Trading Punches: UFC 106 Preview and Predictions; The Main Card

Join the FiveOuncesofPain crew as Managing Editor Cory Brady and the often outspoken David Andrest give their thoughts and predictions on this Saturday evening’s UFC 106 card. UFC 106 will be taking place from the the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 21, with the main card airing live on pay-per-view, and a portion of the preliminary action airing live on Spike TV just prior to... [Read More...]

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Trading Punches: UFC 106 Preview and Predictions; The Prelims

Come along with the 5 Oz. crew as editor in chief Cory Brady and the always opinionated David Andrest offer up their thoughts and predictions on this Saturday evening’s UFC 106 card. UFC 106 will be going down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 21, with the main portion of the event airing live on pay-per-view, and a chunk of the preliminary action airing live on Spike... [Read More...]

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GSP can learn a lot from Dan Hardy

I really respect Georges St. Pierre. He’s a terrifically talented fighter and a great ambassador for the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts. He is, by all accounts, a genuine human being, polite, respectful, well-spoken. And pretty darn dull. Just once I’d like to see the welterweight champ display a little edginess, get fired up about something. Anderson Silva is the same way but... [Read More...]

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Trading Punches: WEC 44 Preview & Predictions

Come along with the FiveOuncesofPain crew as managing editor Cory Brady verbally dukes it out with the always opinionated David Andrest over the main portion of Wednesday evening’s WEC 44 card. WEC 44 is set for tomorrow evening, November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, airing live on the Vs. network Headlining the card will be a featherweight championship clash between... [Read More...]

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Most Wanted: Andrei Arlovski Is The Heavyweight Division’s Top Free Agent

With the current landscape of the UFC’s heavyweight division seemingly in complete disarray with the recent news of it’s current champion, Brock Lesnar, being sidelined for an indefinite amount of time due to a nasty intestinal infection, it now seems as if a certain “Pitbull” out of Belarus could have a more profound impact on the promotion he sides with, now, more than ever... [Read More...]

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Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down: UFC 105

Randy Couture and Brandon Vera failed to bring the house down, but thankfully the rest of the fighters on the card gave their best performances to make this one of the finest events ever held in the United Kingdom. Several of the UFC’s British stars shined brightest on their own soil with season 3 “Ultimate Fighter” winner Michael Bisping scoring a huge win in his hometown. Dan Hardy is now slated... [Read More...]

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The Aftermath: UFC 105

Face the pain, it’s time for a change. The saying goes that all good things must come to an end, and never has there been a finer example of this than the exhausted gladiator intro to the UFC brodcasts, complete with Stemm’s “Face The Pain”. This entrance has been around since what seems like the dawn of time. I’d be willing to bet that (counting Fight Nights and TUF Finales)... [Read More...]

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The Exit of the Entrance

Behind the curtain, away from the cameras and crowd, fighters ready themselves for combat in ways the audience at home rarely pays notice to even when catching brief glimpses of the procedures involved. Hands are carefully taped, then inspected by athletic commission officials, with padded gloves applied soon thereafter to further reduce the damage each individual dishes and takes. Specially crafted... [Read More...]

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The Current Heavyweight Crisis

Sixty-five million years ago, the biggest, baddest animals on the planet were wiped out by an intergalactic pebble. Today, their top-of-the-food-chain contemporaries – the UFC heavyweight fighter – are facing their own extinction level event. No fewer than three of the promotion’s best 265-pound bruisers have been sidelined with illnesses and injuries, placing the future of the entire weight... [Read More...]

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Grappling with Issues: Adam Tool

Should Randy Couture call it a career if he loses to Brandon Vera at UFC 105? Does Brett Rogers deserve an immediate rematch with Fedor Emelianenko? Would Gegard Mousasi beat Lyoto Machida or is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion too much too soon? Who from Sengoku’s most recent event is best suited for a run in the UFC/WEC? Keyboard warrrrriors….come out to plaaaay-yay! It’s time once again... [Read More...]

