Adam Morgan’s Sprawl ‘N Brawl (MMA News Roundup)
In this week’s amazing edition of Sprawl ‘N Brawl we’ll take a look at the fallout from last night’s WEC 36 event, the disaster that is TUF 8, just how tacky ProElite really is and various other sundry MMA news items. Come one, come all. Let’s dive into it… WEC 36 Fallout Big ups to Mike Brown for taking care of business with Urijah Faber but I’ll still take... [Read More...]
WEC 36: Urijah Faber loses 145 lbs. title, Filho upset by Sonnen
WEC 36 is in the books and it turned out to be quite the night of upsets and quick finishes at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Urijah Faber was unable to defend his title against Mike Brown and was defeated in the first round via TKO. Brown stood with Faber for the opening moments of the fight and Faber ate some good shots that sent him reeling into the cage. Upon rebounding from... [Read More...]
Report: ESPN Deportes to air MMA programming in 2009
Bellator Fighting Championships has reportedly secured a television deal with ESPN’s Spanish-speaking channel, ESPN Deportes, to broadcast an MMA program in 2009. The Communications Manager for ESPN Deportes, Santa Brito, confirmed today that the channel was in the early stages of development for MMA programming in 2009. This news comes via a report at Sherdog this afternoon. Brito did clear... [Read More...]
Chris Lytle vs. Marcus Davis rumored for UFC 93
MMA Junkie is reporting that a bout between welterweights Chris Lytle and Marcus Davis will take place at UFC 93. According to sources close to both fighters, bout agreements have been given to both camps. UFC 93 is set to take place on January 17 in Dublin, Ireland at the O2 Arena. Davis is coming off a submission victory over Paul Kelly at UFC 89 just two weeks ago in Birmingham, England and has... [Read More...]
Adam Morgan’s Sprawl ‘n Brawl (MMA News Roundup)
It’s time again for another edition of the Sprawl ‘N Brawl news report here at Five Ounces of Pain and boy do we have some talking to do. Of course the hot topic of a possible Kimbo Slice vs. Seth Petruzelli rematch is on the board, Mirko Cro Cop’s return to the ring on New Year’s Eve, and of course the fallout from UFC 90 including Patrick Cote thinking he got the best of... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 7 Recap
This week’s episode kicks off with the aftermath of the Junie Browning vs. Roli Delgado fight. Back in the Team Mir locker room Frank Mir is pissed at Junie for not finishing Delgado much sooner. He tells Junie that this win is basically a loss because of how poorly he performed, especially given his fighting ability. Mir tells Junie that inside the ring he has all the skills to be a top fighter... [Read More...]
Mirko Cro Cop confirms rematch with Alistair Overeem on NYE
In a new interview with dvenik.hr, Mirko Cro Cop has confirmed that he will face off against Alistair Overeem in a rematch of their bout at last month’s DREAM 6 event. The rematch will take place at K-1 Dynamite!! 2008 on New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Cro Cop also confirmed that he will be fighting on an injured knee that will require surgery almost immediately after... [Read More...]
Cesar Gracie says Nick Diaz to fight next in Japan
Ever since the collapse of ProElite and EliteXC, managers such as Monte Cox have reviewed their fighters’ contracts and contacted EliteXC officials about a possible breach of contract with ProElite closing its doors. The contract for EliteXC’s fighters basically states that if EliteXC is unable to fulfill its payment obligations that the fighters can seek to terminate their contract with... [Read More...]
UFC 90: Thoughts & Commentary
There have been a lot of people talking about what a “terrible” card UFC 90 was and I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Sure, the main event was a bust but did you expect a five round war? I surely did not and thought it was only a matter of time before Anderson Silva finished Patrick Cote. If that one fight is how you’re going to determine the quality of the pay-per-view then it may... [Read More...]
UFC 90: Cote blows out knee, Silva retains title
In an unfortunate turn of events at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois this evening, Patrick Cote blew out his knee in the opening moments of the third round during his middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva. Cote is the only competitor to take Silva into the third round during his UFC career and at the opening of the third frame he blew out his knee while hopping toward Anderson Silva in... [Read More...]
