Strikeforce announced Sunday night that PRIDE and DREAM veteran Mitsuhiro Ishida will make his U.S. debut at the promotion’s Strikeforce at the Mansion II event in Beverly Hills, Calif. on September 20th against Justin Wilcox. Ishida, a strong wrestler who is regarded by many pundits as a top ten world lightweight, is probably best known for being the first... 

(Pictured: Wilson Reis) A featherweight (140 lbs.) bout between Wilson Reis and Brian Caraway is the latest fight to be added to EliteXC’s upcoming “Unfinished Business” card on July 26 in Stockton, Calif. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news after contacting EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw. According to Shaw, the Reis vs. Caraway matchup... 

A 140 pound encounter between Wilson Reis and Justin Robbins has been added to the undercard of EliteXC’s debut telecast on CBS on May 31 in Newark, N.J. The bout was confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) by two separate sources within the past 48 hours. Reis, 3-0, had been scheduled to fight former UFC lightweight Doug Evans during... 

Fast-rising featherweight Wilson Reis has agreed to a return appearance on EliteXC’s ShoXC series on April 5 against former UFC lightweight competitor Doug Evans, ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned from a source close to Reis’ camp. The bout will be contested at 140 pounds. A location for the event has not been finalized but the card... 

What: ShoXC When: Jan 25 ‘08 Where: Atlantic City, NJ @ Trump Taj Mahal Watch: Showtime Here’s the latest on the ShoXC card: Main Card Eddie Alvarez vs. Ross “Da Boss” Ebanez Tonya Evinger vs. Julie Kedzie Sam Morgan vs. Paul Daley Ross “Kala Kolohe” Hose vs. Frederic Belleton Bobby McMaster vs. Bao Quach Undercard Zach Makovsky vs. Wilson... 

While EliteXC and Showtime have yet to make an official announcement, preparations are already underway for the next ShoXC event, which is currently expected to take place in New Jersey on Dec. 7. While no fights have formally been signed for the event, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that a proposed main event between Cage Rage welterweight champion Paul Daley... 

Three fighters were just added to our prospects section. New to the list are lightweights Jim Bova and Andre “Dida” Amade and featherweight Wilson Reis. Click here to see the updated list.  Read More →

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...