Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami confirmed for UFC 122 in Germany
PRESS RELEASE / London, England – The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Germany on November 13th when UFC 122 emanates from König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen. In the high-stakes main event, mixed martial arts legend Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort will face Japanese powerhouse Yushin ‘Thunder’ Okami in a three-round contest to determine who will challenge for the UFC Middleweight... [Read More...]
UFC auctioning off custom car to benefit Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
PRESS RELEASE / Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC fans will have the opportunity to bid on one of the hottest cars ever made on Friday, September 24th at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has teamed up with Findlay Customs and Modern Muscle Las Vegas to build a limited-edition UFC Camaro complete with 650 super-charged horsepower and one-of-a-kind... [Read More...]
Fight Night 22 Preview and Predictions
Read ahead as Five Ounces of Pain‘s Jeremy Lambert breaks down the card from tomorrow night’s “Fight Night 22″ event in Austin, Texas… This card may lack star power as only Nate Marquardt has been prominently been featured on PPV and he’s coming off a loss but when it comes to free MMA, I’m never one to complain and you shouldn’t be either. Sometimes the overlooked... [Read More...]
BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes rubber-match rumored for UFC 123
At UFC 46 in 2004, BJ Penn gave fans new hope by submitting then-reigning champion Matt Hughes in the first frame of their welterweight title bout. A little more than two years later, Hughes struck back by disarming a defenseless Penn en route to a third round TKO victory. This November, a classic trilogy looks to be in the making, as UFC 123 will apparently mark the return of the Hawaiian to 170-pounds... [Read More...]
Thiago Silva confirms UFC 125 bout against Brandon Vera
American Top Team light heavyweight Thiago Silva put rumor to rest this week by stating he will make his official return to the Octagon at UFC 125 against Brandon Vera after a yearlong absence from the UFC’s famous eight-sided cage. Silva, who withdrew from a scheduled bout against Tim Boetsch last month for injury-related reasons, last competed at 2010’s New Year’s Eve Weekend event, UFC 108,... [Read More...]
Kendall Grove fighting Demian Maia at Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove will return to familiar territory for his next fight in the UFC, though it’s unlikely he’ll have an opportunity to get comfortable when competing on the card due to the level of opposition he’ll be facing. “Da Spyder” took to his Twitter account on Tuesday and let fans know will try to maneuver through Brazilian Demian Maia’s proverbial web on December 4th at... [Read More...]
Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva II possible for New Year’s Day event
Brazilian slugger Vitor Belfort recently explained he would be facing Yushin Okami in mid-November rather than UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva due to injured ribs “The Spider” had stated would keep him out of the cage until next year. As it turns out, Silva will indeed be sidelined until after the curtain drops on 2010…and could be back in action about twenty hours after it according... [Read More...]
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez headed to “UFC Primetime”
October is synonymous with the giving of sweets so it’s only appropriate the UFC has decided to give Mixed Martial Arts fans a treat of their own. According to the promotion’s weekly Ultimate Insider show, heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar and undefeated top contender Cain Velasquez will allow the “UFC Primetime” cameras to follow their final march towards UFC 121’s headlining bout. The series... [Read More...]
Thiago Alves fighting John Howard in Montreal
It appears hard-hitting Brazilian striker Thiago Alves will put his skills to the test against John “Doomsday” Howard at UFC 124 in Montreal this December. Alves will be looking to get back on the winning track at the event after losing his previous two bouts via decision to Jon Fitch and welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre. “Doomsday” will also be looking to erase the taste of defeat... [Read More...]
Karo Parisyan returning to the Octagon at UFC 123
Mixed Martial Arts is quickly becoming a “never say never” sport. Karo Parisyan, who was told he would never fight again in the UFC by promotional president Dana White after withdrawing from a scheduled bout at the last second, has apparently been given a chance to redeem himself on MMA’s biggest stage and will return to the Octagon on November 20th at UFC 123. News of Parisyan’s homecoming... [Read More...]
