<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Five Ounces of Pain &#187; Vadim Finklestein</title>
	<atom:link href="http://fiveouncesofpain.com/category/vadim-finklestein/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com</link>
	<description>Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:35:16 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Vadim Finkelchtein Interview Part II: &#8220;We&#8217;ve always wanted to collaborate with good partners, the problem is that Dana White is not letting that happen.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/vadim-finkelchtein-interview-part-ii-weve-always-wanted-to-collaborate-with-good-partners-the-problem-is-that-dana-white-is-not-letting-that-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/vadim-finkelchtein-interview-part-ii-weve-always-wanted-to-collaborate-with-good-partners-the-problem-is-that-dana-white-is-not-letting-that-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dana White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fedor Emelianenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-1 Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-1 Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=10594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of FiveOuncesOfPain.com&#8217;s exclusive interview with M-1 Global President and manager for Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelchtein, discussed in detail some of the specific negotiation points that came up during contract negotiations between the UFC and Fedor.
In Part II, Finkelchtein addresses questions about whether Fedor&#8217;s current contract with Affliction and M-1 would prevent him [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/vadim-finkelchtein-interview-part-ii-weve-always-wanted-to-collaborate-with-good-partners-the-problem-is-that-dana-white-is-not-letting-that-happen/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fedor&#8217;s manager, Vadim Finkelchtein, responds to Dana White in Part I of new, exclusive interview</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/fedors-manager-vadim-finkelchtein-responds-to-dana-white-in-part-i-of-new-exclusive-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/fedors-manager-vadim-finkelchtein-responds-to-dana-white-in-part-i-of-new-exclusive-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dana White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fedor Emelianenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-1 Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M-1 Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=10585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein earlier this week in attempt to get his response to comments made by UFC President Dana White during a Monday night interview with &#8220;The Carmichael Dave Show&#8221; on KHTK radio in Sacramento.
Finkelchtein granted FiveOuncesOfPain.com&#8217;s interview request on New Year&#8217;s Day and conducted nearly an hour long interview via [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/02/fedors-manager-vadim-finkelchtein-responds-to-dana-white-in-part-i-of-new-exclusive-interview/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>More on Fedor Emelianenko&#8217;s pay from Affliction</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/26/more-on-fedor-emelianenkos-pay-from-affliction/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/26/more-on-fedor-emelianenkos-pay-from-affliction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Affliction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fedor Emelianenko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Sylvia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=4323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There seemed to be a big to-do about Fedor Emelianenko&#8217;s official salary that was posted from the CSAC this past week. Emelianenko, on record, made a measly $300,000 for his fight against Tim Sylvia while Sylvia made a whopping $800,000. There was much speculation as to what Fedor was actually paid and now Mike Chiappetta [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/26/more-on-fedor-emelianenkos-pay-from-affliction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cung Le to appear on ESPNews at 5:10 p.m. ET</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/16/cung-le-to-appear-on-espnews-at-510-pm-et/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/16/cung-le-to-appear-on-espnews-at-510-pm-et/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/16/cung-le-to-appear-on-espnews-at-510-pm-et/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Strikeforce has issued a press release announcing that the promotion&#8217;s middleweight champion Cung Le will be appearing on ESPNews at 5:10 p.m. ET on &#8220;The Hot List.&#8221;
While on the show, Le will talk about the explosive growth of the sport of mixed martial arts and whether MMA has Olympic potential.
Le won the Strikeforce middleweight title [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/16/cung-le-to-appear-on-espnews-at-510-pm-et/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cung Le might not be long for MMA</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/26/cung-le-might-not-be-long-for-mma/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/26/cung-le-might-not-be-long-for-mma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/26/cung-le-might-not-be-long-for-mma/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
With Cung Le&#8217;s next MMA opponent uncertain, it appears his next major career move could be to establish himself further as an actor.
In a new interview with TopGunMMA.com, Le indicated that he plans to commit himself more to filming movies in the near future.
&#8220;I have two movies that are going to be released,&#8221; Le is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/26/cung-le-might-not-be-long-for-mma/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shamrock vs. Le: Fight of the Year?</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/31/shamrock-vs-le-fight-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/31/shamrock-vs-le-fight-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/31/shamrock-vs-le-fight-of-the-year/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For me, Saturday&#8217;s main event between Frank Shamrock and Cung Le was somewhere between good and great. I will call it a very good fight.
Round three was tremendous and while Shamrock vs. Le might be the fight of the year thus far, I think it will be a disappointing year for MMA if it is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/31/shamrock-vs-le-fight-of-the-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shamrock vs. Le Post-Fight Press Conference Notes</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-le-post-fight-press-conference-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-le-post-fight-press-conference-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-le-post-fight-press-conference-notes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
San Jose, Calif. &#8212; ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) was able to confirm with sources after the Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le fight Saturday night that Shamrock indeed has a broken arm. X-rays were conducted at the HP Pavilion and showed the fracture.
During the post-fight press conference, Le indicated that he not only saw Shamrock’s X-rays, but heard [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-le-post-fight-press-conference-notes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shamrock vs. Cung Le Thoughts &amp; Commentary</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-cung-le-thoughts-commentary/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-cung-le-thoughts-commentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jason High]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-cung-le-thoughts-commentary/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[


(EliteXC/Strikeforce photos provided by TOM CASINO/EliteXC)
Shamrock vs. Cung Le: Fight of the Year?
Maybe. I won&#8217;t get too far ahead of myself because it&#8217;s only March 30th, but this fight has set a precedent for entertaining fights in the coming months. It may not have been the all out technical mixed martial arts fight that touched [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/30/shamrock-vs-cung-le-thoughts-commentary/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shamrock vs Le: Results, Live Chat, Win Gear!</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/shamrock-vs-le-results-live-chat-win-mma-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/shamrock-vs-le-results-live-chat-win-mma-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Cava</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/shamrock-vs-le-results-live-chat-win-mma-gear/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five Ounces of Pain is running our popular  during the live event chat Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le card tonight  starting at 9pm ET.
While you watch the fights on the Showtime channel, you can talk smack with other hardcore MMA fans HERE as the fights happen. If you don&#8217;t have Showtime, we&#8217;ll provide blow-by-blow coverage [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/shamrock-vs-le-results-live-chat-win-mma-gear/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>EliteXC/Strikeforce Preview: Shamrock vs. Le</title>
		<link>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/elitexcstrikeforce-preview-shamrock-vs-le/</link>
		<comments>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/elitexcstrikeforce-preview-shamrock-vs-le/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Caplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vadim Finklestein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/elitexcstrikeforce-preview-shamrock-vs-le/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. - Here&#8217;s my rundown of the five scheduled matches to be televised on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET) during tonight&#8217;s EliteXC and Strikeforce co-promotion featuring Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le.
Before I get to the fights, I wanted to let everyone know that Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that an opponent [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/03/29/elitexcstrikeforce-preview-shamrock-vs-le/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
