Former PRIDE USA Vice President Jerry Millen is one of the most maligned individuals in mixed martial arts. But whether you like him or not, he has an insight into the business of MMA that very few individuals possess having worked for PRIDE both in Japan and in the United States. After his tenure in PRIDE came to an end in the months that proceeded Zuffa’s... 

Los Angeles, Calif. - The UFC’s breakthrough reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” gears up once again for its eighth season premiering tonight on Spike TV. Current interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will both be featured as coaches this season and after completing an interview... 

Former PRIDE heavyweight and current UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is only 32 years of age but is already a legend in the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the sport of mixed martial arts. Despite an amazing resume that includes a 31-4-1 record with notable victories over Tim Sylvia, Josh Barnett, Fabricio Werdum, Ricco Rodriguez,... 

Jay Hieron, the final reigning welterweight champion of the IFL, had been slated to debut for his new fighting home of Affliction during it’s “Day of Reckoning” pay-per-view event scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. But like many other fighters, Hieron learned last week that the card would not be taking... 

While Rousimar Palhares has yet to gain much traction with casual UFC fans, his outstanding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu credentials have caught the eyes of many hardcore fans. When it comes to Palhares and his recent entry in the UFC, there is a certain buzz going around as it pertains to him. Palhares made his UFC debut at UFC 84 this past May thanks in large part to... 

Joe Riggs has experienced a lot in his life and in his fighting career. He originally got involved in MMA as a 290-pound heavyweight and eventually fought all the way down at 170 pounds; he’s dealt with an addiction to pain killers and his wife’s miscarriage; and he’s fought in high-profile bouts against notable names such as Matt Hughes, Nick... 

For many years now bantamweight fighters have performed under the shroud of almost total anonymity. Unless you were a hardcore fan who followed smaller Japanese promotions such as DEEP and Shooto, chances are that you didn’t really care about the 135 lbs. division in MMA. But times care changing, thanks in large part to World Extreme Cagefighting, which... 

Hundreds of thousands of democrats have migrated West to Denver, Colorado this week for the Democratic National Convention. And relatively close by, 12 fighters from Greg Jackson’s MMA have flocked from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Vail, Colorado, in search of high altitude training to give them an additional edge for upcoming fights. One of those fighters... 

The word pioneer is thrown around loosely these days, but in the case of Ken Shamrock, it’s an apt description. Speaking for myself, I am not sure I would have gotten into MMA if it wasn’t for Shamrock. He was just someone I was always interested in seeing fight and someone I’d always root for. I am a writer but I am also a fan and I can remember... 

Suspended EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio “Pezao” Silva recently spoke to us in an exclusive interview at Planet Tatami. For the first-time ever, we have translated the interview from Portuguese to English for exclusive publication here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com. In this interview, which is translated by Planet Tatami’s André Filipe Cassimiro... 

I am pleased to announce that FiveOuncesOfPain.com has entered into a new partnership with the Brazilian MMA website Planet Tatami, which is located at www.planettatami.com.br. As a part of our new agreement, select content from 5 Oz. will be appearing on Planet Tatami translated into Portuguese. In return, some of Planet Tatami’s Portuguese content will... 

I wanted to give everyone a quick update that my latest column for CBSSports.com is now available. I was recently able to speak with EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler coming off the heels of his successful defense against Scott Smith on CBS two weeks ago. Lawler is know for being all-business when interacting with the media, and... 

On Friday, we debuted Part I of our exclusive interview with new ProElite Chairman Chuck Champion. Champion was gracious enough to sit down with Five Ounces of Pain for an extended interview. In Part I, we asked Champion his thoughts on the resignations of Doug DeLuca and Gary Shaw; whether Shaw’s son, EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw would be remaining... 

Already the CEO of ProElite since February, Charles F. Champion added the title and duties of Chairman of the Board last week after former Chairman Douglas DeLuca submitted his resignation to the company. While Champion has been involved with the company for several months, the MMA media is just now starting to become more aware of his presence. But just who... 

I interviewed “Big” Ben Rothwell for my CBSSports.com column this week. After dominating the IFL for over two years, Rothwell will be given an opportunity tonight to assert himself as an undisputed top-ten heavyweight when he takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.I discussed a number of topics with Rothwell, including his thoughts... 

On Tuesday night, I got to catch up with The Ultimate Fighter’s Jesse Taylor while he was “carbing up” at the buffet with some Team Quest buddies. In the short time we spoke, we were able to cover a bunch of topics, including getting a second chance in the UFC, being “the drunk guy” on The Ultimate Fighter, A.A., training for C.B.... 

Next weekend, Affliction will be officially entering the fight game with a star-studded card, with names such as Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo and Ben Rothwell. This could be the fight card of the year for fans and one fighter in particular is making his return to the ring. After his exodus from the UFC, canceled fights,... 

Amir Sadollah garnered a lot of deserved press last week for winning the middleweight tournament for the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” However, the biggest winner at last week’s finale might have been up and coming welterweight Dustin Hazelett. Hazelett, a member of Team Jorge Gurgel, won bonuses for both “Submission of the... 

MMA Rated conducted an interview with Brandon Vera where he puts to rest rumors that he dodged a fight against Lyoto Machida at the July 19th UFC Fight Night 15 show as well as confirms that he was offered a fight against Wanderlei Silva and Dan Henderson but says they were in no shape to take the fight at that time.  Read More →

(Photo by Esther Lin of CombatLifestyle.com) Matt Makowski is one of the most down-to-Earth, humble 21-year olds you’ll ever meet. He’s the type of person who allows his actions to speak louder than words. As such, it was a little surprising to hear Makowski speak out during a recent interview with FiveOuncesOfPain.com regarding his recent fight...