John Alessio slated for action against Shane Roller at UFC 148
An additional pair of lightweights will duke it out inside the Octagon over the extended Fourth of July holiday, as Shane Roller and John Alessio have signed on the dotted line to meet at UFC 148. The show takes place July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with Anderson Silva defending his middleweight title against Chael Sonnen in the main event. Alessio-Roller is likely headed to the prelims. Alessio,... [Read More...]
John Alessio steps in at UFC 145 to face Mark Bocek as injury replacement
After some public lobbying and a bit of luck, John Alessio will get a fourth chance to secure his first victory in the UFC, replacing an injured Matt Wiman and meet Mark Bocek at UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans. The card is set to take place April 21 from Atlanta’s Philips Arena. The main event consists of Jon Jones defending his light heavyweight crown against Rashad Evans. Wiman-Bocek was originally... [Read More...]
John Alessio in talks to fight Shinya Aoki during DREAM welterweight Grand Prix
Rumors have been sweeping the Internet in recent days pointing to a welterweight affiliated with the Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas as being involved in negotiations to fight WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki during the first round of DREAM’s upcoming welterweight tournament. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through its sources that the fighter in question is former WEC and UFC veteran... [Read More...]
John Alessio says he would love another crack at the UFC
John Alessio could easily be described as one of the best welterweights not currently fighting in the UFC. The 28-year old fighter got his jump into mixed martial arts at the young age of 19 and hasn’t looked back since. In the nine years that Alessio has been in the business he has waged combat well over thirty times while fighting some of the biggest names in the sport. The fact that he has... [Read More...]
Jake Shields vs. John Alessio?
In an interview with nokaut.com, Jake Shields seemingly confirms his next title defense will be against journeyman John Alessio: Darrick: You just found out that you will be defending your title against John Alessio in about five weeks. What are your thoughts about this match? Jake: I’m excited to be back at it. I trained all year without getting to fight until July, so I’m ready. I... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: John Alessio signs three-fight contract with EliteXC
Multiple sources have revealed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com in the last 24 hours that former UFC and WEC veteran John Alessio has signed a three fight contract with EliteXC. Alessio, 23-11, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, last competed on June 20 during Banner Promotions’ “Night of Combat” at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Headlining a joint boxing and MMA show,... [Read More...]
Fox Sports article on USA Dynamite
I stuck to my promise and did not order USA Dynamite!!. After scouring the message boards and reading the responses, I’m glad that I didn’t watch it. The reviews are so bad I don’t know if I would have even watched it for free because then I would have still had to invest time. Right now I’m only interested in seeing Lesnar’s match on YouTube (haven’t seen a link... [Read More...]
