Lutter defeats MacDonald, Alessio KO’s Fioravanti during MFC 22: Payoff

Fans in Edmonton attending Friday night’s MFC 22 were treated to a night of exciting action helping the show live up to its formal name – “Payoff”. With a main card featuring a plethora of fighters previously calling the UFC home, including a headlining bout between Jason MacDonald and Travis Lutter, the event had it’s share of both highlights and lowlights for those with Octagon experience. After... [Read More...]

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Jason MacDonald vs. The World

Following his release from the UFC, “The Athlete” Jason MacDonald has recently confirmed that his next bout outside of the Octagon will be taking place on extremely familiar territory. MacDonald made a name for himself with Canada’s MFC promotion, fighting a total of ten times under the MFC banner before being scooped up by the UFC in 2006 where he ended up going 5-5 with the organization... [Read More...]

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Bobby Lashley Destroys Mike Cook at MFC 21

“Now he can put back on the mask and have fun with himself”, was former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley’s comments after he choked Mike Cook completely unconscious just seconds into last nights bout. Cook entered the ring wearing a lucha libre mask in an effort to mock the former professional wrestler, and needless to say, Lashley failed to see the humor. The bout took place at MFC 21:... [Read More...]

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Travis Lutter to take on Dean Lister in the main event of MFC 21

Maximum Fighting Championships, which is based out of Canada, has announced a match-up of two UFC veterans for their upcoming card MFC 21 which will be held on May 13th. MFC promoter Mark Pavelich made an announcement last night on Carsons Corner concerning the line-up for MFC 21. Travis Lutter, the middleweight winner of season six of The Ultimate Fighter, which earned him a shot at UFC middleweight... [Read More...]

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Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley: “I would love to fight for the UFC in 2009″

As is often the case when a major event is forced to compete with a UFC weekend, there is one extremely interesting bout between two of the games top fighters that has flown under the radar that deserves the sports attention. This Friday night’s bout between Paul “Semtex” Daley and Nick “The Goat” Thompson is one that could just as well be taking place at Saturday night’s... [Read More...]

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MFC signs Derrick Noble to three-fight contract

The Maximum Fighting Championship has announced that it has signed UFC veteran Derrick Noble to a three-fight contract. Noble is a versatile veteran who possesses a mixed martial arts record of 22-11-1. Noble owns victories over the likes of MFC welterweight champion Pat Healy, Thiago Alves, Carlo Prater, and Jake Ellenberger. Noble has also been in the cage with notable names such as Chris Lytle,... [Read More...]

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IFL Video Highlights

Here is a video highlight that captures the bulk of what happened at the IFL World Grand Prix Finals on Saturday night. ***NOTE: Good news for any concerned… I got word from the IFL this morning that Elias Rivera was fine after his fight with Tim Kennedy and actually drove himself home from the event. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "IFL Video Highlights", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/31/ifl-video-highlights/"... [Read More...]

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