UFC 123 headed to Detroit on November 20th
It looks like “Motown” will transform into “KO-town” this November when UFC 123 rolls into the iconic American city on the twentieth. The event is scheduled to take place at the Palace of Auburn Hills (home to the NBA’s Detroit Pistons) and will be the second time the UFC has ventured into the area with the first coming more than a decade ago at UFC 9. News of the show’s location was recently... [Read More...]
Vitor Belfort expects to return to action in November but not against Silva
In what’s becoming more of a pattern than coincidence, for a fourth time the long-awaited match-up between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Brazilian countryman Vitor Belfort appears to again be put on hold due to injury. Belfort, who has been out of action since September 2009, was first announced as the top contender to Silva’s belt after finishing Rich Franklin with strikes in the... [Read More...]
Exclusive: James Toney signs multi-fight deal with UFC
After months of speculation following James Toney making his intentions to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship public, one of the greatest boxers of our time is now set to embark on his career in mixed martial arts. FiveOuncesofPain.com has been informed through sources close to the situation that James Toney has recently been signed to a multi-fight contract with the UFC. Toney was seen... [Read More...]
M-1 Global is NOT in talks with the UFC about Fedor and Mousasi
Contrary to recent reports, M-1 Global is not currently in talks with the UFC. Although reports have swept through the mixed martial arts news front recently stating that UFC President Dana White and M-1 Global have been in discussions regarding possibly signing either Fedor Emelianenko or Gegard Mousasi, FiveOuncesofPain.com has recently been able to confirm that no such discussions have taken place... [Read More...]
Dana White: We are ‘absolutely’ looking at UFC co-promotion to get the WEC on Pay-Per-View
It has been no secret that the UFC has had big plans for the WEC for some time now. Plans that involve the promotion making it’s way to Pay-Per-View in the near future by any means possible. Dana recently seemed as determined as ever before about the prospect of the WEC coming to Pay-Per-View in the near future during a recent media call to formally announce the partnership between the UFC and... [Read More...]
Dana White: UFC events on Versus will be similar to “Fight Night” cards
With the recent news of the UFC broadcasting two of their events live on Versus sometime in 2010, the first question on the mind of the casual fan was: What kind of UFC card am I going to get on Versus in 2010? Well according to UFC President Dana White during a recent media call to promote the announcement, the UFC has no plans of watering down the Versus events in the slightest. While they will be... [Read More...]
MMA Galore: Spike TV to broadcast TEN live “UFC Prelim” shows in 2010
On the heels of a trio of successful live UFC preliminary shows that ran in 2009, Spike TV has recently announced that the cable network will broadcast a total of ten preliminary shows to accompany major UFC pay-per-view cards during 2010. The first Spike TV prelim broadcasts of 2010 will be on Saturday, January 2 at 9:00pm and Saturday, February 6 at 9:00 pm. The January 2 card coincides with UFC... [Read More...]
James Toney Coming To The UFC?
There looks like there may be a chance that we may have a respected boxing champion entering the Octagon a little sooner than many had previously expected. James “Lights Out” Toney is flat out one of the most gifted fighters ever to walk the planet earth, and even that may be an understatement. Toney is among five men in the history of the world that can lay legit claim to being a sextuple... [Read More...]
Big Surprise: Rampage announces return to the UFC
In what could be described as shocking news to very few, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson appears to be ready to come out “retirement” to bless the UFC and his legions of fans with his presence in the Octagon… for a limited time only. Many of you will remember the announcement of Jackson’s retirement just a little over two months ago when the former champion threw a verbal... [Read More...]
The Gracies Are Back: Renzo Gracie signs with the UFC
Renzo Gracie will mark the first member of the Gracie family to compete in the UFC since Royce was thoroughly embarrassed by former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes back in May of 2007 during UFC 60. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from Brazilian mixed martial arts journalist Paula Sack in a recent video interview. At forty-two years of age Renzo will be joining a club of MMA legends... [Read More...]
