Affliction “Day of Reckoning” fight card
When: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 Where: Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, NV Watch: Pay-Per-View Here’s the latest on the Affliction: Day of Reckoning event: Main Card Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski @ HW (official) Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort @ MW (official) Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira @ LHW (official) Ben Rothwell vs. Pedro Rizzo (official) Jay Hieron vs. Drew Fickett Chris... [Read More...]
EliteXC Unfinished Business: Lawler vs. Smith II RESULTS
When: July 26 ‘08 Where: Stockton Arena; Stockton, CA Watch: CBS 9 p.m. EST Here’s the latest on the CBS/EliteXC: Unfinished Business event: Televised Card (9 p.m. on CBS) EXC Middleweight Champ Robbie Lawler def. Scott Smith via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2. Great action again. Monster knees dropped Smith, punches from the top finished him off. Nick Diaz def. Thomas Denny via TKO (Strikes) Rd 2. A patient... [Read More...]
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown & Sonnen vs. Filho II
When: Sept 10, ‘08 Where: Seminole Hard Rock; Hollywood, FL Watch: VERSUS channel; 9pm EST Current Champs Urijah Faber and undefeated Paulo Filho defend their respective belts. Jens Pulver vs. Leonard Garcia, are you kidding me?!?! Plus it’s the WEC debut of Jake Rosholt and Johny Hendricks. If you are a hardcore MMA fan, you are loving this card. If you’re a casual fan, you NEED... [Read More...]
UFC Fight Night 15 fight card updates
When: Sept 17, ‘08 Where: Omaha Civic Auditorium; Omaha, Neb. Watch: Spike TV (live) Here’s the latest on UFN 15: Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer @ LW Mac Danzig vs. Clay Guida @ LW Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer @ LHW Alan Belcher and Ed Herman @ MW Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley @ LW Jeremy Horn vs. Wilson Gouveia @ LHW Fight card subject to change; bouts will be added as we confirm them. Save... [Read More...]
Four more bouts officially added to UFC 87
The UFC’s official website, UFC.com, has announced four additional bouts for August 9th’s UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. A heavyweight tilt between Cheick Kongo (11-4-2) and UFC newcomer Dan Evensen (10-2), a very intriguing lightweight bout between Frankie Edgar (8-1) and Hermes Franca (18-6) and two welterweight fights featuring Chris Wilson (13-4) vs. Steve Bruno (11-3) and Ben Saunders... [Read More...]
Cheick Kongo to return at UFC 87; to face newcomer Dan Evensen
A heavyweight bout between French kickboxing sensation Cheick Kongo and Norwegian heavyweight Dan Evensen is expected to be officially added to the card for UFC 87 on August 9. The Kongo vs. Evensen match revelation comes courtesy of Kongo’s official account on MySpace. Kongo is 11-4-1 during his sixteen fight professional MMA career. His last fight was at UFC 82 on March 1, where he lost a... [Read More...]
UFC 82 Results and Live Chat!
We will be bringing you our coverage of UFC 82 this weekend with our patented LIVE chat , plus we’ll be updating the fight results as they happen. Five Ounces of Pain will be your destination for everything UFC 82 this weekend so keep this page bookmarked and be sure to join other 5 Oz. readers, staff, and other MMA fans on Saturday! WHEN: Saturday, March 1st, 2008 – UFC 82 – Chat... [Read More...]
UFC 82 Video: Cheick Kongo tries for third straight win
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UFC 82 Rumors: Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
Though the UFC has not yet confirmed this, MMAMania.com is reporting more heavyweight action. It seems a bout between Cheick Kongo and Heath Herring will take place at UFC 82 on March 1 in Columbus, Ohio. Kongo has enjoyed four victories out of his five most recent bouts, all taking place in the UFC. His wins came against Gilbert Aldana, Christian Wellisch, Assuerio Silva, and Mirko “Cro Cop”... [Read More...]
Report: Herring plans to accept match vs. Kongo
UFC heavyweight fighter Heath Herring has been offered a match against Cheick Kongo on March 1 at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio, MMAjunkie.com is quoting a source close to Herring as saying. According to Junkie’s report, Herring has not officially signed a bout agreement but has every intention of doing so. It’s not known whether Kongo has agreed to the bout. Kongo’s immediate future has... [Read More...]
