Vitor Belfort documents his training for Anthony Johnson
Vitor Belfort is excited to be returning to compete in his native country of Brazil. Belfort, who will meet Anthony Johnson in the co-main event of UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes, is planning on giving fight fans an in-depth look at his training camps in the weeks leading up to the January 14 fight in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The Phenom” has not fought in Brazil since 1998, when he defeated Wanderlei... [Read More...]
Frank Mir excited about the possibility of Strikeforce’s heavyweights coming to UFC
Former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir has heard about all the great heavyweights outside of the UFC for years now. Thanks to the addition of Strikeforce under the Zuffa banner, and the decision to include Strikeforce’s heavyweight division in the UFC in 2012, Mir will no longer have to dream about becoming the best in the world. Mir, who recently defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the second... [Read More...]
Bellator sets Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament field
Travis Marx is the eighth and final entrant into the Bellator season six bantamweight tournament, joining the likes of Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira in the field. The tournament will begin in March on MTV2, with a championship match against either current champ Zach Makovsky or No. 1 contender and season five winner Eduardo Dantas on the line. Also, the victor receives $100,000. Marx (18-3) will... [Read More...]
Dana White would like to see Anderson Silva finish career vs. GSP or Jon Jones
Dana White has plans for just about everybody under Zuffa’s umbrella including UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva. At the present time those plans call for “The Spider” to rest up from a shoulder injury and face the winner of Chael Sonnen-Mark Munoz in 2012. After that, however, it may all be up to Silva. White, though, wouldn’t mind seeing the 36-year-old Brazilian finish up his career... [Read More...]
UFC 142 again complete with Fabio Maldonado vs. Caio Magalhaes
Caio Magalhaes will replace Stainslov Nedkov and face Fabio Maldonado at UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 14. Magalhaes (5-0) will be making his UFC debut against Maldonado (18-4), who has split his two fights inside the Octagon. UFC 142 will feature a main event pitting UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo against No. 1 contender Chad Mendes. The co-main event for the... [Read More...]
Megumi Fujii-Karla Benitez added to DREAM: New Year! 2011
Another bout has been confirmed for DREAM: New Year! 2011, as Megumi Fujii will face Karla Benitez in Japan. The event goes down December 31 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fujii (24-1) has competed for Bellator in her career, along with a strong run in her native country of Japan. Fujii started her run with 22 straight victories before a loss to Zoila Gurgel in the Bellator 115-pound... [Read More...]
Gilbert Melendez talks win over Jorge Masvidal, his future in Strikeforce
Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez successfully defended his crown against Jorge Masvidal this past weekend. Now, “El Nino” is ready to take on anybody that Zuffa throws at him. With the recent Strikeforce-Showtime contract hashed out, Melendez will remain part of the Strikeforce lineup for the foreseeable future. However, that doesn’t mean someone from the UFC cannot be brought in... [Read More...]
UFC 141 Real Time Conference Call Highlights
One of the biggest fights of 2011 – literally – is less than two weeks from occurring when powerful physical specimens Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem mix it up in the main event at UFC 141. Set for December 30, the card also features Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks and Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone. Both behemoths are former champions with Lesnar having held the UFC’s belt and Overeem claiming... [Read More...]
The Scorecard – Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
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. The final Strikeforce event of the year featured the best fighter not in the UFC and the best female fighter on the planet and yet it felt like any random MMA event on HDNet. Maybe it was because the San Diego crowd was too... [Read More...]
Jorge Masvidal fought with an injured right hand against Gilbert Melendez
If you’re wondering why Jorge Masvidal threw almost exclusively jabs on Saturday night against Gilbert Melendez, it might have something to do with a broken right hand. Masvidal’s management team released a statement following the bout saying that the fighter suffered the injury just weeks before the bout, but decided to remain in the main event rather than dropping off the card. In the... [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? December 19 – December 25 All Times Eastern Monday (12/19) MFC... [Read More...]
Jamie Varner signs three-fight deal with XFC
Former WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner has signed a new multi-fight agreement with Xtreme Fighting Championships and has a new fight scheduled as well. Varner, who last competed earlier this year with a victory over Nate Jolly for XFC, will be in action on February 10 at XFC 16: High Stakes from the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. Overall, Varner carries a record of 18-6-1 in his career,... [Read More...]
Strikeforce-Showtime deal was contingent on keeping Melendez, Rockhold
More and more information continues to be released concerning the recent Strikeforce-Showtime extension that was worked out last week. Strikeforce recently held an event on the television network that featured Gilbert Melendez defending his Strikeforce lightweight title against Jorge Masvidal. Melendez, who seemed to be a lock to follow the likes of Dan Henderson and Jake Shields into the UFC, was... [Read More...]
Alistair Overeem reflects on week of testing, scrutiny
Alistair Overeem has the biggest fight of his career on the horizon, as the former Strikeforce heavyweight champ is set to meet Brock Lesnar in less than two weeks. However, as Overeem preps for the five-round war at UFC 141, he was forced to take time out of his busy schedule to explain why he missed a drug test to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Overeem has since been approved by NSAC on a... [Read More...]
“Minotauro” Nogueira undergoes successful surgery, back training by summer
After years of competing while injured, PRIDE legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seemed to have finally turned a corner where his health was concerned after taking a good amount of time off to recover and then coming back strong with a knockout of Brendan Schaub this past August. However, as chance would have it, the same toughness prompting “Minotauro” to fight for so many years while hurt led to... [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… Brock Lesnar Facing Illegal Hunting Charges in Canada (5thRound.com) Phil Davis Sees Rashad Evans as the “Same Old Fighter” (LowKick.com) Female Grappler Chokes Male Opponent Out Cold (MiddleEasy.com) Joe Rogan Stops... [Read More...]
Jens Pulver suffers another loss over the weekend in Nebraska
Jens Pulver‘s fall from grace continued over the weekend as he was knocked out in the second round by Timothy Elliot in the main event of the inaugural Resurrection Fight Alliance show in Kearney, Nebraska. The TKO loss marked the tenth in Pulver’s last fourteen bouts. After losing five straight in the WEC, Pulver was released from the organization. He went 2-2 on the local scene at 145... [Read More...]
Melendez out-works Masvidal, Santos dominates Yamanaka at “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal”
It has been a tumultuous year for Strikeforce but the promotion is poised to close 2011 out on a high-note. Emanating live from San Diego it’s Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal, an event featuring a pair of title-fights in the form of Gilbert Melendez putting his lightweight strap on the line against always-tough Jorge Masvidal and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos returning after an eighteen-month... [Read More...]
Lyoto Machida has future plans at middleweight
Former UFC light heavyweight title-holder Lyoto Machida feels like he has solved the puzzle that is Jon Jones. Thus, “The Dragon” hopes he can eventually get back in contention to face the current UFC 205-pound champ once again. However, Machida is currently just 1-3 in his last four bouts, including the submission loss to “Bones” recently. That being said, for Machida, a future... [Read More...]
Carlo Prater in for Siyar Bahadurzada, faces Erick Silva at UFC 142
The UFC 142 card has undergone plenty of changes in the last 24 hours, and while those changes are bad for the fighters who are forced out of action, they’re good for those fighters who always hope to get that call from Joe Silva, asking them to step up and fight on the biggest stage in the world. Carlo Prater got that call on Friday and has stepped in to face Erick Silva in January after Siyar... [Read More...]
