Consecutive losses lead to Jason Day’s depature from the UFC

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was able to confirm that welterweight Josh Burkman, a veteran from the second season of the UFC’s hit reality television show The Ultimate Fighter had departed the promotion in the weeks proceeding his unanimous decision loss to Pete Sell at UFC 90 last October. Five Ounces of Pain has also confirmed that middleweight Jason “Dooms” Day is no longer a member of... [Read More...]

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UFC 96: Preview and Predicting Kendall Grove vs. Jason Day

If you’ve been checking out FiveOuncesOfPain.com all week then you are well aware of an interview UFC President Dana White gave to USA Today in which he essentially puts Kendall Grove on notice. Grove, the middleweight winner from the third season of The Ultimate Fighter is just 1-2 in his last three fights and likely needs a win tonight to remain employed by the UFC. Does he have a shot at winning?... [Read More...]

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Report: Kendall Grove vs. Jason Day slated for UFC 96

Having not fought since June 21, 2008 during the live season finale for the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, Kendall Grove is reportedly set to make his Octagon return at UFC 96 on March 7 in Columbus, Ohio. The TUF 3 middleweight winner is expected to take on Jason “Dooms” Day at the event, which will emanate from the Nationwide Arena. The popular culture website 411Mania.com was... [Read More...]

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Report: Jason Day withdraws from UFC 88, Jason MacDonald to serve as replacement

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Canadian middleweight Jason “Dooms” Day has withdrawn from his scheduled September 6th bout with Jason “The Punisher” Lambert. According to the report, Day suffered an elbow and biceps injury that will require him to undergo a MRI and keep him out of the fight. Sherdog.com is now reporting that Day’s replacement will be fellow Canadian Jason... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Jason Lambert agrees to fight Jason Day at UFC 88 on Sept. 6

Jason Lambert is preparing to make his debut as a middleweight and has accepted a proposed bout against Jason “Dooms” Day in a non-televised preliminary bout to take place at UFC 88 on Sept. 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news today while speaking with Matt Stansell, one of Lambert’s managers with the North County Fight Club. Lambert has an overall MMA record... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Next ShoXC event scheduled for Aug. 15; will feature Hamman vs. Suganuma II and debuts of Diabate and Lombard

(Pictured: Hector Lombard) EliteXC’s next ShoXC event has been scheduled for August 15 at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif., located just outside of Fresno. The news was confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com earlier this afternoon by EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw. According to Shaw, already scheduled for the card is a rematch between light heavyweight fighters Poai Suganuma and Jared... [Read More...]

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June 27 ShoXC event postponed

A planned ShoXC event that had been scheduled for June 27 at the Sycuan Casino and Resort located just outside of San Diego has been postponed. Mauro Ranallo was the first to break the story earlier this week on his Fight Network Radio program heard Monday through Friday on Sirius Satellite Radio. According to sources, the outdoor event was postponed when the venue was unable to be secured. It is believed... [Read More...]

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Report: New EliteXC signings Hector Lombard and Cyrille Diabate to debut at outdoor ShoXC on June 27

EliteXC’s next ShoXC event is scheduled for June 27 at the Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, Calif. The news was first reported by our friends at MMAjunkie.com. The tentative card for the outdoor show also promises to offer the debuts of two recent EliteXC signings, middleweights Cyrille Diabate and Hector Lombard. Diabate, one of the best pure strikers in MMA, is slated to take on Jaime... [Read More...]

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Quick Results for 4/5 ShoXC with analysis

 Here are the quick results from tonight’s ShoXC event: Po’ai Suganuma TKO (strikes) over Jared Hamman at 0:15 of round1 Fabricio Camoes KO over Joe Camacho at 3:30 of round 1 Shayna Baszler submission (neck crank) over Keiko Tamai at 2:05 of round 1 Giva Santana submission (armbar) over Matt Lucas at 4:49 of round 1 Bao Quach KO over Doug Evans at 0:55 of round 1 All of the fights tonight... [Read More...]

