Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night 19

After a blown ACL forced Chris Lytle out of his anticipated bout with Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Night 19, a replacement has been recruited to face off with “The Natural Born Killer” in the form of UFC newcomer Jake Ellenberger. UFC Fight Night 19 is slated for September 16 from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The news of Ellenberger being tapped as the replacement for Lytle... [Read More...]

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Chris Lytle out of UFC Fight Night 19 bout with Carlos Condit

Chris “Lights Out” Lytle has been forced to withdraw from his eagerly anticipated welterweight match-up with Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Night 19 due to suffering an extensive injury to one of his knees. The news of the bout-scratching injury to Lytle comes courtesy of a report from MMAMania.com who confirmed the withdrawal with sources close to the Indiana based fighter earlier today. UFC... [Read More...]

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UFC Fight Night 18 officially announced for Nashville on April 1; Condit vs. Kampmann to headline

Officials with the UFC and Spike TV officially announced on Tuesday the previously reported April 1 date for UFC Fight Night 18. The event will emanate from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee and will be headlined by World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion Carlos Condit making his UFC debut against Martin Kampmann. Condit had been scheduled to defend his WEC title against Brock Larson... [Read More...]

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Carlos Condit set to move to UFC’s welterweight division; could debut vs. Kampmann at UFN 18

A title defense by World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion Carlos Condit against Brock Larson that had been scheduled for WEC 39 on March 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas has been canceled due to an injury sustained by Larson. Instead of finding a new opponent for Condit, sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that Zuffa officials have decided to transfer Condit to the UFC’s welterweight... [Read More...]

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WEC 35 Video: Carlos Condit and Hiromitsua Miura discuss their fight

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Carlos Condit: “I can deal with any of those guys in the UFC”

Carlos Condit, in a recent interview with Carlos Arias of the OC Register, was very candid about where he thinks he’s at in his career right now and where he thinks he can be should he reach his full potential: “But I feel, me being the champion, I can deal with any one of those guys in the UFC and beat quite a few of them and give any of them a run for their money.” “I want... [Read More...]

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Carlos Condit rolls and spars with U.S. troops in Afghanistan (video)

Good stuff here, especially at the end when Condit KO’s a U.S. soldier while “demonstrating some standup.” Condit will be in action on August 3 against Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35, defending his WEC welterweight championship. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carlos Condit rolls and spars with U.S. troops in Afghanistan (video)", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/26/carlos-condit-rolls-and-spars-with-us-troops-in-afghanistan/"... [Read More...]

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UFC business notes

Yahoo! is reporting that the UFC sold 7,850 tickets for this past weekend’s UFC 72 card in Belfast, Ireland, for a total house of $1.2 million. I’m not sure how legitimate those claims are because there have been a lot of reports that tickets didn’t sell as well as expected and that the house had to be “papered.” The payouts for last Tuesday’s UFC Fight Night 10... [Read More...]

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More UFC 72 press conference notes

411mania.com has a rundown of the post-fight press conference notes from UFC at: http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/55873/UFC-72:-Post-Fight-Press-Conference-Notes.htm Those who will be receiving bonuses include Tyson Griffin and Clay Guida for “Fight of the Night,” Marcus Davis for “Knockout of the Night,” and Ed Herman for “Submission of the Night.” During a post-fight... [Read More...]

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Thoughts on UFC 72 (spoilers)

I thought UFC 72 was a solid show, coming off a great show this past Tuesday night at UFC Fight Night 10. The first two matches were clearly the best, and made the PPV worth the price. In regard to the opener, Ed Herman vs. Scott Smith, how come the UFC rejected UFCMania.com as a sponsor yet gave the thumbs up to Ed Herman for his “CondomDepot.com” sponsorship? I was waiting for him to... [Read More...]

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Murphy taken off UFC 72 card

Left without an opponent, Tom Murphy has been removed from the UFC 72 card this Saturday in Belfast, Ireland. UFCJunkie.com broke the news late last week that Jake O’Brien had to pull out of the match against Murphy with a back injury (which could be career-threatening, according to his agent, Ken Pavia).  The UFC had contacted Justin McCully about filling in as a last-minute replacement but... [Read More...]

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UFC confirms main card for UFC 72

The UFC has confirmed the main televised portion of the UFC 72: Victory card set for June 16 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland. The main event will be Rich Franklin vs. Yushin Okami. Also, Forrest Griffin will take on Hector “Sick Dog” Ramirez, Jason MacDonald vs. Rory Singer, and Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida. Interestingly, a fifth bout for the telecast has not been designated.... [Read More...]

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