Showtime presents Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers

Showtime Sports announced an unrestricted access show, Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers, on Thursday to highlight the November 7th event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers. The special will feature an all access look at Fedor Emelianenko and his upcoming opponent Brett Rogers. Fresh off the heels of Showtime’s Fight Camp 360: Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic, to the networks General Manager... [Read More...]

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From Russia With Love: Fedor in NYC Photo Gallery

Fedor Emelianenko was on location in New York City on Wednesday where hundreds of rabid and adoring fans had the opportunity to see the man many claim to be the best fighter in the world today. The appearance comes on the same day that Showtime made Brett Rogers official as his first opponent with Strikeforce. Also in attendance were Strikeforce President Scott Coker, and M-1 Global President Vadim... [Read More...]

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Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers set for Strikeforce

It’s official, Fedor Emelianenko will face off with undefeated knockout artist Brett Rogers in his Strikeforce debut. The news was recently confirmed through Showtime, and although no location or exact date has been pinned down at this time the bout is expected to take place during an event in Fall. The bout will be Fedor’s first since knocking Andrei Arlovski senseless during “Affliction:... [Read More...]

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Fedor Press Conference Live Blog

FiveOuncesOfPain is back to keep you as up to date as humanly possible on all news Fedor Emelianenko. If you didn’t already know; Fedor, Vadim Finkelchtein of M-1 Global, Scott Coker of Strikeforce and Ken Hershman from Showtime will be holding a press conference this afternoon at 2 pm ET (or 11 am PT). No news of the specifics of what will be discussed have been released but possible topics... [Read More...]

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Live Coverage and Results

Welcome to  FiveOuncesofPain.com’s  Live coverage of  Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. Tonights event will be taking place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. The event is being broadcast on Showtime and will begin at 10:00PM (EST) with Prelims starting at 8:00PM ( EST). FiveOuncesofPain.com is live on location and will be providing reports and exclusive video leading up to fight time.   ... [Read More...]

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Showtime announces agreement to televise Strikeforce events

Premium-based cable network Showtime Networks announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to televise mixed martial arts events promoted by the San Jose-based Strikeforce. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to deliver live Strikeforce events on the Showtime premium television platform,” Strikeforce Founder and CEO Scott Coker is quoted as saying in a joint press release.... [Read More...]

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Showtime Adjourns Public Auction of ProElite Property

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was notified on Friday afternoon in an e-mail from Showtime Networks that the premium cable provider has “adjourned” a planned auction for Monday in which select assets of ProElite, Inc. were to be made available to the highest bidder. “Showtime Networks Inc. has adjourned the previously announced public sale of personal property of ProElite, Inc. and certain... [Read More...]

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Report: Showtime to distribute and produce Affliction’s Jan. 24 pay-per-view

While Showtime is pressing forward with a planned Nov. 17 auction of ProElite’s assets, the premium cable network is also planning to announce it’s next move in regards to televising mixed martial arts. According to a report by SI.com’s Josh Gross, Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio is quoted as saying that a planned Monday announcement will reveal that Showtime will both distribute... [Read More...]

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ShoXC Herman vs. Schall: fight night action shots (pics)

Below are pictures from ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series event that took place this past Friday night at The Horseshoe Casino just outside of Chicago, IL. In the main event, Dave “Pee Wee” Herman blasted Kerry “Meat Truck” Schall with knees and punches scoring a first round TKO victory. Overall, it was another entertaining and action packed night of fights under the ShoXC banner… Dave... [Read More...]

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Television Preview of tonight’s ShoXC event from Hammond, Indiana

Two weeks ago EliteXC held what many critics considered to be the best in their installment of ShoXC events to date. The event, which featured Wilson Reis winning the vacant EliteXC bantamweight (140 lbs.) title against King of the Cage flyweight (135 lbs.) champion Abel Cullum, was a strong show from top-to-bottom and included one of the wildest fights of the year with David Douglas staving off certain... [Read More...]

