Fighters Convene in Las Vegas for UFC/WEC Summit
While crossing paths with a Mixed Martial Artist in Las Vegas may not be an overly infrequent occurrence, the odds are certainly up for any fans visiting Sin City this week thanks to a Zuffa summit involving numerous fighters from both the UFC and WEC. Representatives from the dual promotions included, but were not limited to, notable names such as Mauricio Rua, Yoshihiro Akiyama, “Minotauro”... [Read More...]
UFC Heading To Australia
Eyeing world domination for MMA, the UFC is planning a trip to Australia. According to the Sydney Morning Hearld, the UFC has requested a February date at the Acer Arena in Sydney Olympic Park. Although not new to the land down under, it would mark the first appearance for the premier MMA organization. In the article, the newspaper started by using the old verbiage of “human cockfighting” to describe... [Read More...]
UFC Coming To Arizona In 2010
Arizona Combat Sports; Aaron Simpson, Trevor Lally, CB Dollaway and Ryan Bader After recently regulating MMA to mirror Las Vegas rules in May of 2008, the UFC will finally be making it’s way to the beautiful Arizona desert sometime in 2010. UFC President Dana White confirmed the news in an interview with ULTMMA.com during a recent trip to “The Grand Canyon State”. “Yeah, we’re... [Read More...]
Hermes Franca, Marcus Aurelio, Chris Wilson, and Justin McCully given the axe by the UFC
With an ever growing stable of fighters, the UFC have cut four veteran fighters of the Octagon. Hermes Franca, Marcus Aurelio, Chris Wilson, and Justin McCully have been released by the UFC according to a recent report on MMASurvival.com. Franca is by far the most noteworthy of the fighters cut, being a veteran of seven octagon appearances, with an overall UFC record of 4-3. Franca boasts an overall... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice on potential Seth Petruzelli rematch: ‘We can do it barenuckle style’
Reverting to his thugged out Youtube roots to some degree during the UFC media call meant to promote this Wednesday evening’s highly anticipated bout between himself and Roy “Big Country” Nelson on The Ultimate Fighter, Kimbo Slice said if it was up to him a rematch between himself and Seth Petruzelli could be fought without the use of gloves. Of course the two faced off during one... [Read More...]
Frank Trigg given one last chance in the UFC
It seems as though Frank Trigg will not be getting cut from the UFC after all. After a lackluster performance where Trigg was defeated in a first round TKO by Josh Koscheck at UFC 103, Dana White suggested “Twinkle Toes” has fought his last fight in the octagon. Trigg himself was quoted as saying if this were the case; he would walk away from MMA altogether. However, Trigg learned on Monday the... [Read More...]
Rodney “Shonuff” Wallace signs four-fight deal with the UFC
Undefeated light-heavyweight Rodney “Shonuff” Wallace has signed a four fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has recently learned of the signing through sources close to the situation. The signing of the rapidly rising prospect comes on the heels of his tournament annihilation during a Vendetta Fighting Championships card held on September 5. Wallace... [Read More...]
Matt Hughes inks new contract with the UFC
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes has recently resigned a multi-fight agreement with the organization. Hughes made the news public recently in a blog on his official website, stating: Last week I went out to Vegas and I signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC, which is much like my last contract. I also brought up the fact that I wanted to do a hunting show and they thought that would be... [Read More...]
Randy Couture will finish career in the Octagon, signs six-fight deal with UFC
The storied career of legendary fighter Randy Couture, will end where it began, in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, just not anytime soon. It was confirmed at the post fight press conference, that Randy Couture has signed a new six-fight, 28 month contract, which replaces his existing contract. After an eleven month absence from the cage, Couture signed a three fight deal back in September 2008.... [Read More...]
“Little Nog” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira newest addition to UFC roster
The ultra-stacked UFC light-heavyweight division just got a little deeper with the recent addition of “Little Nog” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Nogueira’s twin brother, and fellow UFC fighter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira recently spilt the beans during a media conference call for UFC 102 which will be featuring himself and Randy Couture as a headliner. “They’re going to announce... [Read More...]
