5 Oz. of Pain on CBSSports.com: Criticism of Brock Lesnar defies logic
Sam Caplan’s weekly column for CBSSports.com is now available. This week, Caplan takes a look at Brock Lesnar’s UFC heavyweight title victory over Randy Couture during last weekend’s UFC 91 event. Since winning the title, Lesnar has come under fire from many loyal MMA fans who feel as though his victory has compromised the purity of the sport. Caplan’s most notable complaint... [Read More...]
EliteXC’s Lappen comments on CBS relationship
CBS and EliteXC conducted a media conference call Thursday afternoon to promote its upcoming Oct. 4 installment of “Saturday Night Fights” that will feature Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson taking on UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock. The vast majority of the conference call was geared towards Slice and Shamrock, however, the fight promotion’s current relationship with CBS was... [Read More...]
Report: EliteXC draws a 1.9 rating (UPDATED)
The numbers are in for EliteXC’s second showing on national television and the ratings do no look to be good despite a very good overall show: That airing back on May 31, 2008 scored 4.3 million viewers and a 1.9/6 among 18-49 year olds and since the Kimbo Slice bout for that airing aired past primetime (11p) the most viewed portion wasn’t included. But lacking any Kimbo anticipation, last... [Read More...]
Sept. 1 edition of Inside the Cage Radio now available!
The long-awaited fourth episode of Inside the Cage Radio is now available for your listening pleasure! This week hosts Sam Caplan (FiveOuncesOfPain.com) and Matt Cava (UFCTakedown.com) welcomed both Dann Stupp of UFCjunkie.com and Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow.com into the cage as guests. [display_podcast] Dann joined the crew to help break down UFC 74. He was in Vegas for the event and brought his... [Read More...]
Report: Couture could fight Nogueira next
I am just now starting to get caught up on everything and read an article by Dave Meltzer on FoxSports.com that claims while it hasn’t been confirmed, UFC officials are talking about Randy Couture’s next opponent being Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. You can read Meltzer’s article by clicking here. Couture vs. Nogueira would be a great match but my pick would still be Randy. I don’t... [Read More...]
Even more comments on Babalu situation
To all those in the comment areas who are trying to either defend Sobral’s actions or are claiming that I am overreacting, I think you might need to see a doctor about some sort of contrarian disorder. You do realize you are defending the indefensible, right? If you’re a fighter or a guy who trains, I’d love to hear public responses on the following two questions (if you’re... [Read More...]
Thoughts on UFC 74: Fire Sobral; Guida is a star; Randy needs a new nickname; and more!
I just got back from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in what was the first live UFC (not first MMA) card that I was able to attend. It was a great experience and the UFC certainly puts on a tight live show. I am much more impressed with their live show than their telecasts. Something is really missing from their telecasts and it really behooves them to try and take things to another level. Their TV... [Read More...]
UFC 74 weigh-in results and last minute thoughts
I know I’m late with this but better late than never, right? Before I get to the weigh-in results I wanted to give everyone a heads up that I will do my best to post live preliminary results and notes during tonight’s show. Check back here. At the very least, I will be sending preliminary results to Matt Cava at UFCTakedown. com. Prior to the weigh-ins Dana White did a Q&A session with... [Read More...]
Radio Reminders
I’ll be leaving for Vegas soon so they’ll be no Inside the Cage Radio this weekend. However, you can check out last week’s edition where Matt Cava of UFCTakedown, Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow.com, and I all previewed UFC 74. Just click on the play button on the external player at the end of this post. Also, you can hear me guest co-host with “Mr. Sunshine” Steve Cofield... [Read More...]
UFC 74 Preview on Inside the Cage Radio
I will be in Vegas this weekend to cover UFC 74 so they’ll will be no Inside the Cage Radio this week. However, this week’s edition is still very topical considering it’s a preview for UFC 74. Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow.com joined Matt Cava from UFCTakedown.com and I for this show that I consider a must-listen. I’ve made it even easier for people to listen as now all you’ll... [Read More...]
