Tom Atencio: ‘We just didn’t have enough time’
Shockwaves have been rippling through the MMA community since it was earlier revealed that Affliction planned to scrap it’s Trilogy card that had been set for August 1 in Anaheim, California. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since been able to confirm the news through Affliction. Affliction Trilogy has officially been cancelled. It appears as though Barnett’s testing positive for steroids and the... [Read More...]
Affliction Trilogy Has Been Cancelled
Sad news fight fans, Affliction Trilogy has been abandoned. The news comes via a recent report from Josh Gross at SI.com who has been able to confirm the event’s cancellation with multiple sources. Apparently Affliction VP Tom Atencio was on the phone bright and early this morning contacting fighters to notify them that they will not be fighting next Saturday evening. The nail in the coffin for... [Read More...]
Not Again! Josh Barnett tests positive for steroids
Josh Barnett has tested positive for the use of steroids for the second time in his professional fighting career and will not be allowed to compete in his expected heavyweight clash against Fedor Emelianenko at “Affliction Trilogy“. It had been reported that Barnett was scratched from the card earlier today due to failing a drug test, and the news of his test coming back positive for steroids... [Read More...]
5 Oz’s “Affliction Trilogy” VIP Ticket and T-Shirt Giveaway
Here at FiveOuncesOfPain.com we truly believe that we have some of the very best and loyal readers surfing the Internets. We want celebrate your loyalty to our site, and the sport of mixed martial arts as a whole by giving back to you guys in the form of some downright awesome “Affliction Trilogy” swag. So we hooked up with the friendly crew at Affliction to give every one of you an opportunity... [Read More...]
Gegard Mousasi: ‘My Opponents Can’t Hurt Me’
Gegard Mousasi is hands down one of the least talked about top talents in the sport today. Widely regarded my many of the MMA hardcore as one of the very best pound for pound fighters in the world, Mousasi plans on taking his respect as he prepares for the most high profile bout of his twenty eight fight career to date. The extremely dangerous Dutch-Armenian will be looking to celebrate his twenty... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi vs Rafaello Oliveira at “Affliction: Trilogy”
Takanori Gomi is coming back to America. Affliction has recently added a lightweight bout between Gomi and Rafaello Oliveira as part of the “Affliction: Trilogy” main card. The event is set to take place on August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event will air live on Pay-Per-View, and the undercard will air on HDNet. Gomi took just over a year off following his... [Read More...]
Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago Signed for “Affliction: Trilogy”
Affliction has finalized its card for Affliction: Trilogy by officially announcing a middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort (18-8) and Jorge Santiago (21-7). Belfort is going for his third straight victory in Affliction. He has already disposed of Terry Martin and Matt Lindland thus far in impressive fashion. He enters “Affliction: Trilogy” with four consecutive wins and five victories... [Read More...]
Weekend Update: Baroni, Daley, and Grove all victorious during weekend MMA action
Phil Baroni, making his debut as a welterweight for the Cage Rage promotion in the UK, scored what is being described as a highlight reel first-round knockout over “Contenders” (Cage Rage’s feeder promotion) graduate Scott Jansen. After the fight, Baroni was described as approaching the fallen Jansen in order to check on his condition, but that he received a headbutt for his troubles... [Read More...]
