UFC 100 draws live gate of $5,128,490
UFC 100, perhaps the most anticipated card in the promotion’s illustrious history, did not disappoint financially. The event, which featured a heavyweight title fight main event between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, drew a total of 10,871 live spectators for a total live gate of $5,128,490. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the information from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Of... [Read More...]
Lesnar, St.Pierre, Henderson and others test clean during UFC 100 drug testing
The results for thirteen of thirteen fighters tested for illegal substances the day of their UFC 100 bouts have come back negative. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was recently able to obtain the information through Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Executive Director Keith Kizer. On July 11 Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Georges St. Pierre, Thiago Alves, Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro... [Read More...]
Greg Jackson: ‘Hit him with your groin!’
One of the biggest victories in Georges St.Pierre‘s decorated fighting career didn’t come easy for the UFC welterweight champion. An already tough fight got a little bit tougher for GSP in the fourth round of his UFC 100 title defense against Thiago Alves as he unexpectedly tore something in his groin. According to St.Pierre on his UFC 100 blog for Yardbarker.com, the pain was excruciating.... [Read More...]
UFC 100 Fighter Salaries
Brock Lesnar and Georges St.Pierre were the two highest paid athletes at last Saturday evening’s UFC 100 as both champions walked away with $400,000 for their winning efforts. Lesnar was guaranteed the $400,000 to fight while $200,000 of GSP’s payout came in the form of a win bonus. Trailing the salary leaders were the TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson ($250,000) and Michael Bisping ($150,000). Mark... [Read More...]
UFC 100 was a Flop Outside of the Octagon
Over the last year, Dana White and the UFC spent countless hours and a tremendous amount of money to promote UFC 100 – which was billed as the most important night in Mixed Martial Arts history. There were countdowns on both Yahoo! and Spike TV leading up to the event. Even ESPN – which had previously given MMA very little coverage in the past – spent all week leading up to UFC 100 promoting... [Read More...]
Brock Lesnar celebrates revenge over Frank Mir with a cold Bud Light
“Wow, that man just doesn’t give a …… just, wow,” was what must have run through most fans minds as Brock Lesnar took an opportunity to bash the sponsor of last evening’s UFC 100 in his post fight interview with Joe Rogan following his second round destruction of Frank Mir. Lesnar looked right at the Bud Light logo painted in the center of the octagon and announced... [Read More...]
Henderson, Belcher, Akiyama and Lawlor pull in $100K “Fight Night” bonuses
Dan Henderson, Alan Belcher, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Tom Lawlor each pulled in $100,000 for earning their respective “Fight Night” honors at UFC 100. The monumental event took place Saturday evening from Las Vegas. The $100K bonuses were the highest ever given out in the history of the promotion, with the second highest being $70,000 at UFC 97. Henderson earned his bonus check with an enormous... [Read More...]
Lesnar smashes Mir, GSP dominates Alves, and Henderson crushes Bisping at UFC 100
The most anticipated UFC card in the history of the promotion is officially in the books. Brock Lesnar became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion at UFC 100 as he laid Frank Mir‘s interim championship to waste under a storm of punches in the second round of their headlining bout. Lesnar did a great job controlling Mir from the top position for the bulk of the first round while landing... [Read More...]
UFC 100 Play-by-Play, Live Results and Chatroom
Come along with FiveOuncesOfPain tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET as we cover the monumental UFC 100 card from head to toe with live play-by-play, live results, and a Chatroom for all of you hardcore fight fans to commune. CLICK HERE to enter the 5 oz live event Chatroom and get all of the live UFC 100 coverage your brain can handle. UFC 100 will be taking place in Las Vegas and will feature a headlining... [Read More...]
UFC 100 Weigh-In Results
All combatants have have made weight for UFC 100. The monumental event is set for tomorrow evening, Saturday, July 11 from Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by a showdown between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir to determine the UFC’s true undisputed heavyweight champion. Also highlighting the card is a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, the TUF 9 coach clash... [Read More...]
