5 Oz. Exclusive: Murphy and Quach off of Sept. 26 ShoXC card

EliteXC’s recent string of bad luck is continuing as FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned of major alterations to the promotion’s next ShoXC event planned for Sept. 26 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Bao Quach had been scheduled to fight Wilson Reis for the vacant EliteXC bantamweight (140 lbs.) title in the show’s main event. However, Reis informed Five Ounces of Pain this... [Read More...]

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Reis vs. Quach title fight re-scheduled for Sept. 26

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed that a fight for EliteXC’s vacant bantamweight title between Wilson Reis and Bao Quach that had been scheduled for Sept. 20 has been re-scheduled for Sept. 26 during the promotion’s next ShoXC event at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynvex, Calif. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news on Wednesday. Reis improved his record to 5-0 following... [Read More...]

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Reis vs. Quach for 140 lbs. title to take place Sept. 20

Los Angeles-based Elite Xtreme Combat will introduce its 140 lbs. title on Sept. 20 in Albuquerque, N.M. at “The Pit” when Wilson Reis and Bao Quach face each other for the vacant championship. FiveOuncesOfPain.com spoke with EliteXC officials earlier in the week about the possibility of the matchup being finalized by week’s end. EliteXC has yet to officially announce the match but... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Reis vs. Quach not yet finalized

A report by the Brazilian website Tatame.com claiming that a bout has been booked by EliteXC between Wilson Reis and Bao Quach for the promotion’s 140 lbs. title may have been premature. On Thursday, FiveOuncesOfPain.com spoke with one of Reis’ managers at North County Fight Club, Matt Stansell. Stansell confirmed that a bout with Quach has been offered by EliteXC and that Reis is ready... [Read More...]

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Phil Baroni wins, Drew Fickett loses in weekend action

Last night there were two MMA events that featured some exciting fights as well as some competition involving well known names in MMA. In Hawaii, ICON Sport: Hard Times featured a fight involving the always extravagant Phil Baroni as well as a possible Fight of the Year candidate as Bao Quach took on Mark Oshiro. Rage in the Cage 113 in New Mexico also featured a couple of former UFC fighters in Alberto... [Read More...]

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Saturday’s “Godz of War” event postponed

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned from multiple sources speaking on the condition of anonymity that this Saturday’s “Godz of War” event that scheduled to take place at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, Carolina has been postponed. Ticketmaster.com is no longer accepting ticket orders for the event and indicates that the event has been postponed. There is no word when or if the event will... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez not appearing on the next Celebrity Rehab

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez confirmed that VH1 will be shooting another run of the successful reality show. They are doing another season of Celebrity Rehab, and I hear there is going to be quite a cast on that show,” said Rodriguez. While Rodriguez wouldn’t say who specifically is on the show, he did mention one person who is not. I will not be back for the next season.... [Read More...]

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Exclusive: Ricco Rodriguez and Maurice Smith could be added to YAMMA’s debut show

Several alterations have been made to YAMMA Pit Fighting’s debut card on April 11 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. Two unnamed fighters originally slated for YAMMA’s eight-man single-night heavyweight tournament have been scratched from the card for unspecified reasons. However, when contacted by ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com), Nick Lembo, the legal counsel for the New... [Read More...]

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Kimbo vs. Tank LIVE Chat – Results for EliteXC Street Certified

FiveOuncesOfPain.com is covering the Kimbo vs. Tank event on Showtime TONIGHT. Below, click “Read the rest…” for Results! We are running our LIVE CHAT during the show, right now! The Pro Elite undercard starts at 7:30 p.m. ET and the main card starts at 10 p.m. on SHOWTIME! Join us! WHEN: Saturday, February 16th 7:30 p.m. ET WHERE: Five Ounces of Pain Live Results and Chat! ... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez to fight Antonio Silva on Feb. 16; Krazy Horse arrested again

Antonio Silva is now scheduled to face former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez during EliteXC’s next major show on February 16 in Miami, Fla., according to the homepage of ProElite.com. This will be the third different opponent advertised for a match with Silva for the Feb. 16 card. Shane Carwin was originally listed as Silva’s opponent on Showtime’s website but his name... [Read More...]

