Hiroyuki Takaya, Shinya Aoki added to April 9 Strikeforce event
With title-defenses already expected from champs Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz, Strikeforce’s upcoming card on April 9 is continuing to take final form with recent news Japanese fighters Shinya Aoki and Hiroyuki Takaya are expected to be dressed for action in San Diego although against who remains a mystery. Word of their addition was first reported by Read More →
Report: L.C. Davis vs. Hiroyuki Takaya scrapped for WEC 35
MMA Junkie is reporting that a proposed fight between former IFL fighter L.C. Davis and Japanese 145 lbs. sensation Hiroyuki Takaya has been scrapped for this weekend’s WEC 35 show. Davis had been added to the card as a late replacement for Cub Swanson, who broke his hand in training. The report goes on to state that sources close to Takaya’s camp are saying that Takaya turned down the... [Read More...]
UFC 77: Post-fight interviews from Silva and Sylvia
ESPN has made additional UFC 77-related video available, including footage of Anderson Silva and Tim Sylvia from the post-fight press conference. Here is Silva following his second round TKO over Rich Franklin: Here’s Sylvia after his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Vera: Read More →
Spider Silva won the UFC Middleweight title and all he got was this lousy t-shirt
Props to Adam Morgan for finding this pic on the Project Alpha blog. Editor’s Note: The picture was not taken after UFC 77 but after another UFC event. Read More →
My UFC 77 Live Experience
When a big time UFC pay per view comes to your city and you’re as big of an MMA fan as I am, is there really a question in your mind that I wouldn’t be there? The best part? It cost me nothing. I’m quite fortunate that a friend of mine’s sister knows a guy who works for the UFC. He told her a few months ago that he could get tickets, so I was like “Cool, I won’t... [Read More...]
Dana White wants to head butt Dan Henderson
In Dann Stupp’s latest article in the Dayton Daily News, he discusses potential challengers for the UFC middleweight title that’s currently held by Anderson Silva. Ricardo Almeida, David Terrell, and Thales Leites are all mentioned as possibilities, as is current PRIDE welterweight (183 lbs.) champion Dan Henderson. However, UFC president Dana White apparently expressed some frustration... [Read More...]
UFC 77: Post-show news & views – Franklin could retire; Sylvia not a lock for title shot; Couture to hold press conference in Vegas; and more!
On FoxSports.com, Alex Marvez has a UFC 77 recap available that reveals several interesting news items. I wanted to take a few minutes to go over some of the news items that Marvez is reporting and give my thoughts on each one using the same format that a lot of fantasy sports websites use. News: Rich Franklin suffered a broken nose during last night’s loss to Anderson Silva and is believed to... [Read More...]
Pic of Starnes cut at UFC 77: “He could see my skull!”
Thanks to “Elvis” from the Underground forum for posting this sick shot: Click for more UFC 77 goodness on 5 Oz of Pain. Read More →
UFC 77: My post-show thoughts
As promised, here are my post-show thoughts of UFC 77. Overall Grade: B Match of the Night: Silva vs. Franklin (I didn’t see Matt Grice vs. Jason Black but they got the $40,000 bonus for match of the night from the UFC) Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva Submission of the night: Demian Maia Match-by-match thoughts… Anderson Silva TKOs (strikes) Rich Franklin at 1:07 of round 2 Franklin... [Read More...]
UFC 77 quick results
Quick results for UFC 77: Middleweight: Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin TKO (Strikes) R2 Anderson Silva remains UFC Middleweight champ by once again DISMANTLING Rich Franklin. Silva crumpled Franklin with a right hook at the very end of round one. In round 2, Silva patiently stalked, not throwing a strike for the first 30 seconds of the round, dancing and dodging Franklin, finally UNLOADING on... [Read More...]
Middleweight contender matchup benched?
Not having Jason MacDonald and Yushin Okami on the main card of UFC 77 is madness. Sure, it probably won’t be the most exciting match of all time, and will probably end up as a slow ground n’ pound victory for Okami but this fight is most likely for the next middleweight title shot. You would think that a matchup of this importance would be shown on the main card. This seems pretty disrespectful... [Read More...]
UFC 77 Video: Dana White on ESPN commenting about Randy Couture’s resignation
I’ve been critical of Dana White recently in how he’s handled himself from a PR standpoint in regard to Randy Couture’s resignation from the UFC. However, in this video with ESPN host Josh Elliott, White is at his best. He really stepped up to the plate with this interview and played it beautifully. Dana should keep a copy of this video handy and play it before every interview with... [Read More...]
UFC 77 Video: Goldberg and Rogan preview the card
Here is some ESPN video of UFC commentators Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan previewing UFC 77: Read More →
UFC 77 Press Conference Video of Silva and Sylvia
It’s the policy of 5 Oz. to never violate copyright when it comes to content but if ESPN is going to make UFC-related video available for posting, I’m not going to complain. Below is video of Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin that was filmed following today’s weigh-ins in Cincinnati: Here’s video of comments from Brandon Vera and Tim Sylvia: Read More →
UFC 77 weigh in results and pics
I watched the UFC 77 weigh in results on a high quality stream on Yahoo! Sports. Very well done, smooth vidoe stream, I can’t say enough about what a good job Yahoo! does with UFC and other MMA video content. Here are some pics from the UFC 77 weigh in and the weights are listed below: Middleweight: Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Rich Franklin (184) Heavyweight: Tim Sylvia (260.5) vs. Brandon... [Read More...]
UFC 77 Preview: 5 Oz. Staff Predictions
In order to help get you ready for UFC 77 this Saturday the staff at 5 Oz. is making their predictions for the card public in our latest “Pain Poll.” Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin Sam Caplan: Unless Franklin can put Silva on his back and expose his poor wrestling skills, I don’t see a way he can win. Silva via second round TKO. Gary Herman: Did anyone see any reason in the first... [Read More...]
Dana White issues further comment on Randy Couture
Steve Cofield from Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio is in Cincinnati to cover UFC 77 this Saturday. Cofield attended a UFC press conference and is attributing the following quote to UFC president Dana White in regard to Randy Couture’s UFC departure: “I haven’t talked to (Couture) at all. His resignation didn’t surprise me at all. It’s the way he did that surprised me. It was done... [Read More...]
Rich Franklin and Jorge Gurgel on local Cincinnati radio
Rich Franklin was a guest on yesterday’s Lance McAllister radio show on 1530 HOMER The Sports Animal here in Cincinnati. Click here if you want to listen to the entire interview, it starts around the 20 minute mark. Franklin talks about several topics, including his training, how he mentally prepares for a fight, whether or not the PR work he’s been doing has affected his training, and... [Read More...]
UFC 77: the “Old Tim” is back
On the latest edition of AGS radio, the expert panel (myself and Sam included) debated which Tim Sylvia would show up to fight Brandon Vera – the dominating Sylvia from 2006 or the tentative version from early 2007? Well “The Mainiac” himself answers that question with the following quote from the Canadian Press “Being the fighter that I am, I’m not the type of guy that likes to... [Read More...]
Iole: Winner of Vera/Sylvia to face Nogueira for title
According to Kevin Iole’s latest “Mailbag” article in the Yahoo! sports section, the winner of this Saturday’s match between Brandon Vera and Tim Sylvia will fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant UFC heavyweight title in early 2008: The winner of the Brandon Vera-Tim Sylvia fight on Saturday at UFC 77 in Cincinnati will meet Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant heavyweight... [Read More...]
