War between Sanchez and Guida watched by 2.8 million viewers

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale that aired live on Spike TV on Saturday evening, June 20 peaked out at 2.8 million viewers according to a recent press release issued through Spike. The broadcast was the most watched show of the day with men between the ages of 18-34 and 18-49. The fact that the series finale was the most watched since season six and the entire season was the most viewed by males between... [Read More...]

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Someone Did Lose the Sanchez-Guida Fight

A night after one of the best slugfests in recent UFC history, I am reading column after column that no one lost the fight. That isn’t accurate. I watched the fight. Clay Guida lost. Diego Sanchez landed more power shots, totally dominated the first round and won the fight. My point is let’s not sit here and pretend that Diego Sanchez didn’t win that fight because it takes away from his impressive... [Read More...]

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Eight men earn “fight night” bonuses at TUF 9 Finale

The UFC did something completely unprecedented in the history of the company last evening following The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale as they awarded a total of six fighters with “Fight of the Night” honors. The event took place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on Spike TV. It was an amazing night of battles as Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida, Chris Lytle... [Read More...]

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The Ultimate Fighter Finale 9 Live Results and Updates

FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be here all night bringing you the latest results and fight updates from The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale that is set to take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live event is scheduled to air on Spike TV at 10 pm ET, but the live results for the preliminary action will begin flowing in at around 7 pm ET. Lightweight and welterweight contracts... [Read More...]

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Joe Stevenson: ‘When you’re ripe you rot, when you’re green you grow’

Following consecutive defeats in the octagon Joe “Daddy” Stevenson knew deep in his heart that it was time for a change. According to Stevenson, know matter how far you have come in your career “Once you get really stagnant, you have to do something about it and not talk about it.” That’s why the long top rated lightweight packed up his gear and made the trek to Albuquerque,... [Read More...]

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Dollar vs. Dent and Lester vs. Osipczak complete TUF 9 Finale

Spike TV today announced the two final bouts for The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale which include four of the contestants from TUF’s recently concluded season. Cameron Dollar will face off with Jason Dent while Frank Lester meets up with FiveOuncesOfPain.com TUF blogger Nick Osipczak. The amount of cast members from the show fighting on the finale has been drastically cut down from past events as... [Read More...]

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Three bouts added to TUF 9 Finale just four days before event

Match-ups including lightweights Melvin Guillard vs. Gleison Tibau,welterweights Brad Blackburn vs. Edgar Garcia, and light-heavyweights Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Tomasz Drwal have completed the line-up for The Ultimate Fighter Season Nine Finale just four days before showtime. The event is set to take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas this Saturday evening, June 20. The main card... [Read More...]

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Anthony Johnson off of TUF 9 finale due to knee injury

Anthony Johnson will not be able to face Matt Brown as scheduled on June 20 during the live finale for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news from multiple sources close to the fight on Monday afternoon. Johnson, 7-2, apparently suffered a severe knee injury while preparing for his welterweight contest vs. Brown. There’s no word regarding how long he... [Read More...]

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Chris Lytle vs. Kevin Burns set for TUF 9 Finale

The UFC has officially announced a welterweight match-up between Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns for the finale of the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. The event is scheduled to take place on June 20 at The Pearl in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will be airing live on Spike TV. Lytle is a full-time firefighter and prize fighter that is a veteran of over 40 professional mixed martial arts... [Read More...]

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Eric Schafer vs. Tomasz Drwal likely for TUF 9 finale

A light heavyweight bout between Eric “Red” Schafer and Tomasz Drwal is expected to take place during the live finale for the current ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. The news was first reported by John Morgan of MMAjunkie.com, who states in his report that signed bout agreements have yet to be secured but that both fighters have verbally committed themselves to the fight. The TUF... [Read More...]

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Sanchez vs. Guida and Diaz vs. Stevenson official for TUF 9 Finale

With the debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter season nine scheduled to air tonight following the UFC’s Fight Night 18 on Spike, the UFC is already putting some of the finishing touches on the season’s finale set to take place on June 20th at the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The finale to the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter will be headlined by a lightweight showdown... [Read More...]

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Chris Lytle to face Kevin Burns at TUF 9 Finale

UFC veteran Chris Lytle will be stepping back into the Octagon to face Kevin Burns in a welterweight clash scheduled for live finale for the upcoming ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. According to MMAWeekly.com, the two have been sent bout agreements and have agreed to the matchup. The finale is scheduled for June 20 and will emanate from the Pearl at the Palm in Las Vegas. Burns made quite a splash... [Read More...]

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Brad Blackburn to face Edgar Garcia at TUF 9 Finale

A welterweight matchup between former International Fight League veteran Brad Blackburn and UFC newcomer Edgar Garcia has been scheduled for the live finale for the upcoming ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter on June 20. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the matchup from sources close to the fight on Thursday afternoon. Garcia is a perfect 7-0 and has been transferred to the UFC from its sibling-promotion... [Read More...]

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Karo Parisyan: “I’ve been too talented to train”

Sometimes it’s really amazing what comes out of Karo Parisyan’s mouth but this time it’s the honest truth. Karo is a great fighter with lots of heart, unbelievable Judo, a great trash talking game to hype a fight, and the natural talent to be one of the best fighters in the world. But he’s never been in phenomenal shape going into a fight. He always looks chubby and pasty and... [Read More...]

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Report: Chonan vs. Carneiro at UFC 88

Originally scheduled for UFC 85, a welterweight clash between the always tough Ryo Chonan (14-8) and the perennially perplexing, Roan Carneiro (12-7) will now take place on September 6th, at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta as a part of UFC 88. The news comes from our good friends over at MMA Junkie. Chonan had to pull out of the UFC 85 clash due to a rib injury, leaving Carneiro to take on a replacement... [Read More...]

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Report: Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill at UFC 88

MMA Rated is reporting that Rich Franklin will indeed be making the move to light heavyweight to face off against fellow Cincinnati fighter Matt Hamill at UFC 88. MMA Junkie first reported the possibility of Franklin moving up in weight yesterday and now it seems that MMA Rated has confirmed the weight increase as well as his opponent. Franklin last fought at UFC 83 against Travis Lutter, a fight he... [Read More...]

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Report: Rich Franklin to return at UFC 88

MMA Junkie is reporting that Rich Franklin is set to make his way back into the Octagon at UFC 88 in Atlanta, GA, a card headlined by a 205 lbs. fight between contenders Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans. The report goes on to say that Franklin will more than likely be the co-main event of the evening. No opponent has been finalized as of yet, but this bit of information from the report may give us some... [Read More...]

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Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares at UFC 88? (UPDATED)

MMA Weekly’s got the scoop on this juicy matchup: It appears that Dan Henderson’s return to the middleweight division wasn’t a one-time deal to challenge UFC champion Anderson Silva. MMAWeekly.com has confirmed with sources close to the camp of Brazilian Top Team fighter Rousimar Palhares that he has signed to fight Henderson in a 185-pound divisional bout at UFC 88 on Sept. 6 in Atlanta. Wow.... [Read More...]

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Parisyan could fight Yoshida at UFC 88

A welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88 in Atlanta on Sept. 6 is in the planning stages, according to a report by MMAjunkie.com. The report states that a match between Parisyan and Yoshida is not yet signed but that signed bout agreements from both could be imminent. Parisyan had been scheduled to face George Sotiropoulos but the bout fell through after Sotiropoulos... [Read More...]

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