The Palace Fighting Championships have announced that the “New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni will be fighting on the promotion’s Sept. 26 show in Lemoore, Calif. Baroni, expected to compete at welterweight, is scheduled to face former WEC veteran Olaf Alfonso during the promotion’s Palace Fighting Championships 10 show. The former UFC middleweight... 

Last night there were two MMA events that featured some exciting fights as well as some competition involving well known names in MMA. In Hawaii, ICON Sport: Hard Times featured a fight involving the always extravagant Phil Baroni as well as a possible Fight of the Year candidate as Bao Quach took on Mark Oshiro. Rage in the Cage 113 in New Mexico also featured... 

I’m preparing to update my rankings and I’m torn about how to rank Eddie Alvarez. As a welterweight, he was very good. As a lightweight, he looks great. At 155-160 lbs., I think Alvarez is a top five caliber fighter. He just needs more wins. But I am wondering whether or not he has enough wins right now to be top 10. Sure, it’s only been two... 

There was so much MMA action from this past weekend that I am still catching up. The problem though is that this sport never stops. There really is little time to play catchup because each day brings a whole new list of to-dos. I was able to watch Eddie Alvarez vs. Andre Dida from DREAM.1, Phil Baroni vs. Kala Kolohe Hose at ICON Sport, and Jake Rosholt vs.... 

The DVD set “BodogFIGHT: St. Petersburg, The Complete Second Series” was released last week and Five Ounces of Pain has five (5) copies to give away to our readers. We’ll be running a trivia style contest which will focus on the fighters and happenings from BodogFIGHT St. Petersburg Season II. So brush up on your BodogFIGHT knowledge because on Wed March... 

Eddie Alvarez confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) on Thursday afternoon that he has signed a contract to participate in DREAM’s lightweight Grand Prix. DREAM, a collaborative effort between K-1’s HEROS and former staff members of PRIDE, will begin its tournament on March 15 in Japan. Alvarez stated that he is scheduled to... 

Eddie Alvarez’s second fight for EliteXC could take place on Saturday, April 26, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Brian Knapp of The Fight Network is reporting. According to the report, Alvarez (12-1) is in talks to fight Hawaiian fighter “Iron” Mike Aina (8-6-1). An official statement by EliteXC has not been made. Alvarez debuted for EliteXC during its... 

When: Jan 25 ‘08 Where: Atlantic City, NJ @ Trump Taj Mahal Main Card Eddie Alvarez def. Ross Ebanez via KO Rd 2. Paul “Semtex” Daley def. Sam Morgan via KO Rd 1. Tonya Evinger def. Julie Kedzie via Submission Rd 1. Bao Quach def. Bobby McMaster via Unanimous Decision. Kala Kolohe Hose def. Fred Belleton via KO Rd 1. Undercard Wilson Reis... 

Eddie Alvarez is a man with a lot going on right now. He just signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC and is getting prepared to fight for the promotion’s next ShoXC event on Jan. 25 in Atlantic City. Oh, and there’s also the fact that he just recently experienced the birth of his second son. In spite all the chaos, I was still able to get an interview... 

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... 

ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned that former BodogFIGHT welterweight champion Eddie Alvarez has signed a three fight contract with EliteXC. The Philadelphia native will debut for the promotion on Jan. 25 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City against Ross “Da Boss” Ebanez in a headlining match during the promotion’s ShoXC card. Despite... 

Adam Morgan made a post on Sunday containing quotes from BodogFIGHT welterweight champion Nick Thompson in which he revealed on the Underground forum at MMA.tv a possible February rematch vs. Eddie Alvarez was off the table. According to Thompson, BodogFIGHT informed him that the match wouldn’t be happening because “Alvarez’s head wasn’t... 

Looks like we’ll never get to see a rematch between current Bodog welterweight champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson and former champion Eddie Alvarez. The fight was pushed back a few weeks ago and now it looks like it’s been informally canceled altogether according to a post by Thompson on the Underground Forum: Alvarez told Bodog that his... 

Nick “The Goat” Thompson will face off in a rematch with Eddie Alvarez when Bodog Fight presents HooknShoot at the Evansville Coliseum in Evansville, Indiana on November 24th. This news comes from a Bodog press release, a copy of which can be found here. These two fought for the welterweight title back in April at Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations.... 

  I know I caught your attention with the Tiger Schulman’s Karate teaser. I’ll get to TSK soon. But first, I want to talk about drugs. Many pundits have written columns on the major sites discussing steroids and offering their ideas about how the issue should be addressed by the major promotions. Thus far, there seems to be a big push for the promotions... 

Bodog Fight’s Eddie Alvarez is scheduled to join John Floyd and myself at 11 a.m. ET on the Saturday Morning Sports Hangover, which can be heard starting at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN 920 in Philadelphia. Eddie will be fighting in tonight’s main event against Matt Lee on Bodog Fight’s card fromTrenton, NJ. If you have a question for Eddie, you can call... 

Apparently Bodog Fight received a small scare in regard to the status of tomorrow’s main event between Matt Lee and Eddie Alvarez in Trenton, NJ. Lee has been cleared to fight by the state athletic commission after undergoing a second EKG test. Lee’s fight status was up in the air after his first EKG showed a low heartrate. A low heartrate is common...