UFC 100: Preview & Predictions
UFC 100 is stacked to the brim with fascinating match-ups between some of the most impressive athletes in the sport today. Genetic freak Brock Lesnar will be looking for revenge against the man that holds the lone defeat over his head as he faces off with Frank Mir for the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship. Georges St.Pierre will be entering one of the most dangerous challenges in his fighting... [Read More...]
Vinny Magalhaes will grapple Team Minotauro coach Daniel Valverde at UFC Fan Expo 2009
As previously announced by the Grapplers Quest organization, three submission superfights had been organized for UFC 100 weekend. The organization announced it’s fourth and final superfight today. It will be between Ultimate Fighter 8 finalist Vinny Magalhaes and Team Minotauro jiu jitsu coach Daniel Valverde. Grapplers Quest organization made the final announcement through their account on... [Read More...]
Yoshihiro Akiyama: Heart and spirit for the game
Top ranked middleweight and highly regarded Judoka Yoshihiro Akiyama is set to wage his first battle on American soil this Saturday evening at UFC 100 as he faces off with the always dangerous Alan Belcher. A 2002 Gold Medalist in Judo at the Asian Games, Akiyama will be looking to throw his way to the top of the UFC’s stacked 185 pound weight class. “What I would like to do is show everyone... [Read More...]
Frank Mir on Lesnar: ‘I don’t think he’s physically capable of going 5 rounds’
Frank Mir is a man who has had his past life taken from him by tragedy. He had to give up his belt and was faced with a long road back to his title. From encountering everything from doctors who said he would never fight again, the tremendous amount of rehab he had to face and overcome, clawing his way back to the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division, to now facing a genetic freak who is at... [Read More...]
GSP on Thiago Alves: ‘I can stand with him’
Even though UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has faced some of the toughest men the world has to offer at 170 pounds during the course of his career, the dominant Canadian will be the first to tell you that he expects for his next title defense to be one of the toughest tests he has faced inside of a cage. St. Pierre is just one week away from UFC 100 where he will meet one of the most... [Read More...]
Thiago Alves: ‘I’m going to knock [GSP] out, so don’t blink’
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In just over a week twenty five year old Thiago Alves will be in the fight of his life as he takes on Georges St.Pierre at UFC 100 in a welterweight championship match that will validate one man’s claim to being the best fighter on the planet currently competing at 170 pounds. Seven consecutive wins in the toughest welterweight division in the world have propelled Alves to the title shot he... [Read More...]
Eight additional bouts confirmed for UFC 100
The UFC has confirmed a slew of bouts for UFC 100 including Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher, Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar, Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller, Jon Jones vs. Jake O’Brien, Dong Hyun Kim vs. Jonathan Goulet, CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor and Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty. UFC 100 is set for July 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and will... [Read More...]
Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller added to UFC 100
A lightweight showdown between two fighters on the rebound is expected for UFC 100. Mac Danzig will face off with Jim Miller at the event which takes place on July 11th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The bout was previously confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight. Both men will be looking to bounce back from recent defeats in the octagon in a match-up where the loser... [Read More...]
Five intriguing bouts added to the highly anticipated UFC 100 card
Today the UFC made a bundle of match ups official for their much speculated upon UFC 100 card which is set to take place on July 11th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Yoshihiro Akiyama, a former Asian Games Judo gold medalist and top rated veteran of the Dream promotion, will be making his highly anticipated UFC middleweight debut when he faces off with Alan Belcher, who has gone 5-3... [Read More...]
Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar at UFC 100
Former UFC and Pride FC heavyweight champion, Mark Coleman, is all set to face off with The Ultimate Fighter season one runner up, Stephan Bonnar, at UFC 100. UFC 100 is scheduled to take place on July 11th from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Both men recently suffered defeats after trying to rebound after extended layoffs, and this bout will undoubtedly be a must win situation for both... [Read More...]