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Series premiere of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” tonight at 10 p.m. ET

VH1’s latest “celebreality” television show is set to debut tonight with the premier of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. What does the show have to do with MMA? Well, one of the show’s patients is none other than former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez. The following bio is listed for Ricco on the show’s website: Rodriguez nick... [Read More...]

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Babalu, Ricco Headline Jan. 12 WCO Card

Valor Fighting and Primal MMA will be co-promoting the fledgling World Cagefighting Organization’s January 12 card at the San Diego Sports Arena, and have put together a pretty good-looking line-up. Fighting in the main event will be light heavyweights Renato “Babalu” Sobral and Vernon “Tiger” White. Since his ugly UFC 74 submission win over David Heath, Sobral has picked up a submission... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez to headline New Jersey MMA card

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez has been in the news lately coming off a stint in VH1’s upcoming reality TV show “Celebrity Rehab, an appearance on this past week’s edition of “Human Weapon” on the History Channel, a match against Ben Rothwell during the IFL finals in September, and a memorable guest spot on Inside the Cage Radio a few weeks back in which... [Read More...]

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MMA Roundup: Liddell could fight in Dec.; Rampage could be done for ‘07; Parisyan vs. Lombard; Riggs wants Shamrock; and more!

You know what I love so much about covering MMA? There’s never a shortage of news to cover. Here are some stories that are being reported around the ‘Net: - Loretta Hunt from The Fight Network spoke with John Hackleman, the trainer for Chuck Liddell, who says he’s unaware of any retirement talk. In fact, he not only claims Liddell told him he’ll be back in the gym next Monday,... [Read More...]

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Controversial IFL highlights of Ricco Rodriguez back in action

Normally I don’t post video here on 5 Oz. because I’m just now down with copyright violation or violating intellectual property. But the IFL has been gracious enough to grant me permission to display video highlights of the heavyweight match between Ben Rothwell from the Silverbacks and Ricco Rodriguez of the Pitbulls from this past Thursday’s finals in Hollywood, Fla. There was some... [Read More...]

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LISTEN to Sept. 23 edition of Inside the Cage Radio with Kenny Florian, Ricco Rodriguez, and Joe Riggs

The latest edition of Inside the Cage Radio is now available! Joining Matt Cava and I this week were Kenny Florian, Ricco Rodriguez, and Joe Riggs. [display_podcast] OR you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser: http://mmatakedown.net/MMA_Audio/Inside_the_Cage_Radio_9.22.07.mp3 Here’s a rundown of this must-listen show… Segment One – EliteXC’s female MMA... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez to be on Inside the Cage Radio!

I announced Kenny Florian a bit earlier for Inside the Cage Radio and I can now announce that Ricco Rodriguez will be joining Matt Cava and I on the show tomorrow. And guess what, we might have one more guest to announce. Yes, it’s going to be a fun show. Feel free to leave any questions you’d like us to ask Ricco or Kenny fight here. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ricco Rodriguez to be on... [Read More...]

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Ben Rothwell to fight Ricco Rodriguez at IFL team finals

According to the IFL’s official web site, IFL.tv, Tom Sauer is out of Thursday’s team finals due to injury. Sauer was set to represent Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls in the finals against Ben Rothwell of the Quad Cities Silverbacks. The IFL has come up with one hell of a last minute replacement, because according to Ben Fowlkes, former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will... [Read More...]

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Ricco Rodriguez to train with Mirko Cro Cop

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will be assisting Mirko Cro Cop as Cro Cop prepares for his next fight at UFC 75 on September 8 against Cheick Kongo. The move to work with Rodriguez could be good for Cro Cop, so long as he doesn’t follow any nutrition advice from him. Loretta Hunt from the Fight Network is also reporting that Rodriguez is claiming he’s been approached to... [Read More...]

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