Jake Rosholt vs. Chris Leben targeted for UFC 102

A middleweight battle between former NCAA champion Jake Rosholt (5-1) and the returning Chris Leben (18-5) is set for the yet-to-be announced UFC 102 event expected to take place in Portland, Ore. on August 29. MMAjunkie.com was first to report the new matchup and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the news with a source close to Rosholt. Rosholt graduated from Oklahoma State University, where... [Read More...]

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Exclusive Interview: Chris Leben talks Bisping, TUF, and much more..

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” -Benjamin Franklin On October 18th Chris Leben, one of the UFC’s most celebrated personalities, will travel to England to headline UFC 89 in a middleweight battle with up and coming star Michael Bisping. It has been a journey full of peaks and valleys for Leben, filled with... [Read More...]

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UFC 89 fight card

When: Saturday Oct 18, 08 Where: Birmingham, UK @ National Indoor Arena Watch: Spike TV (will be tape delayed) Here’s the latest on UFC 89: Main Card Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben @ MW Brandon Vera vs. Keith Jardine @ LHW Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane @ LHW Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor @ WW Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly @ WW Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain @ HW Undercard Akihiro Gono... [Read More...]

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UFC 83: Fight Critic Recap

Georges St. Pierre’s dominating performance over Matt Serra last night was the exact fight so many of us expected last April at UFC 69. It was such a commanding performance that I can’t help but feel it took away from the credibility of Serra’s dramatic upset over St. Pierre last year in Houston. Serra is a tremendous fighter worthy of respect, but I couldn’t prevent the word... [Read More...]

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UFC 83 Quick Results & Press Conference Audio

First and foremost, here is the audio from the post-fight press conference. There’s some good tidbits in here, definitely worth listening to. Thanks to Steve Cofield for posting it. Here’s your UFC 83 Quick Results: Main Card Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra via TKO (knees to the body) at 4:45 of round two Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter via TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of round two Nate... [Read More...]

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Matt Serra: St. Pierre has gotten “gun-shy”

As if you needed anymore fuel to add to the fire for tonight’s event, Sherdog has a great pre-fight interview up with Matt Serra. He goes into detail about a lot of things, including his mindset, his training, his trainer and good friend Ray Longo, and more. But this nugget stuck out to me the most: Sherdog.com: And this time around? The circumstances are quite different. Serra: Well, I still... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. of Pain on 1530 HOMER

Mo Egger was kind enough to have me on as a guest on his show yesterday on 1530 HOMER The Sports Animal here in Cincinnati. We discussed tonight’s UFC 83 pay per view, Rich Franklin’s future, CBS and EliteXC, and kids’ MMA. CLICK HERE to listen to the audio. The segment is about 25 seconds in. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5 Oz. of Pain on 1530 HOMER", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/19/5-oz-of-pain-on-1530-homer/"... [Read More...]

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UFC 83: Weigh In Results

The following are today’s weigh in results for UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2: Main Card Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St. Pierre (169.5) Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185) Nate Quarry (185.5) vs. Kalib Starnes (186) Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186) Marc Bocek (154.5) vs. Mac Danzig (154.5) Preliminary Card Joe Doerksen (184.5) vs. Jason MacDonald (185) Rich Clementi... [Read More...]

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UFC 83 Video: St. Pierre says loss to Serra is the best thing to ever happen to him

Check out more UFC 83 content on FiveOuncesOfPain.com! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UFC 83 Video: St. Pierre says loss to Serra is the best thing to ever happen to him", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/18/ufc-83-video-st-pierre-says-loss-to-serra-is-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-him/" }); Read More →

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UFC 83 Live Chat and Results!

Please feel free to join other readers and some of the 5 Oz. staff members in our ever so popular chat room during the event on Saturday. We’ll start the chat around 9:00 p.m. ET, an hour before the event. Whether you’re a GSP fan or a Serra backer, we’d love to have you. We’ll be talking about the fights and giving live updates as they happen during the event. Also, bookmark... [Read More...]

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Arianny Celeste and some fighters pick UFC 83 (video)

Props to RawVegas for sending this to us. Check out more UFC 83 content on Five Ounces of Pain. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Arianny Celeste and some fighters pick UFC 83 (video)", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/18/arianny-celeste-and-some-fighters-pick-ufc-83-video/" }); Read More →

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Dana White on UFC 83, Sylvia, Fedor, more! (video)

Interview with Dana White on Hardcore Sports Radio. He pumps up GSP vs. Serra II and then rants on Tim Sylvia, Fedor, his competitors! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Mad props to BloodyElbow for finding this. Check out the latest UFC 83 content on Five Ounces of Pain. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dana White on UFC 83, Sylvia, Fedor, more! (video)", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/18/dana-white-on-ufc-83-syliva-fedor-more-video/"... [Read More...]

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Yahoo! to stream UFC 83 weigh-ins today

Reminder that at 4 p.m. ET today, Yahoo! Sports will be airing the UFC 83 weigh-ins. Click image to jump to Yahoo! MMA page. Yahoo! has a high quality video player you should check out, as well as: Dave Meltzer picks the winners of UFC 83 HERE. Watch Serra KO GSP from their first fight HERE Check out the latest UFC 83 content on Five Ounces of Pain. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo! to stream... [Read More...]

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UFC 83 Pain Poll: 5 Oz. staff makes its picks

That’s right; it’s back! The “Pain Poll” for UFC 83 is here with predictions from the staff of 5 Oz. of Pain. What’s the consensus pick for this weekend’s much-anticipated rematch between Matt Serra and Georges St. Pierre? Does anyone on the 5 Oz. staff believe that Travis Lutter has a chance to upset Rich Franklin? Read on to find out. Matt Serra vs. Georges St.... [Read More...]

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UFC 83 Video: Matt Serra feels overlooked

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UFC 83 Video: Rich Franklin respects Travis Lutter’s game

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UFC 83 Video: Travis Lutter talks about not making weight vs. Anderson Silva

Click here for more UFC 83 content on FiveOuncesofPain.com! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UFC 83 Video: Travis Lutter talks about not making weight vs. Anderson Silva", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/16/ufc-83-video-travis-lutter-talks-about-not-making-weight-vs-anderson-silva/" }); Read More →

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Does Canada Really Want Canadians?

Perhaps it’s just the natural instinct for any company to think people want to see their own, but is it necessarily true? When PRIDE came to the United States in October of 2006 they had the same mentality. The card was littered with Americans from Josh Barnett and Robbie Lawler to Travis Galbraith and Sean O’Haire. In fact I believe there was an American in each and every fight on that... [Read More...]

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George St. Pierre responds to Pete Sell

UFC interim welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently spent some time with Jose Rodriguez of the Winnipeg Sun to conduct an interview. During the interview, Rodriguez asked St. Pierre not only about his verbal falling out last year with current UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, his opponent this coming Saturday in Montreal at UFC 83, but also his response to Pete Sell’s claim that... [Read More...]

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Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez scheduled for UFC 83

Two heavyweight UFC newcomers are now set to duke it out at UFC 83: Serra vs. St.Pierre 2 according to UFC.com. Australian Brad Morris (8-2) will take on highly touted Cain Velasquez (2-0). Morris is coming off of a TKO win over UFC veteran Kristof Midoux at Bodog Fight: Vancouver back in August of last year. Cain Velasquez fights out of American Kickboxing Academy and will come into this fight with... [Read More...]

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