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Preview of tonight’s ShoXC featuring Po’ai Suganuma vs. Jared Hamman

Tonight’s ShoXC (11:30 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME) is the third live MMA show to air on cable this week in four days. That’s a lot of MMA in just one week but this is a good enough card to warrant your attention. I wasn’t overly impressed with lineup for the March 21 ShoXC card but on paper, tonight’s show has a lot more to offer. Here’s a quick preview of what you can look forward... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Exclusive: Bao Quach added to Saturday’s ShoXC telecast on SHOWTIME

Featherweight prospect Wilson Reis is no longer scheduled to fight on Saturday night’s ShoXC card that is to be televised on SHOWTIME, sources have revealed exclusively to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com). Reis had been scheduled to fight UFC veteran Doug Evans. The reason for Reis’ departure from the card has not been disclosed. He made his ShoXC debut on January 25 in... [Read More...]

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ShoXC 3/21 Results

Here are the results from Friday night’s ShoXC event which featured a 160 lbs. main event of decorated muay thai fighter Malaipet going against King of the Cage veteran Thomas Denny. When: March 21st, 2008 Where: Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, CA Thomas Denny def. Malaipet via disqualification (illegal strikes) Conor Heun def. Marlon Mathias via unanimous decision Jaime Fletcher def. Aaron... [Read More...]

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ShoXC fight card: Elite Challenger Series 3/21/07

What: ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series When: March 21 ‘08 @ 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) Where: Santa Ynez, CA; Chumash Casino Watch: SHOWTIME Here’s the latest on the ShoXC card: Televised Main Event: 155lbs: Malaipet vs. Thomas “Wildman” Denny 205 lbs: Jaime Fletcher vs. Aaron Rosa Marlon Mathias vs. Conor Heun Heavyweight: Shane del Rosario vs. Analu Brash 135... [Read More...]

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Exclusive: Aaron Rosa vs. Jaime Fletcher added to Friday’s ShoXC card

A light heavyweight bout featuring Jaime Fletcher (8-3) taking on former Team Punishment member Aaron Rosa (10-1) has been added to the televised portion of Friday’s ShoXC card on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET), ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned. The event will emanate from the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. The 205 pound clash was added as a late replacement for a female... [Read More...]

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Potential card for April 5 ShoXC event revealed

The potential card for the televised portion of SHOWTIME’s telecast of EliteXC’s ShoXC event scheduled for April 5 has been revealed. According to the Table Mountain Casino website, a poster for the event indicates that a match between light heavyweights Jared Hamman vs. Poai Suganuma is slated to serve as the featured bout on the card. The rest of the card is comprised of matches between... [Read More...]

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Matches announced for March 21 ShoXC event

ProElite-owned Elite Xtreme Combat announced a near-complete card Monday afternoon for its next scheduled ShoXC show set for March 21 in Santa Ynez, Calif. at the Chumash Hotel & Casino. The event, to be televised on SHOWTIME, will feature a main event involving Muay Thai sensation Malaipet taking on King of the Cage veteran Thomas “Wildman” Denny. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REMAINDER OF... [Read More...]

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Main Event for March 21 ShoXC Event Announced

During last night’s SHOWTIME telecast of Cage Rage 25, play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo revealed that the main event for EliteXC’s next ShoXC event on March 21 will feature Muay Thai sensation Malaipet taking on King of the Cage veteran Thomas “Wildman” Denny. FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has also learned that a match between Shane DelRosario and Jon Murphy... [Read More...]

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Exclusive: Wilson Reis vs. Doug Evans likely for ShoXC on April 5

Fast-rising featherweight Wilson Reis has agreed to a return appearance on EliteXC’s ShoXC series on April 5 against former UFC lightweight competitor Doug Evans, ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned from a source close to Reis’ camp. The bout will be contested at 140 pounds. A location for the event has not been finalized but the card will most likely take place in California. Reis,... [Read More...]

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ShoXC Review Part II: Fighter Report Card

Before get into the meat of this article and start talking about the fights and the fighters, I wanted to make sure I call attention to the fact that there was a lot of talent involved with the non-televised portion of the undercard. There are without question some fighters that fought during the non-televised portion that earned a shot at fighting in a televised bout in the future. On that note, I... [Read More...]

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ShoXC: Part One of Live Event Review

I wanted to first start out with a disclaimer because we are getting a lot of new readers to the site. In case you aren’t aware, I am a lead editor/writer of ProElite.com. ProElite.com is a sibling company to EliteXC, which both fall under the ProElite, Inc. umbrella. As such, the review you are about to read probably won’t be as objective as if it were written by someone who wasn’t... [Read More...]

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