Champions retain titles at action-packed UFC 136
For the fourth consecutive week the UFC delivered a live event including a quartet of title-fights among the bunch of bouts. With Dominick Cruz and Jon Jones having already successfully defended their UFC gold, lightweight king Frank Edgar and featherweight phenom Jose Aldo joined them in the winners’ circle this evening after taking out Gray Maynard and Kenny Florian standing in their way respectively. In... [Read More...]
Saunders, Lima emerge as Bellator Season 5 welterweight finalists
Oklahoma and Texas battled today on the football field and they battle again tonight in the cage. While most eyes were focused on the action going on in Houston with UFC 136, there is a pretty significant event going on in the land of Sooners too. Coming to us live from the Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino in Miami, Oklahoma it was Bellator 53. Bellator 53 was headlined by the two welterweight semifinal... [Read More...]
From Pucks to Punches
The puck dropped on the NHL season this past Thursday and I hear that there is some big MMA event this weekend in Texas called UFC 136. While I usually never miss out of a big UFC event, I have to make a slight exception this weekend when the Colorado Avalanche open their season against the Detroit Red Wings. Luckily I have two TVs in my room, so I’ll be able to catch all the action in the cage and... [Read More...]
Frankie Edgar is looking for an answer against Gray Maynard tonight
Frankie Edgar’s nickname is “The Answer,” and Saturday night against Gray Maynard, he hopes to have just that when his war with “The Bully” is over. Edgar and Maynard fought to a draw this past January, leaving no one feeling happy about the result. Now, after having a match postponed due to injuries suffered by both men, they prepare to enter the Octagon to square off in the main event of... [Read More...]
UFC 136 Breakdown: The Main Event
Rivalries. Perhaps the most compelling element of any sport. Whether it’s the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celitics, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier or Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, true sporting rivalries have a way of triggering a unique sense of passion and enthusiasm among the masses. This Saturday’s main... [Read More...]
“MFC 31: The Rundown” Live Results
It’s the start of hockey season this weekend and Thanksgiving in Canada on Monday, but tonight MMA takes center stage. Coming to us live from Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada it’s MFC 31. As always, Five Ounces of Pain will provide live results including a more-detailed recap of all the televised action. The event starts at 10PM EST on HDNet. MFC 31... [Read More...]
Role Reversal: Jon Jones says Rashad Evans is ducking him
Rashad Evans didn’t want to wait around this past summer for Jon Jones’ hand injury to heal, so Evans remained in the main event slot for UFC 133 where he went on to defeat Tito Ortiz. Jones, however, saw another specialist who revealed he could fight through the injury, and subsequently signed to face Quinton “Rampage” Jackson who he ultimately beat by way of submission. To Evans, the entire... [Read More...]
UFC 136 gets greenlight after all fighters make weight
The UFC has saddled up and moseyed on down to Houston this weekend and, true to the State’s motto, when it comes to the magnitude of the card everything is bigger in Texas! Featuring a pair of title-fights at the top of the card (Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard for lightweight gold, Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian for the featherweight belt), two bouts with major implications on the contendership front... [Read More...]
Frank Edgar says Draw felt like a loss
After months of hard work and dedication preparing for an opponent, win or lose a fighter typically comes away with some sense of relief knowing he’s done his best regardless of outcome and can move on to the next opponent. However, when a Draw comes into play a bitter aftertaste is often left without the same sort of closure a definitive outcome brings. Such was the case with UFC lightweight champ... [Read More...]
The Sixth Ounce Podcast: Episode 4
The Sixth Ounce Podcast returns with Brendhan Conlan, Samer Kadi, and Jeremy Lambert discussing Dana White‘s recent comments about the MMA media and how the UFC President doesn’t really have a soapbox to stand on. Plus find out why Lambert hates Top 10 lists, why Conlan hates Anthony Pettis vs. Jeremy Stephens being on the Spike TV card, and why Kadi is the best at what he does. Plus we... [Read More...]
UFC 136 Breakdown: The Co-Main Event
It is quite amazing to think that the MMA world first familiarized with Kenny Florian when he was a chubby middleweight contestant on the first ever season of The Ultimate Fighter. Since then, Florian dropped to the much more suited lightweight division, where he immediately became one of the best and most consistent fighters in his weight class. Unfortunately for “Ken-Flo”, part of his... [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. This week we’ve offered up a double-dose of MMA-related goodness based on all the excellent material out there to choose from. Enjoy… Jeremy Stephens’ Latest Video Blog Before Facing Anthony Pettis at UFC 136 (LowKick.com) Mark... [Read More...]
Kenny Florian doesn’t care where people rank Jose Aldo
Kenny Florian has been training to win a UFC title for the better part of his MMA career. Saturday night, Florian gets his third shot at accomplishing that dream when he meets Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight crown at UFC 136. “Ken Flo” has lost twice in his quest to claim the UFC lightweight title, falling to Sean Sherk and B.J. Penn. Those defeats, along with a loss to Gray Maynard... [Read More...]
Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida set to headline UFC 140
Dynamic light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will look to continue his already incredible run in Mixed Martial Arts this December 10 when the UFC stops in Toronto with Lyoto Machida, not Rashad Evans, standing in his way of getting a step closer to doing the unthinkable and cleaning out the organization’s 205-pound division. News of the match-up was revealed today by Dana White after the UFC President... [Read More...]
UFC 136 Breakdown: The Undercard
If there were ever any lingering doubts as to the importance of marquee superstars in the sport of MMA, this Saturday’s UFC 136 will serve as a useful — but perhaps unfortunate — reminder. On the whole, this card is light-years superior to its PPV predecessor, UFC 135. And yet, despite two championship bouts complimented by a stellar undercard, this weekend’s event isn’t... [Read More...]
Dana White still open to possibility of rematch between Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson
Long before Chael Sonnen nearly shocked the world by using his high-level grappling effectively enough to neutralize the explosive talents of Anderson Silva, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Dan Henderson had similar success in the opening round of their title-fight at UFC 82 before falling in the following frame by way of submission. When Henderson recently re-signed with the UFC talk immediately... [Read More...]
Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Live Blog
Last week on The Ultimate Fighter 14; coaches Jason Miller and Michael Bisping picked their teams of featherweights and bantamweights, the fighters moved into the famous TUF house, and we had our first fight of the season. In that bout, Bryan Caraway submitted Marcus Brimage in the second round to become the first fighter to move on in the tournament. Rather than a simple recap, throughout the festivities,... [Read More...]
[UPDATE] Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans could headline UFC 140 in December
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The UFC brass is looking to strengthen their return to Canada in December by adding a title fight to headline the show. Not just any title fight though. The company is hoping that the highly-anticipated light heavyweight title showdown between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans will headline UFC 140. Whether or not the fight will take place in December hinders on the health of the two combatants. News of the... [Read More...]
Chael Sonnen ready to get back to business at UFC 136
Despite not fighting since 2010, Chael Sonnen has kept his name in the MMA spotlight by doing countless interviews, appearing on several talk shows, and continuing to call out fighters such as UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, as well as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Vitor Belfort. Saturday night, Sonnen steps inside the Octagon at UFC 136 to face a man he has plenty of respect for in Brian Stann,... [Read More...]
UFC 136 Real Time Press Conference Highlights
The UFC has saddled up and moseyed on down to the Lone Star State once again, this time stopping in Houston for an event featuring dual title-fights and a number of match-ups between ranked/respected Mixed Martial Artists. Headlined by lightweight Frank Edgar’s second consecutive title-defense against Gray Maynard with a co-main event between phenomenal 145-pound champion Jose Aldo taking on Kenny... [Read More...]
