Seventh Heaven: A look back at Sengoku VII
The road to world victory is rarely a path one takes without encountering at least a few bumps along the way, so perhaps the figureheads of Japan’s alternative to FEG’s DREAM promotion anticipated such to be the case when they put together the “Land of the Rising Sengoku.” Since its creation, the company has received a fair amount of criticism for bypassing deserving contenders... [Read More...]
Travis Wiuff to fight Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5
Former UFC and PRIDE veteran and YAMMA Pit Fighting heavyweight champion Travis Wiuff has been announced by World Victory Road as the opponent for undefeated heavyweight sensation Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28. Wiuff is 53-11, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, and is currently on a 10-fight winning streak. He last fought at Sengoku 3 in June, where he knocked out Kazuyuki Fujita at... [Read More...]
Random Rants: Thoughts on Weekend Fights
There was so much MMA action from this past weekend that I am still catching up. The problem though is that this sport never stops. There really is little time to play catchup because each day brings a whole new list of to-dos. I was able to watch Eddie Alvarez vs. Andre Dida from DREAM.1, Phil Baroni vs. Kala Kolohe Hose at ICON Sport, and Jake Rosholt vs. Chad Jay from the Xtreme Fighting League. I’ll... [Read More...]
5 Oz.’s MMA Prospects section updated
Three fighters were just added to our prospects section. New to the list are lightweights Jim Bova and Andre “Dida” Amade and featherweight Wilson Reis. Click here to see the updated list. Read More →
