Phillipe Nover Blog: Dana gets a hug from Polakowski, Junie’s outburst, picking a semi-final opponent, and more
I really enjoyed last night’s episode. The fight was exiting and it really showed the personality of both fighters. The fight was between the two nicest guys in the house. I would find it more difficult to fight someone who happens to be a really nice guy rather then fight an asshole. George Roop is quiet and soft-spoken and has a really “chill” attitude about fighting. I could... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 10 Recap
The episode opens with a recap of last week’s fight where Krzysztof Soszynski finished Kyle Kingsbury with an armbar in the first round. Most of the fighters question why Kingsbury took the fight to the ground including Ryan Bader, one of his teammates. Junie Browning was not impressed with Soszynski’s jiu jitsu, saying that even his sister could put Kyle Kingsbury in an armbar. This week’s... [Read More...]
UFC confirms Johnson vs. Burns II and Gouveia vs. MacDonald for TUF 8 finale
The UFC and Spike TV confirmed via press release on Wednesday afternoon two previously reported bouts for live season finale of the eight season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Dec. 13. Now official for the show is a welterweight rematch between Anthony Johnson and Kevin Burns along with a middleweight tilt between Jason MacDonald and Wilson Gouveia. The event will emanate from the Pearl at... [Read More...]
Kyle Kingsbury discusses special sauce creation, blasts Frank Mir, and reveals the story behind Spearmint Rhino dollars in new interview
From drinking urine to creating a special Wasabi sauce, former Arizona State college football player Kyle Kingsbury has garnered a lot of attention during the current season of The Ultimate Fighter. While Kingsbury’s run during the show’s light heavyweight tournament came to an end following a loss to Krzysztof Soszynski, he was still willing to sit down with FiveOuncesOfPain.com for an... [Read More...]
Jason MacDonald vs. Wilson Gouveia on tap for TUF 8 live season finale
A middleweight matchup between Jason MacDonald and Wilson Gouveia appears to be set for the live season finale of the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Dec. 13 at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. The news comes courtesy of a report by MMA Weekly, which quotes MacDonald’s manager, MFC promoter Mark Pavelich, as the source. MacDonald, 21-10, last competed at UFC 88 this past September,... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 9 Recap
The show opens with a recap of last week’s fight between Phillipe Nover and Dave Kaplan and specifically how terrible Kaplan’s gameplan was. One of Kaplan’s teammates comments that taking three or four unanswered shots from Phillipe was probably not the smartest thing to do. After the recap the attention turns to Krzysztof Soszynski, who will be taking on Kyle Kingsbury in the only... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Dave Kaplan’s rampage; the legend of Al Stankie; Nogueira vs. Mir $18,000 soccer match; and more
Dave’s reaction to the fight was surprising. He still could not accept that he lost. His excuse was using the wrong game plan. He said, “I wanted to take Phillipe’s best punches and show him that he can’t hurt me.” Now that is just plain stupid. No one plans on getting hit during a fight. In any fight each person tries to avoid getting hit. If that was really his game... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 7 Recap
This week’s episode kicks off with the aftermath of the Junie Browning vs. Roli Delgado fight. Back in the Team Mir locker room Frank Mir is pissed at Junie for not finishing Delgado much sooner. He tells Junie that this win is basically a loss because of how poorly he performed, especially given his fighting ability. Mir tells Junie that inside the ring he has all the skills to be a top fighter... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 6 Recap
The show opens this week with the focus solely on the upcoming fight. Finally we’ll get to see Junie Browning inside the cage against Roli Delgado. Junie talks about how all he wants to do is beat Delgado because he’s “not very entertaining.” Delgado, on the other hand, says this is the fight he wanted. Delgado’s teammates want him to beat Junie. Badly. “Please... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 5 Recap
The show picks up right where it left off last week with Junie Browning jumping into the cage after Efrain Escudero’s victory over Shane Nelson. Junie jumps in and is immediately restrained by Nogueira. After everyone calms down Junie is escorted out of the cage. Dana White says that it’s probably a good thing that Keith Kizer wasn’t there that day or he’d have revoked Browning’s... [Read More...]
