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K.J. Noons stripped of EliteXC lightweight title
Five Ounces of Pain — K.J. Noons stripped of EliteXC lightweight title [image] EliteXC announced late Friday that K.J. Noons has been stripped of the promotion’s lightweight title. The company is citing Noons’ refusal to defend the title against Nick Diaz during CBS and EliteXC’s upcoming “Saturday Night Fights” show on Oct. 4 as the reason behind the decision. “We are stripping K.J. of his championship belt for refusing to defend against Diaz,’’ EliteXC Head of Fight Operations Jeremy Lappen said in a statement. “It’s a very unfortunate situation but we cannot have belt-holders who refuse to fight the top contenders. We want champions who will fight ...

State of 5 Oz. Address: Welcome to the new site
Five Ounces of Pain — State of 5 Oz. Address: Welcome to the new site As you can tell by now, we have launched 5 Oz. of Pain 3.0. This new design signals the end of our blog format and the beginning of a new format and philosophy that is more in line with a standard web magazine format. Why the change? Well, when I started this site I had almost no ambition for the site. As I’ve said before, the decision to blog about MMA was nothing more than a hobby for me at first. I had no intention of running this as a business. If I had intended to run this site like a business, I would have done a lot of things differently. So while this started as nothing more than a labor of ...

Alvarez and Diaz could vie for vacant EliteXC lightweight title
Five Ounces of Pain — Alvarez and Diaz could vie for vacant EliteXC lightweight title While EliteXC officials declined to offer specifics regarding a possible fight to determine a new lightweight champion for the promotion, sources informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Round 5 MMA figures Series II: Wanderlei, Ace, Spider, and Sherk (pics)
Five Ounces of Pain — Round 5 MMA figures Series II: Wanderlei, Ace, Spider, and Sherk (pics) [image] Series II of Round 5 MMA collectible figures now has it’s fourth and final member: Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva . Silva joins Sean Sherk, Rich Franklin, and Anderson Silva in the second series of these 6 inch collectibles. Series I is made up of MMA icons Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes , and Quinton Jackson. The detail and artistry of these figures is the design of famous McFarlane ...

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Report: Bisping and Henderson early favorites to land TUF 9 coaching slots
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Bisping and Henderson early favorites to land TUF 9 coaching slots A new published report coming out of the UK is stating that Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson are the early-favorites to land coaching spots for the upcoming ninth installment of “The UItimate Fighter ,” which will feature teams comprised of welterweights and middleweights representing both the U.S. and the UK in a head-to-head format. The Sun , a British tabloid, is claiming that Bisping has not yet been offered the UK coaching slot because he is slated to fight Chris Leben in the main event of UFC 89 in Birmingham, England. But according to The Sun , “( UFC ...

Four more bouts official for UFC 90
Five Ounces of Pain — Four more bouts official for UFC 90 The UFC confirmed for previously reported bouts on Friday for its UFC 90 event set to take place on Oct. 25 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Added to the main televised card is a heavyweight bout between veteran Fabricio Werdum and Octagon newcomer Junior “Cigano” dos Santos . Additionally, the UFC has also confirmed three lightweight bouts for the undercard with former American Top Team training partners Marcus Aurelio and Hermes Franca doing battle; Gray Maynard squaring off against Rich Clementi ; and Shannon Gugerty replacing Melvin Guillard against Spencer Fisher . UFC 90 is ...

Jesse Taylor returns to action on Oct. 2 vs. Drew Fickett
Five Ounces of Pain — Jesse Taylor returns to action on Oct. 2 vs. Drew Fickett [image] Following his July release from the UFC , former TUF 7 middleweight contestant Jesse Taylor will be returning to action on Oct. 2 during Total Combat 32 at the Syucan Casino just outside of San Diego. Taylor’s opponent will be another former UFC veteran, Drew Fickett . Taylor lost a chance to compete against Amir Sadollah in the finals of TUF 7 after he was dismissed from the show following an incident at a Las Vegas hotel and casino. He had earned the right to meet Sadollah after winning a semifinal fight against Tim Credeur and remained in Vegas after the show had ...

