MFC signs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, will fight Ryan Jimmo at MFC 31
Canadian organization Maximum Fighting Championship continues to make moves in the MMA world. Always looking to add talent to their roster, MFC has confirmed the signing of explosive light heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. He will make his MFC debut at MFC 31, facing Ryan Jimmo in the main event for the MFC light heavyweight title. MFC sent out a press release to announce the signing. Once thought... [Read More...]
Favorites fall, find success in Israel at “IFC – Genesis”
Rarely, if ever, has a notable Mixed Martial Arts event taken place in as historic a locale as was the case Thursday night in Tel Aviv at “IFC – Genesis”. The card was peppered with names with previous UFC/PRIDE experience, as well as a few rising Israeli competitors, and featured numerous outcomes making the show one fans won’t soon forget. The evening will be a particularly memorable one... [Read More...]
Prangley survives late surge at Shark Fights 13 to hand Jardine fifth-straight loss
Saturday night’s Shark Fights 13 card was viewed by many as being the first leg of Keith Jardine’s journey back to the UFC after receiving his release last June. However, by the end of the show “The Dean of Mean” had taken two steps back rather than one forward towards his goal of returning to the Octagon. Jardine found himself on the wrong side of a split-decision to opponent Trevor Prangley... [Read More...]
Paul Daley forfeits percentage of salary after coming in heavy for Shark Fights 13
It wouldn’t be hard to imagine John Williams’ famous score from the movie “Jaws” echoing in Paul Daley’s mind as he stepped closer and closer to the Shark Fights 13 scale late Friday afternoon. The hard-hitting Brit measured in at three-quarters of a pound over the limit for his main card bout against Jorge Masvidal at the event and as a result will have a 10% bite taken out of the “to... [Read More...]
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Gegard Mousasi confirmed for DREAM Super Hulk Tournament
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has recently been informed by sources close to the situation that Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will be facing off with Gegard Mousasi in the next round of DREAM’s Super Hulk Tournament. Sokoudjou rebounded from consecutive losses at the hands of Luiz Arthur Cane and Renato “Babalu” Sobral when he stopped the much larger Jan Nortge by TKO with a storm of punches in... [Read More...]
Gegard Mousasi could make light heavyweight debut vs. Sokoudjou at DREAM.9 (UPDATED)
Bourgas, Bulgaria – DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi could make his light heavyweight debut on May 25 at DREAM.9 vs. UFC and Affliction veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. FiveOuncesofPain.com originally reported the matchup as being finalized upon hearing the news Friday afternoon from Mousasi’s manager, Apy Echteld. However, additional sources within M-1 Global later informed... [Read More...]
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou released by the UFC
Light heavyweight competitor Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou can be added to the list of fighters recently released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. FiveOuncesOfPain.com first became aware of Sokoudjou having been dropped from the UFC roster last week but could not find a second source for verification. However, published reports have surfaced on the Internet today confirming his release. Sokoudjou’s... [Read More...]
Random Rant: Defending Scott Ferrall
I’ve read one too many posts on this blog as well as others that are ripping Scott Ferrall and his performance as a ring announcer during this past Friday’s debut show for YAMMA Pit Fighting. While I have not seen the event in its entirety, I have watched clips online and have also seen the infamous Ferrall video that is currently making the rounds. Maybe I’m biased because I’ve... [Read More...]
Photos from YAMMA Pit (pics)
Pictures taken ringside at YAMMA Pit Fighting, 4/11/08, Atlantic City NJ. (click thumbnails for large image) Pics by freelance photog Andrew Gehman Check out Results and Commentary for YAMMA here. Read More →
10 things learned from YAMMA Pit Fighting
If you didn’t watch the inaugural YAMMA Pit Fighting then God has smiled upon you this day. It was seriously terrible. There was a novelty value for all of about 10 minutes but once it wore off you found yourself watching some very sloppy and very unexciting MMA, with terrible, terrible commentary. The show was a train wreck which I couldn’t take my eyes off. But in all great disasters... [Read More...]
YAMMA Pit Fighting Thoughts & Commentary
The YAMMA The only thing that I took from the YAMMA is that it promotes a lot of takedowns. There were a lot of wrestlers on the card so that probably had something to do with the amount of takedowns, but more often than not, when a fight hit the lip of the YAMMA, it went to the ground almost automatically. It’s certainly not the “revolutionary fastest fighting surface” that they... [Read More...]