Rumored Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida main event for TUF 8 unlikely to happen
In the last week a proposed lightweight bout between Clay Guida and Nate Diaz has been rumored to headline the UFC and Spike TV’s upcoming live season finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Saturday, December 13. While the bout was considered by UFC officials at one point, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that the fight is currently not expected to take place. While speaking... [Read More...]
Eliminated TUF 8 cast-member Shane Nelson comments on drunken escapades, breaks down fight vs. Efrain Escudero, responds to Rolando Delgado, and more in new interview
Following an eventful episode of The Ultimate Fighter last night, Spike TV afforded FiveOuncesOfPain.com to conduct an exit interview with “Sugar” Shane Nelson, a student of B.J. Penn’s who was submitted in the second round last night by Efrain Escudero. We took to ask the rugged Hilo native on his thoughts about how he was portrayed during his drunken escapades in the house and to... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 4 Recap
This week’s episode starts off with all the fighters getting together to watch UFC 84 and Junie Browning and Shane Nelson get into a bottle of wine right off the bat. Junie and Shane pound the bottle of wine and then, to no one’s surprise, Junie starts talking smack to Team Nogueira, throwing peanuts at them and challenging all of them to a fight. Kyle Kingsbury throws peanuts back at Junie... [Read More...]
TUF 8’s Tom Lawlor talks Frank Mir, life after TUF, and a drop to 185.
Week 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” brought us the team selections and the first elimination fight in the light-heavyweight division. Ryan Bader faced off with Tom Lawlor, and while the Team Mir fighter proved to be a very game opponent early on, it was Bader who finally took this fight to the canvas and ended the fight with a knockout. Fiveouncesofpain.com had... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 3 Recap
The show opens with drama as Brian McLaughlin and Karn Grigoryan both have fractured noses after undergoing MRIs after their preliminary fights. Both Brian and Karn are worried about being sent home due to fractured noses and both want to stay in the house. The official team selection is next up with Dana asking both Karn and Brian to step forward and indicating to both fighters that neither of them... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 2 Recap
The show this week wastes no time kicking off as we’re taken right back to the training center in Las Vegas, Nevada for the remaining eight elimination bouts. The first bout is between Englishman Wesley Murch and self-diagnosed ADHD patient John Polakowski. Lightweight Elimination Bout: Wesley Murch vs. John Polakowski Round one begins and the fighters trade some hard shots with Murch on the... [Read More...]
TUF 8 debuts number one in timeslot; UFN 15 beats ESPN and ESPN2 combined in the ratings
Spike TV issued a press release Friday afternoon to trumpet the ratings success of Wednesday’s MMA lineup of two-hour live UFC Fight Night 15 telecast from Omaha, Nebraska as well as the season premiere for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” UFN 15 served as a lead-in for the TUF premiere and aired live from 8-10 p.m. ET. Competing against ESPN’s telecast of Major... [Read More...]
Evans and Duarte latest ex-TUF 8 contestants to find work
After having been shown during last night’s season premiere for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” as failing to make it past the qualifying round and into the TUF mansion, eliminated contestants Lance Evans and Joe Duarte have already surfaced with other promotions. Evans, the older brother of TUF 2 heavyweight winner Rashad Evans, has been announced as the opposition for... [Read More...]
TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 1 Recap
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir has officially started and with the start of a new season comes the usual recaps of each episode that we do here on Five Ounces Of Pain. This was the first episode of the season and it started off with a bang. The episode opens with all the fighters hanging out in the gym and Dana White came in and tells them to get lined up while he announces who the... [Read More...]
Phillipe Nover joins Five Ounces of Pain as guest blogger, shares TUF 8 premiere thoughts in debut column
Editor’s Note: FiveOuncesOfPain.com is proud to announce that TUF 8 lightweight competitor Phillipe Nover has joined the site as a guest blogger. Nover will be sharing his thoughts for us every week throughout the current season of TUF. Below is Nover’s first submission. I flew in from New York slightly dehydrated and underweight. I didn’t know what to expect. I felt weak and light... [Read More...]
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