Strikeforce At The Mansion II Quick Results
Five Ounces of Pain — Strikeforce At The Mansion II Quick Results [image] The second installment of Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion took place last night from Beverly Hills, California. Below are the results from last night’s event which included a main event between Joe Riggs and Kazuo Misaki . Main Card: Prelims:

Random Rants: Clay Guida literally finishes fights; Jason Guida is no Gabe Ruediger; another Houston Alexander apology; and more
Five Ounces of Pain — Random Rants: Clay Guida literally finishes fights; Jason Guida is no Gabe Ruediger; another Houston Alexander apology; and more We get a lot of feedback here at the site; some of it good and some of it negative. In the last week, we’ve received several complaints. One reader expressed concern over a lack of fight analysis on Thursday following UFC Fight Night 15 . We’re all part-timers and Thursday was a busy news day so we don’t always have time to cover all the angles. And with the launch of our new format, one reader expressed concern that we might become strictly a news site and stop offering opinion-based features. Well, this column should ...

Report: Mustafa Al-Turk signs four-fight deal with UFC; could face Cain Velasquez in December
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Mustafa Al-Turk signs four-fight deal with UFC; could face Cain Velasquez in December [image] MMA Weekly is reporting that current Cage Rage British heavyweight champion Mustafa Al-Turk has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC . Al-Turk is 6-3 overall with all six of his victories coming inside of the British Cage Rage promotion. Al-Turk is riding a two fight win streak and holds a victory over former UFC and PRIDE veteran Mark Kerr as well as PRIDE veteran Henry Miller . Al-Turk will be vacating his Cage Rage British heavyweight title to fight in the UFC and early speculation points to a debut against American ...

Josh Thomson wants Joachim Hansen
Five Ounces of Pain — Josh Thomson wants Joachim Hansen After defeating Ashe Bowman in a non-title fight this past weekend, Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson made it very clear who he wants to fight next.“I am really looking forward to possibly fighting Joachim Hansen ,” said Thomson. Thomson went on to say that his next fight will definitely take place in 2008.“November 21st is my next fight. I do know that I will be fighting at the HP Pavilion. I believe it will be a title defense.” Once again, Thomson made it clear who he wants the title defense to be against.“We are hoping for Joachim Hansen.” A fight between Thomson and Hansen would certainly be ...

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TUF 8 cast member Vinicius Magalhaes leaves Team Quest
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF 8 cast member Vinicius Magalhaes leaves Team Quest [image] The Ultimate Fighter 8 contestant Vinicius Magalhaes has announced he has left Team Quest in Murrieta, CA. Magalhaes served as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor at Team Quest prior to being selected as a cast member for the most recent season of the popular reality show. Fiveouncesofpain.com was able to speak exclusivly with the three time BJJ World Champion (Heavy/Super Heavy/Absolute) “ I was assured I would still have my job after I returned from the show…” said Magalhaes “ Upon my return I was never placed back on the schedule.” The reason why he was ...

DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix Preview
Five Ounces of Pain — DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix Preview Tuesday at 3 a.m. ET is the finale of the DREAM middleweight Grand Prix . If you haven’t been keeping up with the DREAM tournament, this is meant to be a simple user guide to the tournament finals. DREAM has been supplying us with possibly some of the most stacked MMA cards of the year, and DREAM 6 is no different. Below are quick bios on the four participants of the finals and then break downs with predictions of their matchups. The Field: Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (9-1 MMA) – Jacare is a relative newcomer to mixed martial arts, but not to the world of combat sports. He is considered pound for pound one of ...

5 Oz. of Pain on CBSSports.com: Stakes will be high for Slice vs. Shamrock on Oct. 4
Five Ounces of Pain — 5 Oz. of Pain on CBSSports.com: Stakes will be high for Slice vs. Shamrock on Oct. 4 [image] A lot will be at stake for EliteXC when it returns to prime-time network television on Oct. 4 during the third installment of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fight .” After drawing a strong rating for its debut CBS show on on May 31, the promotion drew a disappointing rating for its encore on July 26. With the promotion struggling financially, EliteXC desperately needs to come through with a strong rating. EliteXC will be going against a replay of UFC 86 on Spike TV, post-season MLB on FOX, and college football on ABC that same night and is hitching its hopes ...

