KOTC champion Abel Cullum confirmed for DREAM featherweight Grand Prix

Current King of the Cage flyweight champion and former EliteXC bantamweight title challenger Abel Cullum is the latest fighter to be added to the field for DREAM’s upcoming featherweight Grand Prix. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news late Friday with Cullum’s father and manager, John Cullum. Cullum, 13-2, received his first shot a national exposure when he challenged Wilson Reis for... [Read More...]

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July 17-26: so much MMA, your face will melt

Below is a master list of all the MMA that will be airing over the next 10 days. Damn, son. That is A LOT of mixed martial arts. My DVR is gonna get a workout. What will YOU be watching? All times Eastern. Thurs 7/17 UFC Countdown: Silva vs Irvin – 11pm – Spike TV (premier) Friday 7/18 UFC Countdown: Silva vs Irvin – 11am – Spike TV (re-air) Inside MMA –... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: “Unfinished Business” Open Workout (video)

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5 Oz. Feature: Underdog Thomas “Wildman” Denny ready for the opportunity of a lifetime

Thomas “The Wildman” Denny has been a staple of the regional California MMA scene since the turn of the 21st century. While most of his fights have come with the King of the Cage promotion, Denny has also competed for other California-based promotions such as the Palace Fighting Championships and World Extreme Cagefighting (prior to Zuffa’s acquisition). Born in Huntington Beach,... [Read More...]

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Feijao vs. Galbraith added to EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business”

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to report several weeks ago that light heavyweight Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante was slated to fight at EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business” on July 26 in Stockton, Calif. At the time, an opponent had not been secured for him, but Sherdog.com reported today that Feijao is now scheduled to face King of the Cage Canada champion Travis Galbraith. The... [Read More...]

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UFC 84 to air during CBS Saturday Night Fights

MMAmania is reporting that SpikeTV will air UFC 84: Ill Will (Penn vs Sherk) at the same time CBS runs their second installment of Saturday Night Fights (Lawler vs Smith II) on July 26th.This comes one week after UFC will run counter programming in the form of Anderson Silva vs James Irvin to battle Affliction: Banned on PPV. I’m someone that says competition is never a bad thing and only... [Read More...]

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Shayna Baszler vs. Cris Cyborg added to “Saturday Night Fights”

(Picture of Shayna Baszler courtesy of ProElite.com) A female bout to best contested at 140 pounds between Shayna Baszler and Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the card for the next installment of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights” on July 26 at 9 p.m. ET. The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., will also feature an EliteXC middleweight title... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Wilson Reis to fight Brian Caraway at EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business”

(Pictured: Wilson Reis) A featherweight (140 lbs.) bout between Wilson Reis and Brian Caraway is the latest fight to be added to EliteXC’s upcoming “Unfinished Business” card on July 26 in Stockton, Calif. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news after contacting EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw. According to Shaw, the Reis vs. Caraway matchup will be the opener of SHOWTIME’s... [Read More...]

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Antonio Silva vs. Sergei Kharitonov?

The bout has been verbally agreed to according to Sherdog for EliteXC’s July 26th show. If the bout comes to fruition it would certainly be one of the most relevant fights EXC has ever put on as it pertains to world rankings. Of course the bout has a hangup due to Silva’s past with the California State Athletic Commission: Silva will face extra scrutiny to get cleared for active duty... [Read More...]

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EliteXC officially announces fights and location for next CBS show on July 26

EliteXC issued a press released Wednesday afternoon to announce that the next installment of “Saturday Night Fights” on CBS will be taking place on Saturday, July 26, in Stockton, Calif. at the Stockton Arena. The CBS telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET and is scheduled to last two hours in duration. Premium cable network SHOWTIME, a sibling company of CBS’, will be televising a one-hour... [Read More...]

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Report: Nick Diaz vs. Thomas Denny booked for July 26

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Noons vs. Diaz appears to be definitely not happening according to Sherdog. Instead, Thomas “Wildman” Denny has been booked to fight Nick Diaz in Stockton, CA. on July 26: The former King of the Cage champion has agreed to face resident troublemaker Nick Diaz in his hometown of Stockton, Calif. on EliteXC’s second CBS-televised card at the... [Read More...]

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Report: Noons vs. Diaz not happening on July 26

MMA Mania is reporting that a rumored bout between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons for the EliteXC lightweight title is not happening on the July 26 “Unfinished Business” card, which is rumored to take place in Stockton, California, Diaz’s hometown. Diaz is still expected to compete on the card but it’s not clear who he will face off against come July 26. Could EliteXC be saving this... [Read More...]

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Report: Shields vs. Thompson for EliteXC welterweight title at Saturday Night Fights II

A bout for the vacant EliteXC welterweight title featuring Jake Shields and Nick Thompson has been added to CBS’ Saturday Night Fights on July 26, according to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports. Shields is 3-0 in three career bouts with EliteXC with wins over Ido Pariente at K-1 HERO’s USA Dynamite! show last June; Renato “Charuto” Verissimo during EliteXC: Uprising last September;... [Read More...]

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Diaz vs. Noons rematch likely to take place on July 26 in Stockton, Calif.

The website GracieFighter.com has revealed that a planned welterweight title bout between Hayato Sakurai and Nick Diaz that had been scheduled for July 21 in Osaka, Japan during DREAM.5, has been canceled by EliteXC. GracieFighter.com, a site owned and operated by Diaz’s trainer, Cesar Gracie, indicated that EliteXC made the decision to cancel the bout due to “contractual obligations.” While... [Read More...]

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EliteXC announces Lawler vs. Smith II on CBS on July 26

EliteXC just announced during the broadcast of EliteXC: Return of the King that Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith will face off in a rematch for the EliteXC middleweight title on CBS on July 26.Smith was on hand to talk to the broadcast team and said that his eye as well as his foot are both fine and he is ready to fight. So there you have it, folks. EliteXC on CBS in July is now official. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... [Read More...]

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Fantasy Matchmaking 101: What EliteXC’s second CBS show should look like

The following proposed card is based on no inside information. The card below is simply what I think the second EliteXC show on CBS should look like: Main Event: Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith for the EliteXC middleweight title Co-Main Event: Antonio Silva vs. Brett Rogers for the vacant EliteXC heavyweight title Special Attraction: Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs. James Thompson Female... [Read More...]

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Saturday Night Fights peaks at 6.51 million viewers

The following is a press release from CBS and EliteXC: Ratings for the final 51 minutes of CBS’s inaugural CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS mixed martial arts broadcast (11:00-11:51 PM, ET/PT), which were unavailable Sunday, delivered an average audience of 6.12 million viewers, according to updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, May 31. The audience peaked at 6.51 million... [Read More...]

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James Thompson’s Cauliflower Ear (pic)

Cauliflower ear has never been more popular, so we at Five Ounces of Pain wanted to get a nice pick up here and open the communication lines in reverence of this “alien life form,” as the commentary crew mentioned. Photo courtesy of Sherdog.com and photog Dave Mandel. This is a post-fight ear picture, after Kimbo Slice punched in head-on and busted it wide open.  Don’t forget to... [Read More...]

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Video: What did Dana White think of Saturday Night Fights?

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Early view at the ratings for last night’s show

The following is a press release that was issued by CBS and SHOWTIME on Sunday afternoon; it gives us a glimpse at what the numbers for last night’s show could look like, as the show went past primetime hours last night, meaning the final rating won’t be available until Tuesday: PRESS RELEASE: CBS Places First in Key Young Adult and Men Demographics with Triple Digit Percentage Increases... [Read More...]

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