During commercial ad spots that aired during Wednesday night’s live telecast of UFC Fight Night 15 from Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC and Spike TV announced an ambitious month of MMA programing for Saturday nights in October On Saturday, Oct. 4, UFC 86 will make its basic cable television premiere. The show, which originally aired on pay-per-view on July 5,... 

More details have emerged in regard to the condition of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson prior to his Tuesday arrest on felony charges of evading, hit-and-run and reckless driving. Throwdown.com, one of Jackson’s sponsors, conducted an interview with Jackson in the hours preceding his arrest. The Daily Pilot is indicating that representatives of the... 

Former NCAA wrestling champions Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller have all signed multi-fight contracts with Zuffa-owned World Extreme Cagefighting, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned. Rosholt, Hendricks, and Roller all wrestled for amateur wrestling powerhouse Oklahoma State and are all members of Texas businessman Ted Ehrhardt’s “Team... 

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MMA Junkie has learned the recipients of the traditional UFC Fight Night bonuses. Forrest Griffin and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson each earned a $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for their 5 round war Melvin Guillard received $60,000 for “Knockout of the Night” after his 1st round KO over Dennis Siver. (Guillard’s KO... 

I will have a full breakdown of my thoughts on UFC 86 later today after I get some sleep and take some time to do a full writeup. But before I hit the sack, I just wanted to ask if I was the only one out there who scored today’s main event 49-46 in favor of Quinton Jackson? I thought it was an amazing fight and that Forrest Griffin fought the best fight... 

There are some interesting comments from Rampage here, as he goes so far as to say that Forrest Griffin isn’t one of the most feared fighters in the light heavyweight division and that he basically only took the fight because he’s paid to do so. CLICK HERE for more UFC 86-related content from 5 Oz of Pain!  Read More →

Last week I was talking to a well-known MMA columnist and Internet radio host about top unsigned prospects in MMA that have never fought for a major promotion. I’m not naming this person so that I can protect his identity, but the guy knows his stuff. I asked him who he felt was the top unsigned prospect in MMA was and his response was Jake Rosholt. I know... 

Team Takedown, which is comprised of four top-flight former amateur wrestlers converting to mixed martial arts, will be working with HDNet Fights in conjunction with its next card on February 15 in Dallas, Texas. Finalized for the Feb. 15 card are bouts involving Masters of the Cage light heavyweight champion Jake Rosholt and former Oklahoma State University... 

It was a mixed bag for Team Takedown at the Masters of the Cage event that took place this past Friday at the Coca Cola Center in Oklahoma City with the team’s four members combining for a record of 2-2. Here are the official results for Team Takedown: - MOTC light heavyweight champion Jake Rosholt defeated Christopher Clark at 4:07 of round 2. Rosholt... 

Say what you will about the newly formed Team Takedown, if nothing else they’re ambitious. The fighter management company is signing NCAA wrestling champions to MMA contracts before they’ve ever had a fight, hoping to groom them into champions down the line. One of their prospects – two-time NCAA champion Johny Hendricks, from Oklahoma State – is about... 

Former Oklahoma State amateur wrestling standouts and current Team Takedown members Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller are scheduled to make their MMA debuts on Sept. 28 at the Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma City. Roller, who trains out of Guy Mezger’s Lions Den affiliate in Dallas, is scheduled to face Jake Pruitt in a 155 lbs. bout. Meanwhile, Hendricks,... 

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that former four-time NCAA All-American amateur wrestler Johny Hendricks will likely make his MMA debut in late-September on a MMA card to be held in Oklahoma. Hendricks was an NCAA Division I champion at 165 pounds in 2005 and 2006 while competing for Oklahoma State. He is a member of Team Takedown, which is a fight team started...