Pain Poll: The Staff Of 5 Oz. Breaks Down UFC 90
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time once again for the UFC to have a pay-per-view event just one week after we saw Michael Bisping take out Chris Leben in England. Will Anderson Silva retain his title? Will Josh Koscheck be able to take out Thiago Alves on short notice? Will Sean Sherk return to form after his devastating loss to BJ Penn? And will Marcus Aurelio and Hermes Franca settle their... [Read More...]
Amoussou vs. Samoilov: HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week (video)
This week’s installment of HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week takes us back to the “World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts,” the M-1 Challenge, with Team France’s Karl Amoussou (6-1-4) taking on Dmitriy Samoilov (3-1-1) of Team Red Devil out of Russia. The Red Devil Fight Team, which has produced Fedor Emelianenko and his brother, Aleksander, is known for its Sambo. Will Samoilov... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 6 Recap
The show opens this week with the focus solely on the upcoming fight. Finally we’ll get to see Junie Browning inside the cage against Roli Delgado. Junie talks about how all he wants to do is beat Delgado because he’s “not very entertaining.” Delgado, on the other hand, says this is the fight he wanted. Delgado’s teammates want him to beat Junie. Badly. “Please... [Read More...]
Report: EliteXC Nov. 8 show in jeopardy, ProElite in danger of folding
ProElite and EliteXC may be in their final days of business as of Monday night. Most, if not all fighters in EliteXC have been notified that the November 8 show in Reno has been canceled due to a lack of funding. The show was set to have showcase Eddie Alvarez vs. Nick Diaz in the main event for the EliteXC lightweight title. The news comes via a report by Sherdog late this evening. “We are confirming... [Read More...]
Adam Morgan’s Sprawl ‘N Brawl (MMA News Roundup)
After taking last week off due to unforeseen computer problems (i.e. being a complete idiot when it comes to computers) it’s time for a fresh new edition of the Sprawl ‘N Brawl this week. We’ll take a look at the latest news surrounding EliteXC, the fallout from UFC 89, the announcement of Yves Edwards taking on Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce lightweight title, and more. Let’s... [Read More...]
Lim vs. Linhares: HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week (video)
This week’s installation of HDNet Fights’ Fight of the Week brings us another fight from the exciting M-1 Challenge series on HDNet. This week, Hyun Gyu Lim (8-4) of Team South Korea takes on Team Finland’s Lucio Linhares (4-1-1). Linhares, a native Brazilian, represents Team Finland because he has been teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu there since 2001. Linhares is a black belt in Brazilian... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 5 Recap
The show picks up right where it left off last week with Junie Browning jumping into the cage after Efrain Escudero’s victory over Shane Nelson. Junie jumps in and is immediately restrained by Nogueira. After everyone calms down Junie is escorted out of the cage. Dana White says that it’s probably a good thing that Keith Kizer wasn’t there that day or he’d have revoked Browning’s... [Read More...]
Steve Cantwell to possibly face Razak Al-Hussan at UFC Fight Night 16
After we first reported here at Five Ounces of Pain that Brian Stann had pulled out of a rematch with former WEC champion Steve Cantwell at “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops,” it appeared that Cantwell’s opportunity to fight in the UFC might have to be pushed back to a later date. Well according the MMA Junkie, that may not be the case. Sources close to Al-Hussan have... [Read More...]
Adam Morgan’s Sprawl ‘N Brawl (MMA News Roundup)
It’s been a busy week in MMA with the big story of the week being the “bribe” that Seth Petruzelli may or may not have received to keep the fight wiith Kimbo on the feet. But that wasn’t the only big story this week. Michael Wilbon, of ESPN’s PTI, thinks the Kimbo fight was fixed, Wagnney Fabiano has an opponent for December 3rd’s WEC show, Junie Browning is a moron,... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 4 Recap
This week’s episode starts off with all the fighters getting together to watch UFC 84 and Junie Browning and Shane Nelson get into a bottle of wine right off the bat. Junie and Shane pound the bottle of wine and then, to no one’s surprise, Junie starts talking smack to Team Nogueira, throwing peanuts at them and challenging all of them to a fight. Kyle Kingsbury throws peanuts back at Junie... [Read More...]
