Winners and Losers for the Month of March
It’s been an interesting month in the MMA world with a wide variety of winners and losers. Without wasting anytime let’s dive right in. Winners… – Mike Thomas Brown: If you thought his win over Urijah Faber was a fluke think again. It took just 1:57 for the WEC featherweight champion to defeat Leonard Garcia in his first title defense at WEC 39. Now a rematch with Faber looms... [Read More...]
Dolan: February’s Winners and Losers
Despite having only 28 days, February was an action packed month for MMA. The UFC featured two fight cards broadcast on Spike while we also saw a great deal of action from a business perspective. Not only did a company finally complete a transaction for ProElite’s assets, but the two biggest states in the Northeastern corridor of the United States were involved in major moves regarding the regulation... [Read More...]
Dolan: A New Nightmare
If there were any questions surrounding Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez’s debut at lightweight going into his fight with Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, they were all certainly answered following the bout. Sanchez, the original winner of The Ultimate Fighter at middleweight, was taking a big risk dropping down to lightweight. Naturally walking around at 190 pounds, many thought the drop... [Read More...]
Dolan: Winners & Losers for January
It’s time to declare the winners and losers for the first month of 2009. This month’s list might have some surprises in it, and it was a very busy month, so with that let’s dive right in. Losers: – Eddie Alvarez - Just as we ushered in the new year we had our first loser in Alvarez. He had a chance to cap off 2008 in style if he could defeat Shinya Aoki for the WAMMA lightweight... [Read More...]
Dolan: Pulver and Out?
In the week since Jens Pulver lost to Urijah Faber at WEC 38 a major question has been looming: has Pulver’s legendary career come to an end? It’s been debated by writers and fans alike across the internet. As great as Pulver has been through the years it seems like the answer is clear, and it’s not the answer that fans or Pulver want to hear. Back in September of 2006 we were all... [Read More...]
Dolan: Simply Fedor
Andrei Arlovski was thought to be the biggest test in recent years for Fedor Emelianenko when the two squared off at Affliction M-1 Day of Reckoning this past Saturday night. Arlovski was the bigger, faster, younger fighter who beholds the ability to out box Fedor to hand him the first “real defeat” of his career. The fight for Fedor was more than just a title fight; it’s a chance to... [Read More...]
For Franklin, all Roads Lead to Anderson Silva
Rich “Ace” Franklin (24-3) has enjoyed one of the most prosperous MMA careers in the sports young history. He is a former UFC middleweight champion and has only tasted defeated three times in his career, at the hands of the undefeated Lyoto Machida and the best pound-for-pound fighter Anderson Silva (twice). Silva has dominated the middleweight division in the UFC since defeating Franklin... [Read More...]
Chris Dolan: December’s Top Winners & Losers
I’ve been writing a regular monthly column on my blog in which I break down which fighters I consider to have had the best and worst month. I call this column “Winners and Losers” and I am pleased that it has been added to FiveOuncesOfPain.com as a regular feature. Below is my list of “winners” and “losers” for the month of December. Losers - It’s not... [Read More...]
UFC welcomes two new “Ultimate Fighters” to the family
Two deserving “Ultimate Fighters” were crowned in Las Vegas, as Efrain Escudero and Ryan Bader won their matches to cap off a fantastic season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the main event, Escudero defeated Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision, in which many considered a slight upset. Escudero controlled the fight from the very start. He consistently ducked under Nover’s strike attempts and... [Read More...]
UFC Fight for the Troops Breakdown
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida Fighting for the second time in just 46 days, Josh Koscheck (12-3) proved why he is one of the best welterweights in the world. He rebounded from his loss to Thiago Alves with a vicious KO of Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) at just 2:15 of the first round. The fight started with the fighters feeling each other out for a good minute before the fireworks started. Yoshida... [Read More...]
