Report: Nissen Osterneck vs. Jorge Rivera finalized for UFN 18

A middleweight matchup between season four veteran of The Ultimate Fighter Jorge Rivera and one-time World Extreme Cagefighting competitor Nissen Osterneck has been finalized for UFC Fight Night 18 on April 1. MMAjunkie.com was the first to break the news of the matchup. Rivera is a eight-year veteran of the sport who last competed at UFC 85 this past June, where he lost to Danish kickboxing specialist... [Read More...]

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C.B. Dollaway expected to return at UFC 92 vs. Jorge Rivera

A middleweight bout between C.B. Dollaway and Jorge Rivera has been added to the card for UFC 92 on Dec. 27, according to a report in the Wrestling Observer. Dollaway, 7-1, suffered the first official defeat in his pro career in June after losing to Amir Sadollah during the finals of the middleweight tournament of the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” He returned less than a month... [Read More...]

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Matt Riddle talks about Jesse Taylor’s rampage

Matt Riddle talked with TAGG Radio yesterday and gave some more insight into the events that led up to Jesse Taylor getting kicked out of the TUF 7 finals. MMA Junkie has the quotes: “I was in the limo when [Taylor kicked out the window], and it wasn’t just the window,” Riddle said. “The night before, he got kicked out of another club for wrestling around all in the bathroom,... [Read More...]

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Jesse Taylor: “I’ll be back..”

Here’s a video from our good friends at MMA Rated where Jesse Taylor, the ousted fighter from TUF 7, says he’ll be back in the UFC in a couple of months. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jesse Taylor: “I’ll be back..”", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/24/jesse-taylor-ill-be-back/" }); Read More →

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TUF 7 Finale Fight of the Night: Hazelett vs. Burkman (video)

Dustin Hazelett was awarded Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses for his performance Saturday night. This bout was on the undercard so many UFC fans didn’t get to see it. UFC.com has pushed this fight video to its video player for viewers to watch for free (they usually charge $1.99 for fight video). WATCH Hazelett vs. Burkman fight video. Check out more TUF 7 Finale content... [Read More...]

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Amir Sadollah talks about winning The Ultimate Fighter

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Kendall Grove on beating Evan Tanner

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Diego Sanchez talks victory at TUF 7 finale

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TUF 7 Finale Results

Here’s the results of the TUF 7 FINALE event: Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner via Split Decision Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO (punches) Rd 3. Amir Sadollah def. CB Dollaway via Armbar Submission Rd 1. Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision Matthew Riddle def. Dante Rivera via Unanimous Decision Undercard Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman via Armbar Submission... [Read More...]

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Pain Poll: The Staff of 5 Oz. Breaks Live TUF 7 Season Finale

That’s right, the gang at 5 Oz. is back to preview and predict tonight’s live season finale of “The Ultimate Fighter 7.” Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove David Andrest: Former champion versus struggling up and coming fighter. Grove has such and incredible upside despite losses to fighters that I do not believe are as tough as Tanner. While Tanner made his return against Yushin... [Read More...]

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Amir Sadollah, C.B. Dollaway talk TUF 7 finals

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5 Oz. Feature: Jesse Taylor still belongs in TUF 7 middleweight final

Las Vegas, Nevada — Thursday’s airing of the final taped episode for the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” brought mixed emotions for me. On one hand, I think Jesse Taylor is the biggest idiot in the world for blowing the biggest opportunity in his life over something as trivial as alcohol. On the other hand, I think Taylor is a good person whose punishment might not necessarily... [Read More...]

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Jesse Taylor ousted on TUF 7; Amir Sadollah vs. C.B. Dollaway in the finals

Sorry that we didn’t have a full recap up this morning but I didn’t get a chance to see any part of the show until this morning and time is short, so here’s the skinny:Amir Sadollah beat C.B. Dollaway in the second semifinal matchup last night in a fight that C.B. was controlling for two rounds. Amir did catch him with some good shots and had him rocked a couple of times but Dollaway... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Interview: Catching Up with Tim Credeur of “The Ultimate Fighter”

I got the chance today to speak with Tim Credeur, the most recent fighter to be ousted from The Ultimate Fighter 7. In last night’s episode, we all saw Credeur drop a unanimous decision loss to finalist Jesse Taylor. Tim had a bunch of thoughts regarding the fight itself, the show in general, his upcoming fight at the TUF finale show on June 21, and the upcoming fight between coaches Quinton... [Read More...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7: Week 11 Recap

The show opens with a recap of last week’s fights between C.B. Dollaway and Cale Yarbrough as well as Tim Credeur vs. Dan Cramer with Dollaway and Credeur coming out on top. Amir Sadollah and Jesse Taylor await the winners in the semifinals and this week we’ll see the first of the two semifinal matches with Jesse Taylor taking on Tim Credeur. As usual every season, during one of the final... [Read More...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7: Week 10 Recap

The show opens with a quick recap of the Amir Sadollah vs. Matt Brown fight from last week which Amir won via triangle choke in the second round. We see Jeremy May tell Rampage that he wants a rematch with Matt Brown and then also proceeds to tell Matt Brown that he wants a rematch with him while Brown is in the locker room directly afterward. He says something to the effect of why couldn’t... [Read More...]

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Report: Matt Riddle vs. Dante Rivera at “The Ultimate Fighter” 7 Finale

According to MMA Weekly’s rumors section, a fight between Matt “Chipper” Riddle and Dante Rivera has been scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. The two jokingly talked trash to one another inside the house and now it looks like they will get to go at it inside the cage. Riddle, a Team Rampage member, beat a talented jiu jitsu guy in Dan Simmler, knocking him out and breaking... [Read More...]

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Report: Kimmons replaces Sakara at TUF finale

A broken ankle has caused middleweight Alessio Sakara to pull out of a scheduled fight vs. Rob Yundt during live final for the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” MMAjunkie.com is reporting. According to the site, middleweight Rob Kimmons has been signed to a UFC contract and will make his debut in place of Sakara during the June 21 event vs. Yundt. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has also learned... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. interview with TUF 7’s Matt Brown

During last night’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” Matt Brown became one of the latest fighters to be eliminated from the middleweight tournament after losing via triangle choke submission at the hands of Amir Sadollah. Courtesy of Spike TV, FiveOuncesOfPain.com was able to speak with Brown a day after the loss was shown on television. We not only were able to get Matt’s thoughts... [Read More...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7: Week 9 Recap

We’re into the quarterfinal matchups and we have four Team Forrest members fighting one another this week. That means two of them will train with Team Rampage and be cornered by Rampage and his coaches. Dana asks Forrest to make the decision but Forrest won’t do that so they flip a coin. Shouldn’t Dana know not to make the coach decide? Just flip a coin to begin with. Anyways, the... [Read More...]

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