Mark Hominick returns to the ring at UFC 145 to face Eddie Yagin
The belief you can’t keep a good man down long was affirmed today when it was revealed one of MMA’s outstanding individuals, Mark Hominick, would take to the Octagon on March 24 at UFC 145 after being knocked out last month in less than ten seconds by Chan Sung Jung. Hominick will face Eddie Yagin at the event. News of Hominick’s addition to the Montreal card’s lineup was announced by UFC officials. Hominick... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick reflects on tumultuos 2011
Mark Hominick has experienced plenty of joys over the past 12 months, and a heart ache or two, as well. This Saturday, Hominick will complete his 2011 fight year by facing Chan Sung Jang at UFC 140 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. “The Machine”, a native of Canada, defeated George Roop in early 2011 to earn a shot at UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, While Hominick was unsuccessful in defeating... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick: “I want to go out there and destroy Jung.”
The scene was set for Mark Hominick at UFC 129. A Canadian native, Hominick would compete in his hometown, on the biggest stage in MMA history, and take the title away from dominant champion Jose Aldo. It would have been the perfect story, if not for the Brazilian champion. Hominick suffered his first loss after five straight wins in that April bout. Three and a half months later, Hominick suffered... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung added to UFC 140
Mark Hominick is returning to Toronto and he’s looking to protect his home country from a zombie attack. A “Korean Zombie” that is. The most recent challenger to the UFC featherweight title, Hominick has agreed to face Chan Sung Jung at UFC 140 in December in a bout that is sure to contend for “Fight of the Night” honors. The bout has been confirmed by the UFC. One of... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick in line for UFC title-shot with win over George Roop
Though Mixed Martial Arts is a sport where all guarantees fly out the cage-door as soon as it closes, Dana White has thrown caution to the wind and announced Mark Hominick will have the dubious honor of taking on UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 129 in Toronto if he’s able to earn a win against George Roop in a week-and-a-half at Fight Night 23. White’s statements on the matter confirmed... [Read More...]
Hominick Out, Grispi In for Title Bout vs. Jose Aldo
It appears Jose Aldowill not be defending his UFC featherweight championship against Mark Hominick, as had been previously reported, who has opted out due to injury. Rather, it turns out the talented youngster will instead be facing Josh “The Fluke” Grispi at UFC 125 on January 1st, 2011. News of the switch was reported by Heavy.com. In a press conference earlier this week, UFC President... [Read More...]
Jose Aldo declined December bout with Ken Florian
The question surrounding WEC featherweight champ Jose Aldo eventually testing his skills at 155-pounds has long been a matter of “when” rather than “if” based on his success in the ring. The 24-year old Brazilian has compiled an 18-1 record in his six-year career, holds wins over some of the sport’s top featherweights, and has rendered seven of his last eight opponents unable to intelligently... [Read More...]
Mark Hominick expected to headline TKO 35
TKO Championship Fighting will be presenting TKO 35 live at the Bell Centre on Friday, October 3, 2008. As of now the card is currently rumored to be featuring three title bouts including champions Hatsu Hioki, Adrian Wooley, and Jesse Bongfeldt. Also expected to appear on the card are UFC veteran Mark “The Machine” Hominick, Steve Bosse, and Jeff Harrison. Ultime Fanatic is reporting that Adrian... [Read More...]
Combat in the Cage returns to Delaware on Saturday, July 12
First, let me apologize for the lack of posts by me. I’ve had to do a lot of work recently that is responsible for paying my bills. Some of the things I’ve been working on are two articles for FIGHT! magazine as well as two features for CBSSports.com (a breakdown of the current UFC light heavyweight landscape this week and a profile on Wilson Reis next week). We’re also working on... [Read More...]
Local MMA gone wild
Last Saturday I ventured to Newark, Delaware to watch Combat in the Cage’s “12th Strike” Pro/Am MMA event. One of the most anticipated matches of the night was a title fight between Jesus Martinez from the Fight Factory and Charlie Joseph out of Renzo Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu Academy. I’m not exactly sure why, but there was already a lot of heat between the two heading into... [Read More...]
Results from Combat in the Cage’s 12th Strike
Here are the official results from Combat in the Cage’s 12 Strike event that took place at the Newark Boys & Girls club in Newark, Delaware this past Saturday. All bouts were WKA sanctioned. Bout 1/Bantamweight (135 lbs.): Joe Finneran (Team Loch Haven) submitted William McKenna (Team Hammer) at 2:00 of round 1 Bout 2/Welterweight (170 lbs.): Sam Anderson (Team Steele) won a unanimous decision... [Read More...]
Combat in the Cage’s 12th Strike tomorrow in Delaware
Tomorrow should be an interesting day, as I be be taking in a combat sports double-header. Have no fear, as I will be submitting timer-released content to the site before I leave the site. I’ll be headed down to Delaware in the afternoon to check out Combat Zone Wrestling’s annual “Tournament of Death” and will then venture up to Newark (Delaware) for Combat in the Cage’s... [Read More...]
Results from Combat in the Cage’s “11th Strike”
Since I’m from Philadelphia, I spend a lot of time on 5 Oz. covering MMA in the New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware area. And as such, we have a strong concentration of readers from the tri-State area. That being the case, I wanted to post results from this Saturday’s WKA-sanctioned Combat in the Cage card that I attended in Newark Delaware. It was another strong show from Ed Hsu’s... [Read More...]
Combat in the Cage Returning to Delaware
What: Combat in the Cage’s “11th Strike.” When: Next Saturday, April 12 @ 8:00 p.m. ET Where: WKA-sanctioned amateur MMA and Muay Thai at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Newark, Delaware. Address is 109 Glascow Drive, Newark, DE 19702. There are a lot of fights scheduled and I’m looking forward to seeing the Martinez brothers, Will and Jesus, as well as Robert Peach... [Read More...]
Results from Combat in the Cage “Seventh Strike” show on Dec. 15 in Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware – Ed Hsu’s Combat in the Cage returned to the Boys & Girls Club in Newark, Delaware with a 13-bout amateur card on Saturday night. While attendance figures are not available, the show was packed and the boisterous crowd was enthusiastic for all the fights. In attendance were several pro fighters including Eddie Alvarez, James “Binky” Jones, Aaron Miesner,... [Read More...]
(Video) Meet Wilson Reis
Matt Cava and I went up to Trenton, NJ this past Saturday to check out Combat in the Cage. As I’ve said before, there are a lot of fighters who compete for Ed Hsu’s Combat in the Cage/Extreme Challenge Northeast that you’ll be seeing on the big shows in the not too distant future. One of those fighters I have no doubt that you’ll be seeing more of is Wilson Reis. Despite being... [Read More...]
Combat in the Cage results for Oct. 6 in Trenton, NJ
Here are the quick results for tonight’s Combat in the Cage show in Trenton, NJ at the Sovereign Bank Arena: 1. Tinh Tupy won a unanimous decision over Rick Desper in a bantamweight match 2. Baba Shigeyashu won a split decision over Anthony Montaro in a lightweight bout 3. Mike Shenk looked very impressive in submitting Steve McCabe with a rear naked choke at 2:25 of round 1 4. Aaron Miesner... [Read More...]
Extreme Challenge 81 news and notes
Here are the quick results from Extreme Challenge 81 at the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, NJ. Notes at the bottom… Wilson Reis made his pro MMA debut and defeated Baba Shigamashu via unanimous decision in a 145 lbs. bout. Lester Caslow recorded a TKO victory at 3:36 of round two over Mike Murray in a match contested at 150 lbs. Charlie Brenneman recorded a unanimous decision victory... [Read More...]