EliteXC moving towards Rafael Feijao vs. Cyrille Diabate bout for Nov. 8
Five Ounces of Pain — EliteXC moving towards Rafael Feijao vs. Cyrille Diabate bout for Nov. 8 EliteXC is working towards a possible light heavyweight matchup between Brazilian light heavyweight sensation Rafael Feijao and French striking specialist Cyrille Diabate for a Nov. 8 telecast on SHOWTIME. The news was originally reported by Brazilian MMA website Tatame but FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

KJ Noons given until today to make decision about future with EliteXC
Five Ounces of Pain — KJ Noons given until today to make decision about future with EliteXC [image] MMA Junkie spoke with K.J. Noons on Sunday to get his reaction to being stripped of EliteXC’s 160 lbs. title. Noons indicated that he’d been given a deadline of today, the 22nd of September, to make a decision whether or not he wants to fight again under the EliteXC banner.“We were given until Monday, and we’re figuring it all out today. I’ll make a statement tomorrow if we can’t get something worked out,” Noons told MMA Junkie. The disagreement with EliteXC all stems from Noons not accepting a title defense against Nick Diaz on EliteXC’s next ...

All fighters make weight for DREAM.6
Five Ounces of Pain — All fighters make weight for DREAM.6 All fighters taking part in DREAM.6 made weight today according to the organizations official website. DREAM.6, will focus on the semifinals and the finals of the DREAM middleweight grand prix as well as a much anticipated fight between heavyweights Mirko Filipovic and Alistair Overeem . Fiveouncesofpain.com will have live Play by Play coverage starting at 3a.m. ET. Results Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (225.9 pounds) vs. Alistair Overeem (241.8) Shinya Aoki (153.8) vs. Todd Moore (153.6) Yoshihiro Akiyama (184.8) vs. Masanori Tonooka (184.1) Kuniyoshi Hironaka (167) vs. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (167.2) ...

UFC headed to Philippines in 2009
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC headed to Philippines in 2009 UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi reported today that over 4,000 fans came out to watch Chuck Liddell work out in the Mall of Asian in Pasay City in the Philippines on Sunday. Liddell and Lorenzo Fertitta were in the Philippines as part of a trip that has taken Fertitta to the United Kingdom, Dublin, France and Germany to work on the global expansion of the UFC product. The UFC’s partnership with Filipino media company ABS-CBN has allowed the UFC to become more popular than even Fertitta imagined. The UFC is the top rated program on their sports network and has allowed the UFC brand to become very strong in the ...

LIVE DREAM 6 Play by Play
Five Ounces of Pain — LIVE DREAM 6 Play by Play Welcome to the Fiveouncesofpain.com live event coverage of DREAM.6. Our coverage will begin at 3a.m. ET (midnight PT) DREAM.6, takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and will be broadcast live on HDNet starting Tuesday morning at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). We will have full, round-by-round results of the event posted throughout the early morning. Tonight’s event features the semi-finals and finals of the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix, as well as a Heavyweight fight between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Alistair Overeem. As always, you can discuss tonight’s event in the comments section below we look ...

Denis Kang to face Marvin Eastman at Raw Combat on Oct. 25
Five Ounces of Pain — Denis Kang to face Marvin Eastman at Raw Combat on Oct. 25 Raw Combat , a promotion based out of Calgary, Alberta, has announced that PRIDE and K-1 star Denis Kang will headline their upcoming event titled “Redemption” in a middleweight affair with UFC veteran Marvin Eastman . Kang, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, possesses a mixed martial arts record of 30-10-1. Kang holds victories over Akihiro Gono , Amar Suloev , Murilo Rua , and Mark Weir . Kang was last in action at Spirit MC 18: The Champion where he successfully defended his middleweight title against Jae Young Kim .“We’re two athletic guys who like to get out there and ...

