Seth Petruzelli released by UFC
Light heavyweight Seth Petruzelli has been cut by the UFC after losing his second straight bout in the Octagon since returning to the promotion earlier this year. Petruzelli’s most recent defeat came by way of a first round TKO to Karlos Vemola at UFC 122 a little less than two weeks ago. News of the professional separation has been confirmed by Five Ounces of Pain with an involved source. Petruzelli... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice on potential Seth Petruzelli rematch: ‘We can do it barenuckle style’
Reverting to his thugged out Youtube roots to some degree during the UFC media call meant to promote this Wednesday evening’s highly anticipated bout between himself and Roy “Big Country” Nelson on The Ultimate Fighter, Kimbo Slice said if it was up to him a rematch between himself and Seth Petruzelli could be fought without the use of gloves. Of course the two faced off during one... [Read More...]
Seth Petruzelli returns to action with TKO victory at Art Of Fighting IV
Seth Petruzelli was victorious in his first fight back since his stunning knockout over Kimbo Slice in October of 2008. “The Silverback” dropped his opponent Chris Baten with a big punch midway through the first round. From there the fight was called off following a few more well placed punches to the grounded Baten, awarding Petruzelli the first round TKO victory at just 2:23 into the... [Read More...]
Report: EliteXC Nov. 8 show in jeopardy, ProElite in danger of folding
ProElite and EliteXC may be in their final days of business as of Monday night. Most, if not all fighters in EliteXC have been notified that the November 8 show in Reno has been canceled due to a lack of funding. The show was set to have showcase Eddie Alvarez vs. Nick Diaz in the main event for the EliteXC lightweight title. The news comes via a report by Sherdog late this evening. “We are confirming... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice: Ultimate Fraud?
Now that the smoke has cleared, the dust has settled and the fallout from EliteXC “Heat” this past Saturday has almost subsided (with the exception of the Petruzelli “bribe” situation) I wanted to take a look back at the hate that has been spewed at one Kimbo Slice. Ever since Saturday night, numerous outlets have taken huge shots at Kimbo Slice, going so far as to call him... [Read More...]
EliteXC “Heat” Thoughts & Commentary
EliteXC’s latest installment of CBS Saturday Night Fights, EliteXC “Heat,” has now come and gone and it’s time for us to hash through what we saw this evening. For the most part I thought the show was very entertaining. It contained striking battles, knockouts, some grappling, a submission, and one hell of a surprise. Let’s break it down, shall we? What was Ken Shamrock... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: Rosa to face Petruzelli at EliteXC’s Oct. 4 show
Light heavyweight competitor Aaron Rosa will be the opponent for former season two veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter” Seth Petruzelli during the non-televised undercard of EliteXC’s upcoming show on Oct. 4 at the Bank Atlantic Arena in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news with Rosa via e-mail over the weekend. Rosa began his career with a 10-0 record before... [Read More...]
Monte Cox tells everyone how he really feels about Ken Pavia
Adrenaline MMA CEO and fight manager Monte Cox was a recent guest on MMA Rated Radio and discussed a number of topics. However, what caught my eye was Cox’s candidness about his feelings towards rival agent/manager Ken Pavia. When asked by Ariel Helwani about Pavia sticking to managing and not promoting, Cox responded by saying: That’s the difference between Ken and I. Ken struggles to... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain on CBSSports.com: Interview with M-1 CEO Monte Cox
Just posted on CBSSports.com is an interview I conducted this week with M-1 Global CEO Monte Cox. As always, Monte pulled no punches and provided straight answers to all of my direct questions. If you have any confusion about what’s going on with M-1 Global right now, I think this interview will answer a lot of your questions. During the interview, I put Cox on the spot on multiple occasions,... [Read More...]