Dana White says McCrory and Leites aren’t going anywhere
Two widely criticized removals from the current UFC roster are are their way back to the Octagon. Earlier this week both Tamdan McCrory and Thales Leites were notified that they had been released from their UFC obligations following mutual razor-thin decision losses at UFC 101. Apparently UFC President Dana White had no idea they had been cut, and he has recently notified Kevin Iole from Yahoo! Sports... [Read More...]
Phil Baroni heading back to the UFC?
On the heels of highly regarded fighters such as 5-3 middleweight Thales Leites, and 3-3 welterweight crowd-pleaser Tamdan McCrory being cut from the UFC, reports are currently circulating that none other than “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni may be on his way back to the promotion. The Las Vegas based knockout artist has reportedly agreed to an offer with the UFC verbally according to... [Read More...]
UFC Declares War On Strikeforce
It seems as though war has been declared towards Strikeforce by the UFC based on comments made by UFC President Dana White this afternoon at the UFC 101 press conference. White had never shown anything but respect for Scott Coker and his brand prior to today, but the recent signing of Fedor Emelianenko with Strikeforce undoubtedly prompted the most recent remarks made about “The Last Emperor”... [Read More...]
UFC responds to Fedor signing with Strikeforce
On July 24th, 2009, Affliction Entertainment ceased all promotional operations and dumped its roster of fighters to focus on clothing and to return to the UFC sponsor list. The following roster dump has led to the biggest shift in the MMA landscape since the purchase and subsequent dismantling of the former UFC rival organization PRIDE. Although, the UFC missed out on the one signing they have been... [Read More...]
Avoiding a Catastrophe: Why the NOT signing of Fedor is the best thing the UFC could do
This week’s mixed martial arts landscape has been dominated by the negotiations between the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko’s management M-1 Global. This is not the first time the UFC has tried to obtain Emelianenko, but it was the first time that actually securing him seemed plausible. No longer did M-1 demand that UFC had to sign all of Fedor’s Red Devils teammates; the UFC was okay with Fedor fighting... [Read More...]
Dana White announces UFC partnership with ESPN in the UK
The mixed martial arts fan base in England took a collective gasp in June of 2009 when the UFC announced the end of its previous agreement with Setanta Sports to broadcast the events throughout the United Kingdom. Setanta had aired the live events in the UK since January of 2008 before the two parties split ways just prior to the highly anticipated UFC 100 event. According to UFC President Dana White... [Read More...]
Waiting to Exhale: The Fedor/UFC Rendition
Well, it appears we have finally got our answer for the time being as this weeks roller coaster ride involving the worlds most sought after MMA free-agent and the worlds’ most dominant fight organization has finally come to an end. There have been many new developments in the world of MMA, and as exciting as all of them have been, there is still a feeling that we didn’t get what we have expected... [Read More...]
UFC Conference Call Live Updates
FiveOuncesOfPain.com is back to keep all of our loyal readers up to date with the massively anticipated UFC press conference taking place this afternoon. It’s set to kick off at 11am PT (2 pm ET) so be sure to hit refresh as often as possible as we will continue to keep you in the loop on any breaking news that may develop. We’re under way with UFC President Dana White…. *Dana says... [Read More...]
Finkelchtein on Fedor 6-fight, $30-million contract with the UFC: ‘No such offer was ever made’
According to M-1 Global in a recent press release issued to the media, reports of Fedor Emelianenko being offered a six-fight, $30 million contract with the UFC are completely false. Syndicated radio host Charmichael Dave recently reported that Fedor had been offered the jaw-dropping contract, causing speculation to run rampant among mixed martial arts fans as to how such an impressive sum could be... [Read More...]
Report: Fedor turns down six-fight, $30 million deal with the UFC
Everyone has their price, right? Well, apparently Fedor Emelianenko and his management M-1 Global are the exception to the rule. According to a recent report from Charmichael Dave, who is a host on CBS Radio and good friend to UFC President Dana White, Fedor and his management have recently declined on what could very possibly be the most lucrative deal offered to a mixed martial artist in the history... [Read More...]
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