Babalu prepares for return
Five Ounces of Pain — Babalu prepares for return Renato “Babalu” Sobral planned to fight Bobby Southworth during last weekend’s Strikeforce show. Unfortunately, that fight did not take place. Sobral pulled out of the fight due to a knee inury.“I had a torn meniscus,” said Sobral, “the surgery is already done. I will recover well.” Sobral hopes the recovery is quick. He is planning to fight in just a couple of months, and he hopes it is for a championship.“I am looking forward to fighting again on November 20th,” Sobral said, “I hope the fight is with Bobby Southworth for the (Strikeforce light heavyweight) title.” The fight with Southworth would be Sobral’s first ...

UFC to give Travis Lutter another chance
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC to give Travis Lutter another chance After being released following a second round TKO loss to Rich Franklin this past April at UFC 83 , reports indicate that enigmatic grappling specialist and season four middleweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Travis Lutter is being given another chance to compete for the UFC . According to a report on Sherdog, Canadian fighter Joe Doerksen has verbally agreed to fight Lutter at UFC 91 during the undercard for Randy Couture’s heavyweight title defense against Brock Lesnar at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 15. The report indicates that Lutter’s camp requested the matchup vs. ...

Early-retirement for Anderson Silva might not be such a bad thing
Five Ounces of Pain — Early-retirement for Anderson Silva might not be such a bad thing Rumblings out of Brazil have suggested in recent days that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has discussed in TV interviews emanating from his home country that he isn’t ruling out retirement a year from now. I haven’t jumped on the reports as a news story because thus far, I am taking them with a grain of salt. For one, what does retirement mean in MMA? How many times has Randy Couture retired? And despite his retirement earlier this year, Paul Daley now finds himself set to face Jake Shields for the EliteXC welterweight title on Oct. 4 in a match to be televised ...

Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson on tap for UFC 91
Five Ounces of Pain — Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson on tap for UFC 91 A lightweight clash between Mark Bocek and Alvin Robinson is expected to be added to the Nov. 15 undercard for UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The news comes courtesy of a report on Sherdog. Bocek, a jiu-jitsu standout from Canada, is 5-2 overall in his professional MMA career and 1-2 in three career UFC bouts. He debuted for the promotion at UFC 73 in July of 2007, where he suffered a first round TKO loss against Frankie Edgar . Bocek then returned to the Octagon at UFC 79 last December during the undercard for Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes ...

Cain Velasquez unlikely to fight at UFN 16 in Dec.
Five Ounces of Pain — Cain Velasquez unlikely to fight at UFN 16 in Dec. A knee injury sustained by UFC heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez is expected to prevent a tentative bout between him and Cage Rage heavyweight champion and UFC newcomer Mustafa Al-Turk from taking place on Dec. 10 during “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops .” According to a report by MMA Weekly, Velasquez recently underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair minor tears in his meniscus. The report goes on to indicate that he’s currently undergoing physical therapy and that sources close to the fight do not expect him to be ready in time for the Dec. 10 event to be held in Fort ...

Former UFC veteran Chris Liguori expects to make EliteXC TV debut on Nov. 8
Five Ounces of Pain — Former UFC veteran Chris Liguori expects to make EliteXC TV debut on Nov. 8 Former UFC veteran and New Jersey-based lightweight Chris Liguori has revealed in a recent interview that he expects to return to EliteXC during the promotion’s planned Nov. 8 card in a match to be televised on SHOWTIME. Liguori made the revelation during an interview with TriStateFighter.com ...

Anderson Silva’s manager tries to downplay retirement talk
Five Ounces of Pain — Anderson Silva’s manager tries to downplay retirement talk Since an InTheGuard.TV report appeared on Monday indicating that Anderson Silva stated in a Brazilian television interview that retirement was an option in a year, speculation about the UFC middleweight champion’s long-term future in the sport has run rampant. Theories about a possible rift with UFC management to a desire to leave MMA for boxing have been discussed with little or no substance provided. With the validity and the context of Silva’s comments still in question, his manager, Ed Soares , recently spoke out on the Underground forum and disputed reports that his client is ...

