A proposed rematch between heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic that would have taken place on Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan at the Saitama Super Arena during FEG’s “Fields Dynamite!!” event has been canceled. Overeem revealed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s Cory Brady last week that he had signed for the bout.... 

Sports Illustrated was able to catch up with Fedor Emelianenko and get some comments on him in regards to when he thinks he’ll be able to step back into the ring as well as his future fight plans: “I think definitely by New Year’s Eve I’ll be ready to go,” the 31-year-old Russian told SI.com Sunday. “My desire at this point... 

EliteXC officials have begun preliminary work towards organizing a SHOWTIME event tentatively scheduled to take place on Friday, Sept. 26 to take place at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Based on the location of the card, the event most likely will be branded as a “ShoXC” event. EliteXC will also be promoting a ShoXC card on... 

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to go visit Brad Daddis’ Daddis Training Centers location in Philadelphia. I was able to get a glimpse of EliteXC heavyweight Jon Murphy’s training routine as he gets ready to face Brett Rogers in a swing bout scheduled for EliteXC: Primetime on CBS on May 31. After Murphy finished working out with trainer... 

One of the coolest things to happen to FiveOuncesOfPain.com in the last year is that we’ve gained acceptance from a lot of fighters. We know for a fact that a lot of fighters check out this site because some have not only commented publicly, but we have heard from them privately. One of the biggest thrills we’ve gotten was when Tito Ortiz was talking... 

EliteXC announced during Friday’s ShoXC telecast that its next ShoXC will be held on Friday, March 21, in California. ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned that one of the feature matches will be a showdown between heavyweight prospects Jon Murphy and Shane DelRosario. EliteXC has yet to formally announce the bout. Murphy, 4-2, last competed... 

Here’s your feel-good-MMA-story of the week: EliteXC heavyweight Jon Murphy used to have a lion-esque hairstyle, similar to UFC’s Clay Guida. As pictured above, he recently buzzed his dome and donated his hair to Locks of Love (LoL is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces made from real hair to financially disadvantaged children under... 

In my latest article for CBSSports.com, I take a look at eight fighters that I believe will break out in 2008. At the top of the list is UFC middleweight Demian Maia: Demian Maia: There are plenty of good pure grapplers in the UFC such as Roan Carneiro, Tony DeSouza, B.J. Penn, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Ricardo Almeida, Alberto Crane, Mark Bocek and others.... 

A published report surfaced today making the claim that a match between James Thompson and Jon Murphy has been confirmed for EliteXC’s next major show on Nov. 10 in Corpus Christi, Texas. While FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed that there have been discussions for Thompson to appear on the card, we can report that Murphy has not been signed as an opponent. When... 

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... 

If you’re jonesing for some live MMA and are within driving distance of Trenton, NJ, get your ass to the Sovereign Bank Arena for Saturday night’s Combat in the Cage event. 5 Oz of Pain is going to be there, so if you’re going, let us know, Sam will buy you a beer. Jon Murphy will be headlining the event (see the full card here). Murphy is... 

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that EliteXC heavyweight fighter Jon Murphy will be defending his Combat in the Cage Heavyweight Title vs. Wade Hamilton on Oct. 6 in Trenton, NJ at the Sovereign Bank Arena. The promoter of Combat in the Cage is Ed Hsu, who is also the promoter of record for a lot of Monte Cox’s Extreme Challenge shows that take place in... 

EliteXC heavyweight fighter Jon Murphy’s next fight will be for the Extreme Challenge promotion on October 6 in Trenton, NJ at the Soverveign Bank Arena (the same venue BodogFIGHT ran a show at earlier in the summer). Murphy will be defending his Extreme Challenge Northeast heavyweight title on the card. We’ll have more details about the card as they... 

“Bring the Pain” is a new feature on Five Ounces of Pain that will be a regular series featuring profiles and interviews with top fight prospects that are flying under the radar that I believe will be major players on the MMA scene in short order. Remember back in the day when MTV used to spotlight new bands that they believed were about to break...