Report: McCully offered fight against Kongo at UFC 81
Loretta Hunt of The Fight Network is reporting that Team Punishment heavyweight Justin McCully has been offered an opportunity to fight Cheick Kongo at UFC 81 in Las Vegas on February 2. According to Hunt, McCully has yet to accept or turn down the offer. The UFC 81 card could be loaded with heavyweight bouts. In addition to a possible fight between McCully and Kongo, a match between Brock Lesnar... [Read More...]
The UFC’s “big” problem
With the failed signing of Fedor and the letter of resignation from Couture, the UFC is now left with a Heavyweight Division that is going to have a very hard time supporting a champ as the legitimate No.1 in the world. In the coming months and the early part of next year there are a number of fighters who will stake a claim for the belt. Depending on who becomes champ, the UFC is going to have varying... [Read More...]
Nogueira vs. Kongo may not happen at UFC 79
According to Dave Meltzer in his latest FoxSports.com column, a rumored match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cheick Kongo may not take place at UFC 79 on Dec. 29 as had been previously reported. It now appears that Nogueira vs. Kongo could take place in either January or February. Meltzer also indicates that a deal to bring the UFC to Montreal in January has yet to be finalized. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... [Read More...]
Report: Nogueira vs. Kongo set for UFC 79
Brian Knapp of The Fight Network is reporting that a heavyweight clash between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cheick Kongo is planned for UFC 79 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. Nogueira made his UFC debut this past July at UFC 73 and defeated Heath Herring for the third time in his career. Meanwhile, Kongo is on a two fight win streak with his most recent victory being a sound unanimous decision over Mirko... [Read More...]
UFC News & Notes: Henderson likes light heavyweight; Big ‘Nog vs. Kongo; and Hamill vs. Bisping rematch
Here are some of the latest news and rumors pertaining to the UFC: - UFCDaily.com is reporting a rumored match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cheick Kongo. After the Jardine and Griffin upsets, I’m convinced we’ll end up seeing Randy vs. Kongo for the heavyweight title. - The Fight Network is reporting that the UFC is encouraging Dan Henderson to move to middleweight but Henderson... [Read More...]
Report: Frank Mir’s agent wants Cheick Kongo
Yesterday TAGG Radio reported that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s next opponent will be Frank Mir. However, after talking with the agent for Mir, Dean Albrecht, MMAjunkie.com has learned that a match against Nogueira is not a done deal. In fact, Mir’s camp appears to be campaigning for a match vs. Cheick Kongo. Let’s see… Mir vs. Antoni Hardonk and now he wants Kongo? Notice the... [Read More...]
My post-UFC 75 thoughts including what’s next for each fighter
The show opened with Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan talking about how Henderson vs. Rampage was going to be the first of many PRIDE vs. UFC matches. That left me scratching my head. I’m sorry, but has Fedor been signed to unify the PRIDE heavyweight title against Randy Couture and the UFC heavyweight title? Has the UFC stepped up and beaten K-1 to the punch for Takanori Gomi and will we see him... [Read More...]
UFC 75 Results
UFC Light Heavyweight Unification Bout: Quinton Jackson defeats Dan Henderson – Unanimous Decision Cheick Kongo defeats Mirko Cro Cop – Unanimous Decision Michael Bisping defeats Matt Hamill – Split Decision Houston Alexander defeats Alessio Sakara – TKO (strikes) Rd 1. Marcus Davis defeats Paul Taylor – Submission (armbar) Rd 1. Check out much more UFC 75 content on... [Read More...]
Randon Rant: Who should Brandon Vera fight next?
The nightmare is over; Brandon Vera is returning to the UFC and everything is right with the MMA world once again. Well, maybe not completely right until Fedor signs with a major fight promotion and we finally get to see Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva, but Vera’s return to the active fighting scene is a great thing nonetheless. In case you missed it, the UFC officially announced yesterday... [Read More...]
White confirms Kongo vs. Cro Cop
Dana White confirmed on ESPNews yesterday that Mirko Cro Cop will be taking on Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 on September 8 in London. I believe this is a great matchup for Cro Cop in what could prove to be a very exciting fight. Both have similar styles since each are strikers. However, Cro Cop is the more dangerous striker of the two. I get the feeling that the UFC is trying to set up a win for Cro Cop... [Read More...]
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