Shinya Aoki and Hayato Sakurai set for DREAM welterweight Grand Prix
The Fighter Entertainment Group (FEG) has released a partial list of fighters who will compete in their welterweight Grand Prix which will begin on April 5 at Dream.8. Newly crowned WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, fresh off a submission victory over Eddie Alvarez at FEG’s New Years’ Eve event, will make the jump to welterweight to compete in the Grand Prix. You may recall that Aoki... [Read More...]
Official results from BattleCage Xtreme V plus medical suspensions
(Pictured: New USKBA and BCX North American heavyweight champion Joe “Apocalypse” Abouata) Here are the official results from BattleCage Xtreme V: Full Throttle from this past Saturday, July 12, in Atlantic City, N.J. at the Tropicana showroom, courtesy of the New Jersey Athletic Control Board. – Joe Abouata def. Carlton Haselrig via rear naked choke submission at 4:10 of round 2.... [Read More...]
Carlos Moreno vs. Carlton Haselrig now official for EliteXC’s “Primetime” undercard
The never-ending saga of a search for an opponent to fight former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champion Carlton Haselrig during the undercard of EliteXC’s first-ever CBS telecast on May 31 appears to have reached an end. EliteXC announced in a press release Wednesday night that Haselrig is now set to face hard-hitting New Jersey-based heavyweight Carlos Moreno. Moreno... [Read More...]
5 Oz Exclusive: Joe McCall out of May 31 EliteXC fight with Carlton Haselrig
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned through sources close to Joe McCall that he will be unable to compete on the May 31 EliteXC undercard due to unforeseen family obligations. As we reported yesterday, McCall, who is 4-0 in his fighting career, was scheduled to fight former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champion Carlton Haselrig, who is 1-0 in his mixed martial arts career. Former... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: Carlton Haselrig to fight Joe McCall at May 31 EliteXC show
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through multiple sources that former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and six-time NCAA wrestling champ Carlton Haselrig will face “Cujo” Joe McCall during the undercard of EliteXC’s first-ever CBS show on May 31. The match completes the seven-bout undercard. Former Giants fullback Jarrod Bunch and former IFL heavyweight Bryan Vetell had been approached... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Interview with former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman Carlton Haselrig
To call Carlton Haselrig an accomplished athlete would be an understatement. In college, he was such an outstanding wrestler that he went on to become a six-time NCAA champion (three Division I titles and three Division II titles). The six NCAA championship titles is a distinction that is exclusive to Haselrig and is likely to remain so since Division II champions are no longer allowed to compete in... [Read More...]
Match between Haselrig and Vetell for May 31 EliteXC undercard could be secured today
It looks as though an opponent for six-time NCAA Division I & II wrestling champion and former NFL All-Pro offensive lineman Carlton Haselrig is on the verge of being secured. Multiple sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that a proposed match between Haselrig and former IFL heavyweight Bryan Vetell to take place during the undercard of EliteXC’s first-ever CBS telecast on May 31 could... [Read More...]
Battle of former Gridiron stars could be signed for “Saturday Night Fights” undercard
A battle of former NFL players is in the works for the undercard of EliteXC’s debut show on CBS on Saturday, May 31 in Newark, N.J. Multiple sources have revealed exclusively to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) that event organizers are currently trying to line up an opponent for a proposed match involving former Steelers and Jets All-Pro offensive tackle Carlton Haselrig. Haselrig,... [Read More...]