YAMMA Pit Fighting Quick Results
Heavyweight Quarterfinals: Alexey Oleinik > Sherman Pendergarst, sub (choke), Rd1 (4:18) Chris Tuscherer > Tony Sylvester, decision Travis Wiuff > Marcelo Pereira, decision Ricco Rodriguez > George Bush III, decision “Master Fight”: Oleg Taktarov > Mark Kerr, sub (kneebar), Rd1 (1:50) Heavyweight Semifinals: Chris Tuscherer > Alexey Oleinik, decision Travis Wiuff >... [Read More...]
Behold…The YAMMA Pit!
Here’s a quick video which reveals the “new” fighting surface that they intend to use at this Friday’s YAMMA Pit Fighting event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To me it looks like Chuck Norris’ WCL surface with a cage around it, but what do I know? I’ll be interested to see how it works in MMA and how it plays out at Friday’s event, but I don’t think it’s... [Read More...]
Mark Kerr removed from suspended list; set to fight Oleg Taktarov on Friday
Former UFC and PRIDE heavyweight standout Mark Kerr is still scheduled to take on UFC 6 champion Oleg Taktarov in a “Master’s Superfight” this Friday in Atlantic City, N.J. during YAMMA Pit Fighting’s inaugural show. Kerr was announced as a late replacement by YAMMA last week but his availability was immediately called into question after the New Jersey Athletic Control Board... [Read More...]
Pat Smith back on YAMMA’s first show
This blog posting was published on April 3. You’re not reading some kind of old post that was accidentally re-published. Now that that’s out of the way, I can report that Bob Meyrowitz’s YAMMA Pit Fighting has issued a statement announcing that Gary Goodridge is off the card for their inaugural event on April 11 in Atlantic City at the Trump Taj Mahal. Replacing Goodridge in a “Master’s... [Read More...]
Gary Goodridge latest fighter to be pulled from YAMMA show
A planned “Master’s Superfight” between Gary Goodridge and Eric “Butterbean” Esch scheduled for YAMMA Pit Fighting’s inaugural show on April 11 in Atlanta City, N.J. is the latest bout on the show to be altered. Goodridge was knocked out in the second round against Mu Bae Choi in Seoul, South Korea on March 30. When speaking with the New Jersey Athletic Control Board,... [Read More...]
Mark Kerr and Ricco Rodriguez announced for YAMMA Pit Fighting’s first event
YAMMA Pit Fighting issued a press release today announcing that Ricco Rodriguez and Mark Kerr have been added to the promotion’s inaugural show on April 11 in Atlantic City, NJ. Rodriguez will participate in the eight-man, single-night heavyweight tournament while Kerr replaces Pat Smith in a Superfight vs. Oleg Taktarov. Updated: FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned through... [Read More...]
YAMMA Exclusive: Maurice Smith out due to illness; Pat Smith’s charges reduced, cleared to fight Taktarov
More alterations have been made to YAMMA Pit Fighting’s debut card on April 11 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed with Nick Lembo, legal counsel for the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, that Maurice Smith has pulled out of the YAMMA Pit Fighting event due to illness. FiveOuncesOfPain.com announced yesterday that Maurice Smith was tapped as a replacement... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Ricco Rodriguez and Maurice Smith could be added to YAMMA’s debut show
Several alterations have been made to YAMMA Pit Fighting’s debut card on April 11 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. Two unnamed fighters originally slated for YAMMA’s eight-man single-night heavyweight tournament have been scratched from the card for unspecified reasons. However, when contacted by ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com), Nick Lembo, the legal counsel for the New... [Read More...]
Report: Don Frye pulls out of YAMMA Superfight
Sherdog.com has learned that UFC and Pride veteran, Don Frye has pulled out of YAMMA Pit Fighting’s inaugural event on April 11th. Frye was set to face fellow MMA legend, Oleg Taktarov in one of the two “Superfights” but he has now been replaced by 45 year old Patrick Smith. Smith (14-13) participated in the first ever UFC event where he was heel hooked by UFC Hall of Famer, Ken Shamrock... [Read More...]
