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Gray Manyard’s next fight could take place at UFC 90 vs. Rich Clementi
 

Published 2 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Xtreme Couture team member Gray Maynard put his MMA career into high gear after a unanimous decision victory over Frankie Edgar this past April at UFC Fight Night 13. Maynard looked dominant in handing Edgar the first loss of his professional career. Since that fight, Maynard has been missing in action, thanks largely in part to [...]

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Brock Lesnar could return in November
 

Published 3 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Lacking a main event for a tentatively planned UFC 91 event at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., it appears that the UFC could be turning to heavyweight sensation Brock Lesnar for some much-needed star power. According to a report in Thursday’s edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Lesnar was informed by the UFC earlier [...]

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Report: Shields to defend title vs. Daley on Oct. 4
 

Published 3 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields has verbally agreed to defend his title vs. Paul Daley during the promotion’s next CBS event on Oct. 4. Daley has accepted the fight and both fighters are expected to sign formal bout agreements in the coming days, according to a report by MMAWeekly.com. “Jake Shields and Paul Daley have a [...]

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Reis vs. Quach title fight re-scheduled for Sept. 26
 

Published 4 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed that a fight for EliteXC’s vacant bantamweight title between Wilson Reis and Bao Quach that had been scheduled for Sept. 20 has been re-scheduled for Sept. 26 during the promotion’s next ShoXC event at the Chumash Hotel & Casino in Santa Ynvex, Calif. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the news on Wednesday. Reis [...]

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Kimbo Slice vs. Sean Gannon in October?
 

Published 14 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

SI.com’s Josh Gross certainly seems to think so: Three names keep popping up as the next opponent for Kimbo Slice on Oct. 4: Brett Rogers, Ken Shamrock and … wait for it … Sean Gannon. The feeling among Elite XC execs, however, is that it’s better to hold off on a Rogers-Slice showdown for fear that its [...]

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Jared Shaw: If Noons doesn’t fight Diaz it will be “the biggest mismanagement of an athlete’s career you will ever see.”
 

Published 15 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

Jared Shaw is apparently on the media warpath today, going to great lengths to trash K.J. Noons’ management team and drag their names through the mud. Earlier today he talked to MMA Weekly regarding the matter and now he’s got more to say to MMA Junkie: “I’m sitting here and I’m drinking from a carton of [...]

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Leonard Garcia vs. Jens Pulver added to WEC 36
 

Published 21 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

A battle between former UFC lightweight competitors Jens Pulver and Leonard Garcia has officially been added by World Extreme Cagefighting to the undercard of its Sept. 10 event featuring Urijah Faber defending his WEC featherweight title vs. Mike Thomas Brown. The event, which will emanate from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Holly, Fla. will [...]

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Aggressive Athletics to sponsor Andria Caplan
 

Published 23 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

I’m pleased to announce that Aggressive Athletics is the latest company to sponsor Andria Caplan for her upcoming Aug. 30 amateur MMA debut against Shannon Schade during Combat Sports Challenge 26 in St. George, VA. Aggressive Athletics specializes in clothing for combat sports and bodybuilding. Andria and I would personally like to thank Angie and everyone [...]

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Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons rematch in jeopardy?
 

Published 23 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

MMA Weekly spoke with EliteXC vice president Jared Shaw and it looks like the long-awaited K.J. Noons vs. Nick Diaz title rematch could be in jeopardy. The promotion wanted to include the fight as part of their October show on CBS but it appears that Noons’ management has no interest in the bout: According to EliteXC [...]

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WEC 36 Video: Urijah Faber talks title defense against Mike Thomas Brown
 

Published 24 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

WEC 36 Video: Urijah Faber talks title defense against Mike Thomas Brown Posted by Adam Morgan Filed under: Mike Thomas Brown , Urijah Faber , WEC 36

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Report: James Lee out of Tim Boetsch fight at UFC 88
 

Published 25 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

PRIDE veteran James Lee has reportedly pulled out of his UFC 88 fight vs. Tim Boetsch, according to MMAjunkie.com. While the UFC has yet to make an official announcement, MMA Junkie indicated that Lee was scratched from the card last week after sustaining an arm injury. A replacement also apparently already has been secured in former BodogFIGHT [...]

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UFC 91 in Nov. could feature Florian vs. Stevenson
 

Published 26 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Rumors have swept through the Internet in recent days that claimed a UFC lightweight bout between Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson was on tap for a show later this year. While bout agreements have yet to be signed, MMAWeekly.com reports that its sources have informed the site that both Florian and Stevenson have verbally agreed to [...]

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Terry Martin to make Strikeforce debut on Sept. 20
 

Published 27 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Strikeforce has announced that former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight competitor Terry Martin will debut for the San Jose-based promotion on Sept. 20 during its second-ever show at the famed Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. Martin’s opponent will be up-and-coming 24-year old middleweight prospect Cory Devela. Martin is 17-5, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, and ...

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PFC announces signings of former UFC and IFL fighters
 

Published 29 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Officials with the Lemoore, California-based Palace Fighting Championship promotion have formally announced the signings of 18 new fighters to its roster. The new fighters include former IFL veterans Alex Schoenauer and John Gunderson as well former UFC veterans Gabe Ruediger, Lodune Sincaid, and Jason Von Flue. The PFC started in the wake of Zuffa’s acquisition of [...]

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TUF 8 Preview: Ryan “Darth” Bader
 

Published 36 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

Over the course of the next couple of weeks I am going to try to provide you, our loyal readers, with a preview of some of the fighters to look out for on this season of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. The first fighter to look out for is light heavyweight prospect Ryan [...]

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UFC 88 Video: Rich Franklin ready for light heavyweight clash with Matt Hamill
 

Published 38 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

UFC 88 Video: Rich Franklin ready for light heavyweight clash with Matt Hamill Posted by Adam Morgan Filed under: Matt Hamill , Rich Franklin , UFC 88

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UFC 88 Video: Rashad Evans ready for a brawl with Chuck Liddell
 

Published 40 hours ago by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain

UFC 88 Video: Rashad Evans ready for a brawl with Chuck Liddell Posted by Adam Morgan Filed under: Chuck Liddell , Rashad Evans , UFC 88

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Report: UFC could return to Montreal on Dec. 5
 

Published 41 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Bryan Alvarez of Figure 4 Online reported during the site’s daily update on Tuesday that the UFC appears likely to return to Montreal at the Bell Centre on Dec. 5 with current UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre a possible headliner. Alvarez adds that the site will have more news on the situation tomorrow, as the [...]

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Report: Jason Day withdraws from UFC 88, Jason MacDonald to serve as replacement
 

Published 44 hours ago by Scott White at Five Ounces of Pain

MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Canadian middleweight Jason “Dooms” Day has withdrawn from his scheduled September 6th bout with Jason “The Punisher” Lambert. According to the report, Day suffered an elbow and biceps injury that will require him to undergo a MRI and keep him out of the fight. Sherdog.com is now reporting that Day’s replacement will [...]

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Report: Mark Munoz off of next WEC show
 

Published 45 hours ago by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain

Former NCAA champion Mark Munoz will not be able to fight as previously scheduled during the WEC’s next scheduled show on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The news was revealed earlier in a report by MMAWeekly.com. According to MMA Weekly, the former Oklahoma State competitor if off the card [...]

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