Chael Sonnen’s suspension reduced, Josh Barnett’s license still in limbo after CSAC hearing
As expected, two well-known Mixed Martial Artists met with the CSAC this week to address their PED-related statuses in the Golden State. Five Ounces of Pain‘s Bryan Ward offers readers a look into the proceedings… — Josh Barnett appeared before the California State Athletic Commission on Thursday without counsel and attempted to apply for a new license to fight in the State under... [Read More...]
UFC looking at Rio de Janeiro for possible Summer 2011 event
One of the birthplaces of Mixed Martial Arts, as well as home to many of the organization’s top names, Brazil been a region fans have longed to see the UFC head back to since an event occurring there more than a decade ago. According to Five Ounces of Pain‘s newest addition, Bryan Ward, it looks like a trip to South America may in fact take place in the not-too-distant future after all… —- The... [Read More...]
Time to Settle the Scoring
Fans – even promoters – are fed up with controversial scoring. Five Ounces of Pain‘s newest addition, Nick Halili, examines the issues with the “ten-point must” system and offers a few solutions on what can be done to fix it while using a recent example of a decision that even left the winner with a surprised look on his face… —- “Machida was robbed!” That... [Read More...]
Watch the UFC 120 Post Fight Press Conference Here Tonight
Check out what the principals from tonight’s UFC 120 had to say after their performances. Live from the O2 Arena in London, England, UFC 120 featured a middleweight clash between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama. The show will be available in the US via same-day tape-delay on Spike TV starting at 8PM EST Saturday. MAIN CARD Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne John... [Read More...]
UFC 120 Quick Results From London – Spoilers Included
UFC 120 O2 Arena London, England MAIN CARD Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama PRELIMINARY CARD Fabio Maldonado vs. James McSweeney Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton Mark Holst vs. Paul Sass Steven Cantwell vs. Stanislav Nedkov Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz Cyrille... [Read More...]
Watch the UFC 120 Pre Fight Press Conference Here Today
All the performers on Saturday’s “UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama” card were on the scene this morning, and you their pre-fight press remarks below. Live from the O2 Arena in London, England, UFC 120 features a middleweight clash between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama. The show will be available in the US via same-day tape-delay on Spike TV starting at 8PM EST Saturday. MAIN CARD Claude... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz – More Of a Video Guy
Earlier this week, Nick Diaz pulled a no-show for the conference call with KJ Noons to hype their rematch on October 9 at Strikeforce: St. Louis. Diaz had his manager and apologist, the great Cesar Gracie, handle the heavy lifting of answering insipid media questions during what turned out to be a really, really dull interview, and I can’t say I blame him. I’m a Diaz fan. I like his style... [Read More...]
Zoila Frausto Is the New Gina Carano
Is Zoila Frausto hot? Yes, indeed. Hotter than Gina Carano? Open to debate, but she’s in the same league. Frausto got bloodied on her way to a spot in the Bellator Women’s Tournament championship bout by Jessica Aguilar, but now she’s set to face Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii, and that will be tougher still. Hot is one thing, avoiding a heel hook, is quite another… #gallery-1... [Read More...]
A George Roop Lullabye – With Portugese Voiceover
Our own Jeremy Lambert had this to say today about the George Roop vs the Korean Zombie matchup: Jung took some big punches but being who he is, never once did I think he would end up flat on his back. Then it happened. Left kick, back to the cemetery. Roop knocked Jung unconscious with a head kick and to add insult to injury, Jung knee’d himself in the forehead on the way down, causing a cut.... [Read More...]
