Neil Melanson expects for Goran Reljic to tear C.B. Dollaway apart at UFC 110
Goran Reljic Chael Sonnen may have said it best following his recent trouncing of Nate Marquardt at UFC 109 when he stated that Neil Melanson is one of the few people in this business that, when he talks, Chael is listening. This Gokor Chivichyan influenced submission expert currently runs up the submission department at the widely respected Xtreme Couture training facility in Las Vegas and has single... [Read More...]
Xtreme Couture’s Neil Melanson: Mark Coleman’s going to see a furious old man trying to kill him
In a bout that has been literally over a decade in the making, legends are set to collide on February 6 during the main event of UFC 109 as fellow UFC hall of famers, Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman, will butt heads to determine who is next in line to challenge for the UFC’s light heavyweight championship once Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun”... [Read More...]
Xtreme Couture submission coach Neil Melanson breaks down Maynard vs. Diaz
One UFC lightweight will leave the Octagon as a clear cut contender to the throne this evening as the undefeated Gray Maynard takes on Stockton bad boy Nate Diaz in a 155 pound showdown with serious implications during the main event of UFC Fight Night 20. Far from strangers, Diaz managed to catch the still developing Maynard in a submission during the pair’s stint on the fifth season of The... [Read More...]
Just Married: Neil Melanson and Erin Toughill Tie The Knot
FiveOncesofPain couldn’t be any more excited to send two friends of the 5 Oz. family our sincere well wishes and congratulations upon hearing the news of their marriage. Xtreme Couture Jiu-Jitsu instructor Neil Melanson and Strikeforce female title threat Erin Toughill have joined hands in wedlock during a private ceremony to cement their long term relationship in holy matrimony. The couple recently... [Read More...]
Neil Melanson: ‘Karo is suffering right now’
FiveOuncesofPain.com had the opportunity to speak with Neil Melanson, a longtime friend and training partner to Karo “The Heat” Parisyan along with being the head Jiu-Jitsu instructor at Xtreme Couture, on the heels of Dana White’s recent announcement that the welterweight crowd pleaser would never fight for the UFC. This afternoon Dana relayed via his Twitter account that this Saturday... [Read More...]
Neil Melanson: No Pain, No Gain
After speaking with hundreds of fighters and professionals in the business, from my very first interview with Keith “KO Kid” Berry to Fedor Emelianenko, I’ve come to realize that you can expect the unexpected when first picking up that phone to dial a guy you’ve never talked to before. Of course there have been some people that make me wonder why they agreed to speak with me... [Read More...]
Xtreme Couture submission coach Neil Melanson expects a “more violent” Randy Couture at UFC 102
At 46 years of age and well over a decade of experience in the fight game, Randy Couture continues to defy father time as he heads into UFC 102 to face off with fellow legend of mixed martial arts, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. It should be no mystery to anyone vaguely familiar with this sport that Nogueira is well known for one thing: Finding a way to submit some of the best big men on the planet. In... [Read More...]
