WEC 39: Fighter Bonuses and Official Gate
Featuring a main event for the WEC featherweight title between champion Mike Thomas Brown and hometown boy Leonard Garcia, WEC 39 did not disappoint. Attendance at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas came totaled 6,100 for a live gate of $297,990. The “Fight of the Night” bonus went to Johny Hendricks and Alex Serdyukov, who had a three round all out war that Hendricks won... [Read More...]
WEC 39: Quick Results
Here are the quick results from last night’s WEC 39 event that aired on VERSUS and emanated from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas: Mike Brown def. Leonard Garcia via submission (head-and-arm choke) — Round 1, 1:57 Ricardo Lamas def. Bart Palaszewski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Jose Aldo def. Chris Mickle via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:39 “Razor:... [Read More...]
Mike Brown and Leonard Garcia make weight for WEC 39 title fight
World Extreme Cagefighting is set to return Sunday night for its debut in Corpus Christi, Texas at the American Bank Center. Eleven bouts total are set for WEC 39 with four fights slated to be televised during VERSUS’ two-plus hour telecast that will begin at 9:30 p.m. ET. All 22 fighters made weight at today’s weigh-ins for the event. The results are as follows: VERSUS Main Card - Mike... [Read More...]
Crunkilton out of WEC 39 lightweight matchup vs. Palaszewski
A lightweight bout that could have potentially determined a new number one contender for the WEC lightweight championship currently held by Jamie Varner that would have pitted Rich Crunklinton vs. Bart Palaszewski at WEC 39 this coming Sunday night is off. Palaszewski, 30-11, made the revelation that Crunkilton was forced to pull out of the show due to injury during a guest appearance on “The... [Read More...]
Full lineup and televised bouts set for WEC 39 on March 1
World Extreme Cagefighting on Tuesday finalized its full card and announced the television schedule for its upcoming WEC 39 event set to take place on March 1 from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Scheduled to headline the event is WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown (20-4) making his first career title defense in a bout against number one contender Leonard Garcia (16-3). Eleven... [Read More...]
Finalized card released for WEC 39
Coming off the heels of WEC 38 this past Sunday night in San Diego, Calif., World Extreme Cagefighting officials have released the finalized lineup for its next event, WEC 39, scheduled for March 1 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event, which will be televised on VERSUS, will feature WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown making his first defense of the title against... [Read More...]
Brown vs. Garcia and Condit vs. Larson set to headline WEC 39 on March 1 in Corpus Christi
World Extreme Cagefighting it set to bring two title matches to the Lone Star state when it presents WEC 39 in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sunday, March 1. The event will be held at the AmericanBank Center Arena. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned from sources close to the event that Mike Thomas Brown will be making his first WEC featherweight title defense when he takes on number one contender Leonard... [Read More...]
Canceled WEC 38 match between Rob McCullough vs. Marcus Hicks could take place at WEC 39
A planned lightweight encounter between former WEC lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough and former WEC lightweight title challenger Marcus Hicks that had been planned for WEC 38 on January 25 now appears likely take place at a later date. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was the first to report earlier this month that the reported WEC 38 bout between the two had been postponed due to wear and... [Read More...]
UFC 86 Paydays
This courtesy of the Fight Network. These totals include announced win bonuses for all of the victors as well as specialty bonuses (KO, sub and fight of the night) where noted to indicate why the large pay of say Cole Miller. Forrest Griffin: $310,000 (fight of the night) Rampage Jackson: $285,000 (fight of the night) Gabriel Gonzaga: $100,000 Cole Miller: $80,000 (sub of the night) Melvin Guillard:... [Read More...]
Jim Ross shares his thoughts on UFC 86
While I don’t keep up much with it these days, I grew up a big pro wrestling fan, just like many other fans of MMA. As far as my generation is concerned, there was no better play-by-play announcer in pro wrestling than Jim Ross. Gordon Solie was still doing some work for WCW, but he was essentially semi-retired during my peak wrestling fandom. Maybe I am alone in thinking this, but I’ve... [Read More...]
St. Pierre vs. Penn getting close
The potential dream match-up between B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre has a definite chance to become a reality. According to UFC President Dana White only one (big) hurdle remains. If St. Pierre buzzsaws through (Jon) Fitch then yes, we’ll do Penn vs. GSP,” said White. White also confirmed that he and Penn discussed the match-up on Saturday and ran through many of the details. I talked... [Read More...]
UFC 86 Video: Forrest Griffin’s comments from the post-fight press conference
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UFC 86: Fight Critic Review
If not for one of the best main events I’ve ever seen on a major card, UFC 86 would have been a very disappointing show. I was completely underwhelmed by the undercard but Forrest Griffin winning the light heavyweight title from Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the finale was worth more than the price of the pay-per-view. For those talking about Jackson vs. Griffin the current leading... [Read More...]
Post-UFC 86 Press Conference Notes
The Las Vegas Sun dropped a few notes on their site from the UFC 86 post-fight presser. The show garnered an attendance of 11,172 with a gate total of $3.2 million. That places this show at #6 out of the top shows in Nevada history. According to UFC President Dana White, Patrick Cote has earned himself a title shot. The plan is to have Anderson Silva fight with Yushin Okami, then slide Cote into... [Read More...]
UFC 86: Quick Results
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin is finally here, taking place TONIGHT at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Undercard fights at approx 8 pm EST and 5 Oz of Pain will post results as they happen. Main Card Forrest Griffin def. Rampage Jackson via Unanimous Decision. New UFC Light Heavyweight Champ! The leg kicks left Rampage hobbling throughout the final 3 rounds. Patrick Cote def. Ricardo... [Read More...]
UFC 86 Video: Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan preview tonight’s show
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UFC 86 Video: Forrest Griffin SportsCenter Interview
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UFC 86 Video: Watch the Weigh-Ins Here
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UFC 86 Weigh-In Results
Weigh-ins for this weekend’s UFC 86 event took place at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas today. All fighters on the card successfully made weight and are primed to take the cage tomorrow night. The weigh-in results are as follows: Televised Card Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205) Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Patrick Cote (185) Josh Koscheck (170) vs.... [Read More...]
Pain Poll: 5 Oz. Staff Previews and Predicts entire card for UFC 86
Although there is a surprising lack of mainstream coverage for Saturday’s UFC 86 event that will feature Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defending the UFC light heavyweight title vs. Forrest Griffin, the card is still one that has great appeal to hardcore MMA fans.We realize it’s a holiday weekend, but what better way to spend it than by watching some fights? The crew at 5 Oz. is... [Read More...]
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