath of the knockouts as of late, falling victim to brutal defeats at the hands of – literally – Chris Leben and Quinton Jackson since entering the UFC after a storied career in PRIDE. For “The Axe Murderer,” however, his upcoming bout at UFC 139 with Cung Le presents a great opportunity to right himself and get back on the winning track. Silva... [Read More...]
Thiago Santos replaces injured Mike Hayes in the Bellator heavyweight tournament
The Bellator season 5 heavyweight tournament is undergoing some changes. Mike Hayes, who defeated Season 3 tournament finalist Neil Grove in the opening round, is out of the tournament with a broken orbital bone. His replacement will be Thiago Santos, who is coming off an impressive first round submission victory over Josh Burns this past weekend. Santos will meet Blagoi Ivanov at Bellator 56. Bellator... [Read More...]
Anderson Silva upset with antics of Chael Sonnen
In a sport like Mixed Martial Arts, competitive desire and confidence often collide with the need to market match-ups and as a result the combination creates some level of trash-talking between opponents while building up to an eventual bout. While taking verbal jabs at an adversary may be a common occurrence, UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen has taken the art form to another level with his WWE-style... [Read More...]
Demian Maia discusses warming up alongside Chael Sonnen at UFC 136
Demian Maia knows just how dangerous both Chael Sonnen and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva are inside the Octagon, as the submission specialist owns a victory over Sonnen and a loss against Silva. This past weekend at UFC 136, the submission savvy Brazilian even shared a locker room area with Sonnen. Maia defeated Jorge Santiago, while Sonnen stopped Brian Stann. After his win over Stann,... [Read More...]
The Scorecard – UFC 136
The Scorecard hits the highs and lows of the latest big event offering in MMA. Points are assigned completely at random but stay between ten and negative ten because I hate math. Sports fans in Houston aren’t used to seeing champions. The Astros have been at the bottom of the league for a number of years now and the Texans are always the sexy pick in the pre-season but yet have never gotten over... [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 Showtime, Spike TV, 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? October 10 – October 16 All Times Eastern Monday... [Read More...]
Let It Go: Frankie Edgar Doesn’t Need to Fight at Featherweight
I sincerely hope that Frankie Edgar has done enough to convince you that he’s one of the best lightweight fighters in UFC history. One would think that he’s proven this already. If you ask any fan who the best fighter ever to compete at 155 pounds is, they’ll probably tell you B.J. Penn. Of course, Frankie beat him twice. He’s also beaten a number of guys that have been considered amongst the... [Read More...]
UFC looking to run Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Silva vs. Sonnen 2 could headline
Last night at UFC 136 marked the UFC‘s fifth trip to Texas in the organizations history. The next time they return could be the biggest as UFC President Dana White is hoping to run Cowboy’s Stadium in Dallas, which holds 110,000 seats. “We’ve been talking to (Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones for a while about doing a fight there,” said White at the post-fight press conference.... [Read More...]
Chael Sonnen explains “loser leaves town” challenge of Anderson Silva
The world of professional wrestling was put on notice last night at UFC 136 when middleweight Chael Sonnen stepped up to the stick after submitting Brian Stann in the second round of their bout and cut one of the greatest “promos” in promotional history. Rather than focus on his performance against Stann, Sonnen issued a challenge to middleweight champion Anderson Silva demanding a rematch over... [Read More...]
Frankie Edgar holds on to belt with “Knockout of the Night” performance
Living up to the lofty standards set by their epic bout at UFC 125 was always going to be an uphill battle for Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard. Amazingly, they somehow managed to replicate the drama and excitement that was produced by their January encounter. Once again, Edgar found himself staring defeat in the face in the opening minutes of the fight, as “The Bully” clobbered him with an... [Read More...]