Questions for Michael Bisping?
I’m going to be interviewing Michael Bisping for CBS Sportsline later today. If you have any questions you’d like me to ask, just leave your questions here. Read More →
Brock Lesnar to be at UFC 74 this weekend
I didn’t listen to MMAWeekly.com radio last night but Brock Lesnar was a guest on the show last night, according to pro wrestling web site PWInsider.com, and said the following: Former WWE and IWGP champion Brock Lesnar appeared briefly on the radio show for MMA website www.MMAWeekly.com tonight. Lesnar noted that he would be in attendance at this Saturday’s UFC PPV and has been training... [Read More...]
Rampage’s trainer insinuates Shogun and Wanderlei used steroids
Carlos Arias has a new column now available on the web site for the Orange County Register. Arias recently attended the media days for both Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson. While at Jackson’s camp, Arias spoke with his trainer, Juanito Ibarra. The topic of Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s addition to the UFC was brought up as were Rampage’s... [Read More...]
Henderson: Sokoudjou likely to fight for K-1 in September
Carlos Arias has a new column now available on the web site for the Orange County Register. Arias recently attended the media days for both Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson. Arias revealed to Henderson that Rampage spent some time recently training with Randy Couture at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. This is very notable because Henderson and Couture used to be teammates at Team... [Read More...]
UFCmania.com: Josh Koscheck interview
UFCmania.com recently conducted an interview with a man who could be responsible for crashing my mail server due to a bunch of hate mail that I’ll receive if he loses. That man is Josh Koscheck. It’s a very good interview but there’s something that struck me as kind of strange. During the UFC 74 media conference call last week, Koscheck was very complementary towards Georges St. Pierre.... [Read More...]
Listen to UFC 74 Preview on Inside the Cage Radio
Matt Cava of UFCTakedown.com and I were joined by special guest Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow.com as we previewed all nine matches scheduled for UFC 74 in Las Vegas this Saturday. Luke’s technical analysis was great and makes the show a must-listen. The show is now available for your listening pleasure. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE 8/18 EDITION OF INSIDE THE CAGE Here are some of the key topics... [Read More...]
Random Rant: More thoughts on Koscheck vs. GSP
There are still people posting comments about my prediction that Josh Koscheck will upset Georges St. Pierre next Saturday at UFC 74 on the old site (we had set up a mirror site during the transition to a new site design and web host). Hopefully those people will eventually migrate here. I wanted to address some of the comments that have been left on the old site. For those who feel I am making too... [Read More...]
UFC 74 Conference Call Notes: Vera signs new deal and could fight Sylvia; GSP talks sports psychologist; HBO information; and more!
The UFC conducted a conference call for the media today to help promote UFC 74 next Saturday in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White, Randy Couture, Gabriel Gonzaga, Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck all participated in the call. Here’s a recap of some of the more newsworthy items that were discussed: Georges St. Pierre came off very well during the initial portion of the call. He said all the... [Read More...]
St. Pierre claims personal issues hurt him against Serra
Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press has a good article on Georges St. Pierre that features a lot of quotes from GSP. Apparently, GSP was dealing with some personal issues leading up to his unsuccessful welterweight title defense against Matt Serra at UFC: “I had a lot of personal issues,” St. Pierre told The Canadian Press. “A lot of stuff was going wrong.” There was illness... [Read More...]
Why Josh Koscheck will beat Georges St. Pierre
The headline says it all. I am picking Josh Koscheck to defeat Georges St. Pierre via second round TKO (ground and pound) at UFC 74. There, I said it! I want to clarify before I go into my dissertation that I’m not a pro-Koscheck guy or an anti-St. Pierre guy, I’m just giving my unbiased opinion. Take it or leave it. But wait a minute, how unbiased am I? For a long time I was a huge GSP... [Read More...]
