Bellator deepens middleweight pool with signing of Joe Riggs
Bellator Fighting Championships has added the talents of Joe “Diesel” Riggs to their Season 4 line-up after finalizing a deal with the 28-year old over the weekend. Riggs holds an overall record of 34-11 and possesses past victories over Chris Lytle, Kendall Grove, and Nick Diaz. Bellator Season 4 airs on MTV2 in March 2011. News of Riggs’ signing was announced in an official press release. “Joe... [Read More...]
UPDATE: Strikeforce opts to not re-sign Joe Riggs
Strikeforce has chosen not to renew Joe Riggs’ contract after his deal recently expired despite “Diesel” having actually won a pair of consecutive bouts including a victory at Strikeforce Challengers 10 in August and a first round TKO at a King of the Cage event a few weeks ago. Five Ounces of Pain was able to confirm the professional separation with a reliable party close to the... [Read More...]
Miesha Tate tops Strikeforce Challengers 10 salary list
Female welterweight contender Miesha Tate made a card-high $18,000 for her performance at last week’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 event, though ultimately had to do twice the work of her male counterparts in order to earn the sum. “Takedown” received $8,000 for her win in the women’s welterweight tournament’s opening round, as well as an additional $10,000 for both making and winning Strikeforce’s... [Read More...]
Tate is crowned tournament champ, Riggs and Couture victorious at Strikeforce Challengers 10
PRESS RELEASE / PHOENIX, ARIZ. (Aug. 13, 2010) — On the night that Strikeforce crowned its first-ever “Women’s Welterweight Tournament Champion”, hometown hero Joe “Diesel” Riggs upended tough up-and-comer Louis “Handgunz” Taylor and Ryan Couture won his Mixed Martial Arts debut on Friday night at Strikeforce Challengers 10 on Showtime. Miesha “Takedown” Tate won two... [Read More...]
Strikeforce Challengers 10 Previews and Predictions
Strikeforce’s widely-welcomed focus on promoting talented female fighters takes an intriguing step at tonight’s “Strikeforce Challengers 10” event with the evening’s welterweight tournament. In opening-round action, well-rounded Brazilian Carina Damm faces submission-specialist Hitomi Akano while fan-favorite Miesha Tate looks to advance to the final fight against newcomer Maiju Kujala. The... [Read More...]
Joe “Diesel” Riggs vs. Eric Regan to headline Rage In The Cage 138 in December
Joe “Diesel” Riggs will be returning to the place where it all began the first weekend of December as FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently learned that the UFC and Strikeforce veteran will be returning to the popular Arizona based fight promotion Rage In The Cage for the seventeenth time to face off with the reigning No Limit Fighting Welterweight Champion, Eric Regan in a match-up slated... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs II will be for Strikeforce welterweight championship
A previously announced rematch bout between Joe Riggs (30-10 MMA, 3-2 Strikeforce) and Nick Diaz (20-7 MMA, 2-0 Strikeforce) has now taken on a new meaning: it will be for the first ever Strikeforce welterweight title. The news of the recently created welterweight title came in a report on MMAWeekly.com and FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently confirmed the championship match-up with sources close... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz vs. Joe Riggs II set for “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg”
Nick Diaz is expected to face off with an old rival in Joe Riggs on August 15 on the main card of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The event is scheduled to take place at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California. Sources within Strikeforce recently confirmed the bout according to a recent report on Carson’s Corner. This bout between the two will be the second professional mixed martial arts match-up... [Read More...]
Strikeforce’s June show expected to include Phil Baroni vs. Joe Riggs
A welterweight matchup between a pair of former heavy-hitting ex-UFC veterans in Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni is expected to take place during a yet-to-be announced Strikeforce event tentatively scheduled for June 6 in St. Louis, Missouri. MMAWeekly.com was the first site to report the bout as being finalized and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has since confirmed the report with sources close to both fighters. Baroni,... [Read More...]
Joe Riggs vs. Phil Baroni possible for June
A rumored match up between welterweight bout between Joe Riggs and Phil Baroni appears to be a very good possibility for a Strikeforce card that is tentatively set for June. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through sources close to both fighters that the fight has been offered, but nothing has been finalized just yet. A recently proposed bout between EliteXc welterweight champion, Jake Shields, and... [Read More...]
Riggs vs. Baroni won’t fill fifth TV slot for Showtime’s April 11 Strikeforce telecast
With a planned welterweight fight between Jake Shields vs. Joe Riggs scrapped for Strikeforce’s April 11 debut on Showtime, matchmakers must now secure a fifth fight for the telecast, which is scheduled to be headlined by a 179 pound catchweight fight between Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz. Strikeforce officials are mulling several options for the fifth fight and Strikeforce Founder and CEO Scott... [Read More...]
Jake Shields vs. Joe Riggs set for Strikeforce April 11 show
The rumors and speculation that Jake Shields would not be joining many of EliteXC’s other top fighters in Strikeforce following the latter promotion’s acquisition of select assets from ProElite can come to an end. According a published report, Shields has agreed to fight former UFC veteran Joe Riggs in a welterweight matchup to be contested during Strikeforce’s April 11 event in San... [Read More...]
Joe Riggs says he’d fight Cung Le if the money was right in new exclusive 5 Oz. Interview
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 Diaz, Kendall Grove, and Diego Sanchez. Riggs... [Read More...]
Joe Riggs vs. Kazuo Misaki first match announced for “Strikeforce at the Mansion II”
Strikeforce has officially announced the first bout scheduled for “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” on Sept. 20 in Beverly Hills, Calif. at the famed-Playboy Mansion. In a middleweight matchup, former UFC veteran Joe “Diesel” Riggs will be making his second-ever appearance on a Playboy show after defeating Eugene “The Wolf” Jackson on last year’s card. His opponent... [Read More...]