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The Juggernaut Diaries: Mike Wessel’s TUF 10 Blog; Episode 9

Well last night the show started out with Team Rashad coaching the team individually. They did this so there was no unfair advantage to another team member. I really thought that this was the best plan since everyone was going to have to fight each other till the end of the show. I really don’t think this bothered anyone on the team either because we have been in the house for four weeks now and... [Read More...]

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Trading Punches: UFC 105 Preview and Predictions; The Main Card

Come along as 5 Oz.‘ managing editor Cory Brady and fellow patriot of pain David Andrest verbally duke it out in this UFC 105 edition of Trading Punches. The event is set for November 14 from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. Headlining the card will be a 205 pound tussle between Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, with other match-ups including Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang,... [Read More...]

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Trading Punches: UFC 105 Preview and Predictions; The Prelims

Once again it’s on as 5 Oz.‘ very own CB and D to the A are back to break down this Saturday evening’s UFC 105 card, taking place straight from the UK. The event is set for November 14 from the Manchester Evening News Arena in, you guessed it, Manchester, England. The main event will pit Randy Couture up against Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight showdown, but first things first,... [Read More...]

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Dana White: There’s a thin line between love and hate

I like Dana White. I really do. Foibles and all, he’s still a charismatic and likable guy. Well, likable to me at any rate. We all know that the sport of MMA wouldn’t be where it is now without him and his determined leadership pushing forward. The overwhelming majority of his decisions further the good of MMA while staying out of the circus like aspect seen in many other promotions both in the... [Read More...]

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Does Fedor Deliver MMA’s Hardest Punch?

Does Fedor punch harder than this guy? It sometimes seems as if Fedor Emelianenko couldn’t punch a speed bag at full force without popping something lose in his hand. Almost every time Fedor throws down it seems as if a hand injury announcement is on the immediate horizon, with his most recent bout with Brett Rogers being no exception to the rule. The point being that Fedor, quite simply, punches... [Read More...]

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Mike Camp: My journey through the world of MMA Vol. V

Part I., Part II., Part III., Part IV. At this point in the story the crew and I are settled in Tennessee and I’m getting into the swing of my new job with Ed Clay’s Nashville MMA Academy. Up until this point it has been pretty great. First off, let me tell you we have some phenomenal coaches. Shawn Hammond’s jiu-jitsu is ridiculous to the point where this guy should have been in Abu Dhabi... [Read More...]

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Mike Reilly: Coming in Second

Editors Note: Mike Reilly is the owner and head instructor of the MMA gym Team Bison, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Team Bison is home to many of the Twin Cities’ top fighters, including Brett Rogers and Kelly Kobold. Reilly has agreed to join FiveOuncesofPain.com as an occasional contributor in order to provide our readers with an inside perspective of a respected MMA trainer. First off,... [Read More...]

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The Future Of The Strikeforce Heavyweight Division; starring Fedor, Werdum, Rogers & Overeem

As the dust is finally having a chance to settle following the heavyweight war waged between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers on Saturday evening as part of the Strikeforce/M-1 broadcast on CBS, it is becoming quite apparent that order will finally be restored to the promotion’s long confused weight class in the near future. It’s in this writer’s opinion that there is a four man... [Read More...]

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Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

The inaugural Strikeforce event on CBS is in the books, and millions of Americans have gotten their first taste of the living legend known as Fedor. Jake Shields took home some gold, Gegard Mousasi gave another display of his unbeatable striking, and Fabricio Werdum showed why belongs amongst the elite at heavyweight. Strikeforce and CBS did some things right, and they certainly did some things wrong.... [Read More...]

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JP’s “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” Journal

Saturday night we saw history in the making. We saw Fedor Emelienenko best slugger Brett Rogers in Strikeforce’s inaugural debut on CBS. While the event itself performed well above my expectations, I had a few reservations about the show. Please note, these are strictly my opinions from one fan’s experience, and in no way am I trying minimize my overall good time as a whole. So I arrived at... [Read More...]

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