Diego Brandao, John Dodson exit TUF 14 Finale with bonuses in hand
Last night marked the fulfillment of two dreams after Ultimate Fighter 14 contestants Diego Brandao and John Dodson picked up opening round wins to become the first featherweight/bantamweight TUF champions in UFC history. As it turns out, the evening will also likely go down in their memories as the moment they started paying a lot more attention to money management. In addition to walking away from... [Read More...]
UFC confirms Chael Sonnen vs. Mark Munoz for UFC on FOX 2
It looks like Chael Sonnen was up to his old tricks last week when he said that he had no fight scheduled with Mark Munoz. In a press release sent out by the UFC, the company confirmed that Sonnen vs. Munoz is indeed on and it will be the co-main event of UFC on FOX 2 in January. Originally hoping for another crack at Anderson Silva and the middleweight title following his victory over Brian Stann... [Read More...]
Bisping stops Miller, Brandao and Dodson crowned TUF champions at TUF 14 Finale
The SpikeTV era of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight. After fourteen seasons, the show and the network that helped put the UFC on the map will part ways. Live from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, it’s The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. As always, FiveOuncesOfPain.com will provide full coverage of the event including complete results and a round by round recap of all the live televised action. The... [Read More...]
Trailer surfaces for UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
On December 30 two giants will collide inside the Octagon with their impressive stature being both figurative and literal, as both Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem are accomplished former champions of immense physical proportions. Now the two can be seen facing off in a preview for their headlining clash at UFC 141 where the promotion is quick to point out how large each is, explaining more than 500... [Read More...]
Michael Bisping says Jason Miller is “in for an ass-kicking”
When Michael Bisping meets Jason Miller later tonight inside the Octagon at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale he’ll do motivated by more than the thought of winning. Rather, the 32-year old hasn’t taken too kindly to some of Miller’s antics leading up to the bout and will be looking to take his aggravation out on “Mayhem” once the cage door closes. Bisping spoke about Miller in a... [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… Alistair Overeem Heads Home to Complete Training in Light of Sick Mother (MMAMania.com) Brittney Palmer is Back at UFC 140 (5thRound.com) Ryan Jimmo Talks UFC Signing (MiddleEasy.com) Keith Jardine Facing Luke Rockhold in January... [Read More...]
Reynolds bests Novaes, Esparza halts Herrig at XFC 15
After taking the past couple of weeks off, MMA returns to HDNet tonight with Xtreme Fighting Championships. Coming to us live from the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida it’s XFC 15: Tribute. As always FiveOuncesOfPain.com will provide live coverage including full results and a fight recap of all the televised action. The action kicks off at 9PM EST on HDNet. XFC 15 is headlined by jiu-jitsu... [Read More...]
UPDATED: Michael Bisping misses weight on first try, everyone else on point at TUF 14 Finale weigh-ins
The weekly television show might be over but before The Ultimate Fighter 14 is officially wrapped up, we have to determine a couple of tournament winner. And before the fighters step into the cage tomorrow night to settle things, they must first step on the scale. Tomorrow night’s Finale is headlined by the two coaches doing battle for free as >Jason Miller makes his UFC return against TUF... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 12/2/11
Should Chris Leben have been released after failing another drug test? Who do you see coming away with an Ultimate Fighter Season 14 trophy? Does Michael Bisping deserve a title-shot if he beats Jason Miller? What was your favorite moment of Bellator Season 5? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! Welcome to Grappling with Issues, our site’s regular weekly feature highlighting insight... [Read More...]
Ultimate Fighter Finale 14 Breakdown: Jason Miller vs. Michael Bisping
This Saturday’s TUF 14 Finale marks an end of an era for the UFC. In 2005, Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar tore the house down on Spike TV, and catapulted the UFC into the MMA juggernaut we all know and love. Following a long and eventful partnership, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will finally part ways with the television channel that was instrumental in its success. Concluding their... [Read More...]
Jon Jones believes he’s figured out the key to beating Lyoto Machida
UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is a complete MMA fighter. “Bones” spends just as much time in the gym training as he does outside of it, breaking down his opponent and finding their weakness. In Lyoto Machida, the next challenger to Jones’ reign as UFC 205-pound champion, the Greg Jackson-trained fighter feels like he is understanding what makes “The Dragon” so strong – and so weak... [Read More...]
Five Ounces of Podcast: Episode 10
It’s a special Friday edition of the Five Ounces of Podcast as Brendhan Conlan joins Jeremy Lambert and Samer Kadi to review Bellator 59 and preview The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. We start with a quick wrap up of the season finale of Bellator, which featured an anticlimactic main event to go along with a rather disappointing card mired by early stoppages, bad performances, and questionable judging.... [Read More...]
Evan Dunham vs. Paul Sass scheduled for UFC on Fox 2
The UFC on FOX 2 card is starting to fill up and today Joe Silva added a lightweight clash between submission specialist Paul Sass against the well-rounded Evan Dunham. Both men are looking to get themselves into position for a potential title run in 2012. The bout is expected to take place on the nights preliminary portion of the card. News of the bout was first reported by ESPN.com. Nicknamed “Sassangle”,... [Read More...]
Michael Bisping says loss to Dan Henderson was the best thing to ever happen to him
Not all lessons are easily learned. UFC middleweight Michael Bisping found that to be true a little more than two years ago when matched up against Dan Henderson at UFC 100 where he made the mistake of continuously circling into Henderson’s power, eventually paying the price by getting dropped in one of the most memorable finishes in the organization’s history. However, rather than stay knocked... [Read More...]
UFC 140 Real Time Conference Call Highlights
After a brief break, the UFC PPV machine is back in full force on December 10 with UFC 140, a card highlighted by the presence of dynamic light heavyweight champ Jon Jones who defends his belt against ever-elusive former title-holder Lyoto Machida. Also set for the lineup are three men equally familiar with divisional gold, two of whom fight each other in the form of heavyweights Frank Mir and Antonio... [Read More...]
UFC 140 preliminary fights headed to ION TV
With Spike TV essentially in the UFC‘s rear-view mirror, the preliminary pairings for UFC 140 will air on ION Television next Saturday as the lead-in to the night’s PPV event. UFC 140 is headlined by a title-fight match between current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former divisional king Lyoto Machida. Also in action at the show, Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will square... [Read More...]
The Ultimate Fighter Awards: Spike TV Edition
The Ultimate Fighter is officially over on Spike TV. It started in January 2005, ran for fourteen seasons, and produced a number of fighters still in the UFC. It had a good run, some might say an improbable run, but now the show moves on to another network and will undergo more format changes and that will have people saying, “BRING BACK THE FIGHTER CHALLENGES!” Alright, so maybe I’m the only... [Read More...]
