Light heavyweight Reese Andy cut from the UFC

With a roster over 200 fighters, the UFC has made it a priority to trim its roster in hopes of pairing it down close to 150 contracted fighters on its roster. Just this week alone FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that Rich Clementi, Luigi Fioravanti, Derek Downey, Christian Wellisch, and Eddie Sanchez have all been cut within the past week and past month. Five Ounces of Pain has also confirmed that... [Read More...]

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Griffin, Evans, Nogueira, Mir and eight other UFC 92 fighters test clean

The Nevada State Athletic Commission tested a total of twelve fighters that competed at UFC 92 on Dec. 27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. According to records obtained by FiveOuncesOfPain.com through NSAC, the 12 fighters tested were Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Frank Mir, Brad Blackburn, Matt Hamill, Antoni Hardrock, Yushim Okami, Cheick Kongo, Quinton “Rampage”... [Read More...]

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NSAC: 4,465 tickets to UFC 92 were comps

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released official attendance and gate figures for this past Saturday’s UFC 92 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And while the figures do not contradict the total attendance of 14,166 fans and gate figure of $3,468,440 offered by UFC President Dana White to the media during the post-fight press conference for the event, they do provide... [Read More...]

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Dana White talks about Nogueira’s defeat; claims former champ suffered from Staph infection

While a guest on “The Carmichael Dave Show” this past Monday night on KHTK in Sacramento, UFC President Dana White spent a good portion of the interview breaking down the action witnessed from this past Saturday’s UFC 92 event. One of the major topics discussed during the interview was Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira losing the interim UFC heavyweight title to Frank Mir following a second... [Read More...]

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Dana White Interview: Audio of UFC President Breaking Down UFC 92

UFC President Dana White was a special guest on Monday’s edition of “The Carmichael Dave” show on Sports 1140 AM KHTK in Sacramento and offered his breakdown of UFC 92. During the course of the interview, White revealed that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira suffered from staph infection leading up to his interim UFC heavyweight title defense vs. Frank Mir. White also expressed that he’d... [Read More...]

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NSAC medically suspends 11 of 20 fighters from UFC 92

The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced medical suspensions on Monday night for 11 fighters that participated during this past Saturday night’s UFC 92 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. According to the NSAC documents obtained by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, it appears that former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin may have suffered a broken left hand in losing his... [Read More...]

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Postcard from the Couch: UFC 92 Edition

Welcome to the UFC 92 edition of “Postcard from the Couch.” I’ve wised up since beginning this column not too long ago. The UFC, regardless of what their competitors (or lack thereof) do, is going to do what they do, the way they want to do it, and when they want to do it, end of story. Is this a bad thing? No, because the UFC and Zuffa do a fine job of producing their televised events as they... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Salaries: Rampage heads list with $385,000 in take home pay

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released official salary figures from this past Saturday’s UFC 92 event on Monday. According to records obtained by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, the UFC spent a total of $1,381,000 in documented fighter salary for the event. The highest paid athlete on the show was former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who earned a total of... [Read More...]

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The UFC closes out 2008 with a bang

As far as major fight cards are concerned, you’re not going to get much closer to perfection than what fight fans witnessed at UFC 92 on Saturday night. Even the most fickle of critic is going to have a tough time finding flaws with last night’s “Ultimate 2008” as the event delivered in just about every regard. Good production? Check. Strong commentary? Check. Good pacing? Check. Efficient... [Read More...]

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Heavy Lies the Light Heavyweight Crown of Rashad Evans

The next time Rashad Evans fights, he will have something to lose other than just his perfect record as a professional mixed martial artist. Following his third round TKO victory over Forrest Griffin during the main event of Saturday’s UFC 92 event, Evans became the rightful owner of the most prestigious title in all of mixed martial arts. Yet part of the prestige factor behind the UFC’s... [Read More...]

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The Biggest Star to Emerge out of UFC 92? Try Frank Mir’s Striking Coach

Frank Mir's striking coach, Ken Hahn As one of the many pundits who not only picked Frank Mir to lose to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira during their UFC 92 interim heavyweight title fight but to lose in dominating fashion, I cannot continue to write this article without acknowledging how wrong I was. But I am still left wondering just exactly who we saw become the first fighter to ever finish the only... [Read More...]

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PRIDE’s Brazilian Super Heroes Appear to Have Lost their Special Powers

UFC 92 featured a lot of things: the crowning of a new light heavyweight king in Rashad Evans; the crowning of a new interim UFC heavyweight champion in Frank Mir; and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson proving to the critics that it wasn’t too soon to return to the Octagon. However, another prevailing theme from UFC 92 was the continuing demise of the old Brazilian guard of PRIDE. If I could... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: New light heavyweight champ Evans breaks down how he finished Griffin

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com is video of Rashad Evans’ first-ever press conference as the UFC’s newest light heavyweight champion. Towards the end of the video, Evans breaks down how the fight’s finish unfolded. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UFC 92 Video: New light heavyweight champ Evans breaks down how he finished Griffin", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/12/28/ufc-92-video-new-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-rashad-evans-addresses-the-media/"... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Mir talks Lesnar and Nogueira talks Couture during post-fight presser

Both current interim UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira were in attendance during the post-fight press conference for UFC 92. Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of their comments. Mir once again pointed out his family as his inspiration for continuing to pursue a career in fighting following a horrific motorcycle accident while Nogueira... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Quinton Jackson talks about overcoming personal struggles

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com is video of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson speaking with reporters following his first round knockout victory over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "UFC 92 Video: Quinton Jackson talks about overcoming personal struggles", url: "http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/12/28/ufc-92-video-quinton-jacksons-post-fight-comments/" }); Read More →

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Despite soft economy, UFC 92 delivers at the box office

Leading up to Saturday’s “UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008” event that emanated from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, published reports circulated in late-November and early-December that ticket sales to the UFC’s biggest event of the year were sluggish. However, after a slow start, it would appear that UFC 92 made up a lot of lost ground at the box office in recent weeks with... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 “Fight Night” Bonuses Awarded to Jackson, Griffin, and Evans

In a card filled with an abundance of action, three of the UFC’s biggest superstars received sizable bonuses on top of their guaranteed salaries while competing at Saturday night’s “UFC 92: Ultimate 2008” event. Following the completion of the event, UFC officials announced that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, and Forrest Griffin were all recipients of $60,000... [Read More...]

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Evans and Mir crowned new champions at “UFC 92: Ultimate 2008″

The UFC held its biggest card of 2008 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with not one, but two new champions crowned. In the main event of UFC 92, subtitled “The Ultimate 2008,” season two heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Rashad Evans became the new UFC light heavyweight champion following a stunning third round TKO over Forrest Griffin. Griffin, the light heavyweight... [Read More...]

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UFC 92: Quick Results

UFC 92 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is in the books with the event providing the crowning of two new champions. Frank Mir claimed a share of the heavyweight title by taking the interim belt from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira following a second round TKO while Rashad Evans dethroned Forrest Griffin as the UFC light heavyweight king following a third round TKO. Full results are below: Patrick... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Preview: Tonight’s Top Storylines

I don’t think it needs to be said again that tonight’s UFC 92 event is a major fight card. However, the stakes will be high and there is a wealth of intriguing storylines to follow during the course of tonight’s action. Below is an outline of the storylines that FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be tracking, along with strategically placed hyperlinks to highlight much of the preview-related... [Read More...]

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