UFC and Spike TV once again going head-to-head with EliteXC
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, was headlined by Forrest Griffin’s... [Read More...]
Video: Crazed fan goes off on Dana White
We were turned onto this little nugget of awesomeness by Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports and ESPN Radio in Las Vegas. Prior to the weigh-ins for UFC 87 in Minnesota, UFC President Dana White conducted a Q&A with members of the UFC’s “Fight Club.” Usually, “Fight Club” members are UFC loyalists who are some of the most passionate people about the product I have ever... [Read More...]
WWE’s Jim Ross breaks down UFC 87
Last time when we posted WWE play-by-play announcer Jim Ross’ critique of a UFC pay-per-view event, it was one of our most read articles for the month. Well, Ross is back at it again, this time with an even more thorough critique of UFC 87. I wanted to post some of his thoughts again. As a huge Ross fan, I marked out recently when we were on the same flight from Philadelphia to Dallas last month.... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Video: Dana White’s UFC 87 Video Blog Part 6
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UFC 87 Video: Georges St. Pierre talks about first title defense
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UFC 87 Video: Brock Lesnar talks about his first UFC victory
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UFC 87 Video: Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta talk about their fight at the post fight presser
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Brock Lesnar’s next opponent could be Cheick Kongo
Steve Cofield from Yahoo! Sports and ESPN Radio in Las Vegas is reporting that last night’s post-UFC 87 press conference at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. was a buzz about the UFC possibly looking to match Brock Lesnar in his next fight vs. Cheick Kongo. “The word swirling around the media room was that UFC may try to make a Cheick Kongo-Lesnar fight next,” writes Cofield. Lesnar... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Review and Recap: Brock Lesnar and Georges St. Pierre dominant in decision victories
Last night’s UFC 87 event from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. proved to be yet another strong showing from the UFC with very few negatives involved with the promotion and production of the show. The event saw two of the promotion’s biggest stars walk away victorious in fights that went to the judges yet whose outcomes were never truly in doubt. Lesnar, the former NCAA and WWE heavyweight... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Awards & Bonuses
MMA Weekly has their hands on the UFC 87 Awards and Bonus figures for the night. They are as follows: Jon Fitch and Georges St. Pierre each pocketed an extra $60,000 for Fight of the Night following their five round war for the welterweight title. Demian Maia was awarded Submission of the Night and also pocketed an extra $60,000 for his rear naked choke submission against Jason MacDonald in the opening... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Thoughts & Commentary
UFC 87 is now in the books and it was one of the best shows, if not the best show, all year. Georges St. Pierre defended his title against an incredibly game Jon Fitch, Brock Lesnar proved his worth against Heath Herring, and Roger Huerta failed to do the same against a technical Kenny Florian. Let’s get right into breaking it down. Georges St. Pierre is on another level at 170 lbs. Jon Fitch... [Read More...]
Brock Lesnar dominates Heath Herring at UFC 87
One of the big storylines going into Saturday night’s event wasn’t whether or not Georges St. Pierre would defend his crown against Jon Fitch. Nor was it the question of whether or not Roger Huerta would step up to the plate and win in his toughest fight in the UFC to date. Instead, it was the most overlooked storyline, whether or not Brock Lesnar would record a victory over a legitimate... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Quick Results
Main Card: Georges St. Pierre def. Jon Fitch via Unanimous Decision Brock Lesnar def. Heath Herring via Unanimous Decision Rob Emerson def. Manny Gamburyan via Knockout Rd 1. (12 secs into round 1) Kenny Florian def. Roger Huerta via Unanimous Decision Demian Maia def. Jason MacDonald via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rd 3. Undercard: Tamdan McCrory def. Luke Cummo via Unanimous Decision Cheick... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Live Results and Chat!
We will be bringing you our coverage of UFC 87 tonight with our patented LIVE chat , plus we’ll be updating the fight results as they happen. Five Ounces of Pain will be your destination for everything UFC 87 this weekend so keep this page bookmarked and be sure to join other 5 Oz. readers, staff, and other MMA fans tonight! Click the link below to enter the chat! WHEN: Tonight, Saturday, August... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Video: Dana White’s UFC 87 Video Blog Part 5
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Dana White brings the heat during recent press tour
(Photo courtesy of MMAjunkie.com) UFC President Dana White has done a ton of media for tonight’s UFC 87 event to take place from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. During the press tour, which includes his own video blog, TV, radio, and press conference appearances, he has made several intriguing statements. There are four particular quotes from White that I’ve found to be extremely... [Read More...]
Jason MacDonald: “I’m going to make this a MMA fight”
Over the past week, Canadian-middleweight Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald has been covering the happenings at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy on his blog at Sportsnet.ca. In his most recent post, MacDonald discussed his upcoming bout with Demian Maia and how a lot of fans are focusing solely on Maia’s jiu-jitsu skills. MacDonald said, “Everyone’s talking about Maia’s jiu-jitsu, and there’s... [Read More...]
UFC 87: Index of preview content on 5 Oz.
We’ve posted a ton of UFC 87-related content over the past several days and in case you missed it, I wanted to summarize what we have waiting for you: – My UFC 87 Preview: Complete with predictions on the entire card – Weigh-in coverage: Video of the weigh-ins and the actual written results – UFC 87 Pain Poll: Our entire staff breaks down the event – 5 Oz of Pain Presents:... [Read More...]
UFC 87 Video: Watch the weigh-ins here
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UFC 87 Video: Dana White speaks with NBC Sports
Dana White talks about this weekend’s event, the future for Brock Lesnar if he loses, and about his video blog. Turns out that it was Lorenzo Fertitta’s idea. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UFC 87 Video: Dana White speaks with NBC Sports", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/08/ufc-87-video-dana-white-speaks-with-nbc-sports/" }); Read More →
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