Watch the WEC 51 Post Fight Press Conference Live
Catch all the post fight comments and award announcements from WEC 51 here immediately following the fights from Broomfield, Colorado’s 1STBank Center. Read More →
Bellator 31 Results
Bellator 31 Results MAIN CARD: Megumi Fujii def. Lisa Ward by submission (armbar) Rd 1 (1:39) Zoila Frausto def. Jessica Aguilar by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 30-27) Chris Lozano def. Yoshiyuji Yoshida by TKO (corner stoppage) Rd 2 (5:00) UNDERCARD: Mark Holata def. Shawn Jordan by knockout (punch) Rd 1 (1:13) John Harris (155.2lbs.) vs. Kyle Miers (155.4Ibs. ) @ 155 lbs. Tim Ruberg (185.8lbs.)... [Read More...]
Five Ounces of Pain Ranks the Light Heavyweights
It’s the “Return of the Rankings”, as the fellowship featuring senior staff writer Brendhan Conlan and grizzled editor T. E. Halterman decided it was time to take a look at a division in turmoil in an effort to sort out our take on who’s hot – and who’s not – among the light heavyweights in MMA. Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.) Conlan and Halterman... [Read More...]
UFC 119 Preview and Predictions
Read ahead as Five Ounces of Pain‘s Jeremy Lambert breaks down the card from tomorrow night’s UFC 119 in Indianapolis, Indiana… After a great stretch of UFC PPVs in terms of star power and general excitement, this is a rather weak card with not much momentum behind it. It has the potential to be an exciting card though. Plus it could be the last time we see Mirko Cro Cop against high-level... [Read More...]
Woodley vs. Galvao replaces middleweight fight at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II”
PRESS RELEASE / NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2010) – A match-up of welterweight prospects, Tyron Woodley (8-0), of St. Louis, Mo., and Andre Galvao (5-1) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will replace the fight between Luke Rockhold and Matt “The Law” Lindland on “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II” on Saturday, October 9th, at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed... [Read More...]
Bellator scheduled to crown promotion’s first heavyweight champ at Bellator 32
PRESS RELEASE / CHICAGO, IL. (September 22, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships will crown its first Heavyweight Champion when powerful striker Neil “Goliath” Grove meets 2-time NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Cole “The Polar Bear” Konrad for Bellator’s World Heavyweight Title at Bellator 32 at the Kansas City Power & Light District on October 14th. “This fight... [Read More...]
MMA on TV
Welcome to “MMA on TV”, Five Ounces of Pain’s weekly update on the upcoming MMA-broadcast schedule courtesy of Jeremy Lambert. Miss the latest episode of “MMA Live” or “UFC Unleashed”? Wondering when Strikeforce 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? Read below to find out! September... [Read More...]
Fight Night 22 Fallout
Read ahead as Five Ounces of Pain‘s Jeremy Lambert dissects the main card action from last night’s Fight Night 22 event, providing commentary on both the show’s in-ring offerings as well as the results’ effect on the evening’s participants… UFC delivered their 22nd installment of their Fight Night series this past Wednesday night with a card showcasing lightweights... [Read More...]
Fight Night 22 Preview and Predictions
Read ahead as Five Ounces of Pain‘s Jeremy Lambert breaks down the card from tomorrow night’s “Fight Night 22″ event in Austin, Texas… This card may lack star power as only Nate Marquardt has been prominently been featured on PPV and he’s coming off a loss but when it comes to free MMA, I’m never one to complain and you shouldn’t be either. Sometimes the overlooked... [Read More...]
Taking a bite out of Shark Fights 13
Read ahead as Five Ounces of Pain‘s Jeremy Lambert dissects the main card action from this past weekend’s Shark Fights 13 event, providing commentary on both the show’s in-ring offerings as well as the results’ effect on the evening’s participants… Shark Fights did a lot of things right for their first PPV attempt. They put together a decent card, hired all the right... [Read More...]
MMA on TV
Welcome to “MMA on TV”, Five Ounces of Pain’s weekly update on the upcoming MMA-broadcast schedule courtesy of our newest writer, Jeremy Lambert. Miss the latest episode of “MMA Live” or “UFC Unleashed”? Wondering when Strikeforce or HDNet are airing a replay of their latest offering or interested in finding out where to tune into live shows occurring over... [Read More...]
