C.B. Dollaway looking for knockout against Mike Massenzio at UFC 92

C.B. Dollaway knows what a huge opportunity he will have in front of himself this Saturday night when he takes on former college wrestling rival Mike Massenzio during the live broadcast of UFC 92 and looks to take full advantage of it. Dollaway told FiveOuncesOfPain.com in an exclusive interview conducted just days before his fight with Massenzio that he would be looking to ‘pull off something... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Preview: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir

There’s quite the dichotomy when it comes to Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. From everyone I’ve spoken to, Mir did not have a great training camp leading up to this fight. He battled several injuries, most notably a back problem. At one point in November, a source even contacted FiveOuncesOfPain.com to raise questions whether the fight was going to remain on the card. While Mir... [Read More...]

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Pain Poll: The 5 Oz. Staff Breaks Down UFC 92

The FiveOuncesOfPain.com staff is back to break down UFC 92. Enjoy as 5 Oz. staff members preview and predict the entire 10-bout card for tonight. After reading the picks, readers are encouraged to leave their predictions in the comment thread that proceeds this article. Enjoy the fights! Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans for the UFC light heavyweight title Gary Herman: This is the main event on a... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Audio Preview featuring 5 Oz. of Pain Publisher Sam Caplan

FiveOuncesOfPain.com Publisher Sam Caplan was a recent guest on “The Sports Buzz” Internet sports talk show to help preview Saturday’s UFC 92 event.  Courtesy of the “The Sports Buzz,” you can now listen to the UFC 92 audio preview here on Five Ounces of Pain. [media id=7]  Read More →

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UFC 92 Preview: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans

You have the light heavyweight winner from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter defending his title against the heavyweight winner from the second season of TUF. That’s quite a storyline in a fight that is almost too close to call. Both fighters are mentally tough and will come in well-prepared with Evans being a member of Greg Jackson’s and Griffin spending much of his time at Xtreme... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Both appeared to be highly focused for tomorrow’s main event.  Read More →

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UFC 92 Video: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Both Nogueira and Mir discussed how major auto accidents have impacted their careers as professional athletes.  Read More →

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UFC 92 Video: Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Silva indicated he’s looking for the “Knockout of the Night” bonus while Jackson talked about how he prepared for his third encounter vs. “The Axe Murderer.”  Read More →

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Rashad Evans looking to prove the critics wrong again

Rashad Evans wasn’t supposed to be here. You know, in the main event of the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view of the year and one victory away from becoming the UFC’s light heavyweight champion. An undersized heavyweight facing the once-highly regarded heavyweight prospect Brad Imes in the finals for the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, Evans was picked by many to lose. However, Evans... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Dana White’s Video Blog (UPDATED)

As has become customary, UFC President Dana White is conducting a video blog series leading up to Saturday’s UFC 92 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. You can watch the blogs here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Continue to check back for new webisodes. Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 3:  Read More →

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UFC 92 Preview: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva

History is not on the side of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson heading into the third fight of his trilogy against Wanderlei Silva. Usually when we see a trilogy between two fighters it’s because there is a need for a rubber match. However, if the Jackson vs. Silva feud was two-out-of-three falls then Silva would have already been declared the winner of the series after having TKO’d... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Pre-fight Press Conference Highlights

With the Christmas holiday falling on a Thursday, the UFC elected to hold its UFC 92 pre-fight press conference for the media on Monday. Courtesy of ESPN.com, below is a video with highlights from the presser, featuring comments from all of the headline fighters such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Rashad Evans, and UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.  Read More →

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Pat Barry looks to make ‘mega-ridiculous statement’ in UFC debut

Hidden towards the bottom of one of the most stacked mixed martial arts cards to date, Pat “Get Hype” Barry will be looking to make more than just a little statement in his UFC debut to separate himself from the crowd and force the heavyweight division to take notice. Barry knows what a huge opportunity he will have in front of himself when he faces off with 10-3 Norwegian striker, Dan... [Read More...]

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Loser Leaves Town Matches not Exclusive to Pro Wrestling

This Saturday at UFC 92 while most of us will be making our pre-PPV preparations consisting of ordering pizza and putting the beer on ice, a non-televised undercard match between Yushin Okami and Dean Lister will be taking place that could have a lot a stake. While the vast majority of the country waits for the live feed to hit their television screens, Okami and Lister will be doing battle inside... [Read More...]

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Five Ounces of Pain on CBS Sports: UFC 92 will not only offer a new Rampage, but an improved one

While many believe that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson isn’t ready to return to action this Saturday at UFC 92 following his summer arrest, there’s reason to believe that Jackson might not only be ready to fight, but that he could avenge his two previous losses to Wanderlei Silva. In Sam Caplan’s latest column for CBSSports.com, he writes that Jackson’s title loss to... [Read More...]

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UFC newcomer Mike Wessel looking to avoid an “Ultimate Ass Whipping” at UFC 92

During a October interview with The Ultimate Fighter 8 eliminated cast-member Rolando Delgado, the Westside MMA trainer made it a point to discuss a heavyweight prospect by the name of Mike Wessel that he had been working with. “We’ve got a heavyweight coming out of Little Rock that’s huge,” Delgado began to tell FiveOuncesOfPain.com. “The guy is a former strength and conditioning coach and... [Read More...]

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Mike Massenzio: “I don’t like losing and I know that I could have beaten (C.B. Dollaway)”

The primary focus for UFC 92 is on the “big three” bouts featuring Forrest Girffin defending his UFC light heavyweight title vs. Rashad Evans; Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defending his interim UFC heavyweight title vs. Frank Mir; and Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson fighting for the third time. However, there’s an overlooked match that is scheduled to be televised... [Read More...]

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Heavyweight prospect Mike Wessel to make debut at UFC 92 vs. Antoni Hardonk

Heavyweight Mark Burch has pulled out of UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008″ for undisclosed reasons. Burch had been set to face kickboxing Antoni Hardonk at the December 27 event. Signed to replace Burch on the show is 8-1 heavyweight prospect Mike “The Juggernaut” Wessel. FiveOuncesOfPain.com first learned of the news after being alerted to an event listing on UFC.com and since has... [Read More...]

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Jackson vs. Silva III and Griffin vs. Evans for light heavyweight title confirmed for UFC 92

Three headlining fights for the what has become the UFC’s biggest show of the year during New Year’s Eve weekend in Las Vegas have been confirmed for UFC 92 on Dec. 27. Season one light heavyweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Forrest Griffin will defend his UFC light heavyweight title vs. season two heavyweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Rashad Evans;... [Read More...]

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Velasquez out, Kongo in against Mustafa Al-Turk at UFC 92

Cain Velasquez has reportedly pulled out of a proposed bout with former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion Mustafa Al-Turk at UFC 92 due to a knee injury that was sustained in training. Velasquez is reported be undergoing knee surgery to fix the issue and will be unavailable to take the fight against Al-Turk. “We got word from Joe Silva that Velazquez has pulled out due to injury and will... [Read More...]

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