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ShoXC Reis vs. Cullum: fight night action shots (pics)

Below are pictures of ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series that took place this past Saturday at Chumash Casino Resort in Tucumcari, N.M.  In the main event, undefeated Wilson Reis became the first-ever EliteXC bantamweight champion, out-scoring a very game Abel Cullum over all five rounds. The rest of the night was jammed with vicious striking, as displayed in detail by the images below… Wilson Reis... [Read More...]

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SHOWTIME begins formal talks to acquire EliteXC

Showtime Networks signaled through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday its intentions to commence formal negotiations towards an acquisition of ProElite, Inc. ProElite is the parent company of EliteXC, King of the Cage, Cage Rage, and ICON Sport and has television deals with Showtime, CBS, and Fox Sports Net but has also absorbed losses of approximately $55 million since... [Read More...]

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Aokiplata (pic) from DREAM 4

If you watched DREAM 4 on HDNet, you were amazed by the submission move Shinya Aoki pulled out of his bag of tricks. Bas Rutten was commentating and said he had never seen a submission like that ever before – it was a version of gogoplata from the top position. We here are Five Ounces of Pain are dubbing it the “Aokiplata” (read more here) UPDATE- some clarification on the move requested... [Read More...]

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Diaz wants Aoki instead of Sakurai; “Mayhem” wants Sakuraba

Sherdog has a great piece up detailing some of the things that were said at the DREAM 3 post-fight press conference. Namely, Nick Diaz said he would rather be fighting Shinya Aoki next instead of Hayato Sakurai and Jason “Mayhem” Miller said that he would love a shot at his hero, Kazushi Sakuraba. Nick Diaz on Aoki: “You know, there’s a lot of other people I’d like to... [Read More...]

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Aoki still in DREAM lightweight grand prix

There has been much speculation in regards to whether or not Shinya Aoki will be able to continue in the DREAM lightweight grand prix due to injuries sustained during his two bouts with Gesias Calvancante. Today, according to Sherdog, DREAM announced that Aoki will continue on in the tournament but that his second round bout against Katsuhiko Nagata will not take place at DREAM 3 with the other lightweight... [Read More...]

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Report: Aoki not out of DREAM 3…yet

Sergio Non, USA Today’s resident MMA blogger, got the scoop on Aoki’s status for the second round of the DREAM lightweight grand prix: Aoki “wants to go on, but it’s up to the doctors,” said Mike Kogan, head of U.S. promotion for Dream’s owner, Fight Entertainment Group. The examination is scheduled for later on Friday — keep in mind that Japan is a day ahead of... [Read More...]

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Report: “JZ” will not replace Aoki at DREAM 3

According to Sherdog, Shinya Aoki will not be continuing on in DREAM’s lightweight grand prix due to a facial injury suffered during Tuesday’s fight with Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante. There had been much speculation that Calvancante would step in to replace the injured Aoki and continue on in the grand prix but that now seems highly unlikely: Calvancante was approached about... [Read More...]

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Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante vs. Shinya Aoki scheduled for March

That’s the good word according to MMA Junkie: The hotly anticipated Gesias “JZ” Calvancante (14-1-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (12-2) match-up — first promised to the world and then removed from a New Year’s Eve “Yarennoka!” card in Japan — has been reset for a March date in Japan. American Top Team General Manager Richie Guerrero confirmed the K-1 sanctioned fight during his appearance on... [Read More...]

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Report: Calvancante vs. Aoki postponed

Sherdog.com has confirmed that an advertised match between Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante and Shinya Aoki scheduled for Dec. 31 in Japan at Yarennoka has been postponed. According to the report, a new date for the match could be announced at a press conference on Dec. 30. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Report: Calvancante vs. Aoki postponed", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/23/report-calvancante-vs-aoki-postponed/"... [Read More...]

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Report: Calvancante vs. Aoki may be scratched

Greg Savage of Sherdog.com is reporting that sources have informed the website that a much anticipated match between Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante and Shinya Aoki scheduled for Dec. 31 in Japan on the Yarennoka! card appears to be in jeopardy. Despite Calvancante making no mention of the match possibly being off during recent interviews and M-1 Global CEO Monte Cox being quoted as saying... [Read More...]

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