TUF 8 veteran Ryan Jimmo to fight at X Fights on Oct. 4
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF 8 veteran Ryan Jimmo to fight at X Fights on Oct. 4 The Ultimate Fighter 8 contestant Ryan Jimmo will battle Jason Cecil at X Fights: Ontario vs. Maritimes on Oct. 4th at the Moncton Coliseum. Jimmo, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, appeared on the premiere episode of The Ultimate Fighter 8 but unfortunately he failed to gain a spot in the house when he dropped a decision to Antwain Britt . Jimmo is a versatile striker who holds victories over Jeff Lundberg , Craig Zellner and Samir Seif . There were rumors that Jimmo was going to fight Robert Smith or Chris Fontaine but X Fights decided to stick with the Ontario vs. ...

Velasquez out, Kongo in against Mustafa Al-Turk at UFC 92
Five Ounces of Pain — Velasquez out, Kongo in against Mustafa Al-Turk at UFC 92 [image] Cain Velasquez has reportedly pulled out of a proposed bout with former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion Mustafa Al-Turk at UFC 92 due to a knee injury that was sustained in training. Velasquez is reported be undergoing knee surgery to fix the issue and will be unavailable to take the fight against Al-Turk.“We got word from Joe Silva that Velazquez has pulled out due to injury and will be undergoing knee surgery to fix it. It’s a shame as we had a strategy in place and we were all set to go,” said Al-Turk’s manager and coach, Alexis Demetriades. Stepping in to ...

EliteXC signs Russian middleweight Alexander Shlemenko
Five Ounces of Pain — EliteXC signs Russian middleweight Alexander Shlemenko FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that EliteXC has signed 2005 World Pankration champion Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko to a multi-fight contract. Sources have indicated that he will make his EliteXC debut during the promotion’s Oct. 10 ShoXC event at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana Shlemenko, rated as one of the top middleweights in Russia, is 21-3 and has competed for notable promotions such as M-1 in Russia, BodogFIGHT in Vancouver, and Jungle Fight in Brazil. His most highly-publicized win in front of U.S. audiences took place during the television taping for the ...

Report: Silva vs. Rampage III possible for Jan. 31
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Silva vs. Rampage III possible for Jan. 31 Over the course of the past couple of months there have been numerous unconfirmed reports speculating that a match between UFC light heavyweight title contenders Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva could take place on either Nov. 15 at UFC 91 or on Dec. 27 at UFC 92 . To date, the matchup has never been announced by the UFC and neither camp for both fighters have issued an official comment in response to the reports. However, in his latest mailbag column for Yahoo! Sports, columnist Kevin Iole responds to a reader question about the scheduling of the fight by indicating that the ...

McDaniel vs. Shlemenko matchup completes Oct. 10 ShoXC lineup
Five Ounces of Pain — McDaniel vs. Shlemenko matchup completes Oct. 10 ShoXC lineup Recently signed standout Russian middleweight Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko’s first opponent during EliteXC’s Oct. 10 ShoXC event at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana will be Texas-based middleweight Bubba McDaniel . FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Tim Credeur to return on Dec 10th at UFC Fight for the Troops
Five Ounces of Pain — Tim Credeur to return on Dec 10th at UFC Fight for the Troops [image] The Ultimate Fighter 7 contestant Tim Creduer will make his return to the octagon on December 10th at “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops” , the event is expected to take place at Fort Bragg in North Carolina A source close to the fighter today spoke with Fiveouncesofpain.com and confirmed Creduer’s return at the event against undefeated Nate Loughran . Both fighters made their UFC debuts on July 19th at UFC Fight Night 14. Credeur defeated fellow TUF 7 cast mate Cale Yarbrough via TKO in the first round, while Loughran had a successful outing by ...

Frankie Edgar confirms potential fight vs. Matt Wiman
Five Ounces of Pain — Frankie Edgar confirms potential fight vs. Matt Wiman UFC officials are working towards finalizing a lightweight bout between Frankie Edgar and Matt Wiman for a planned “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops” event on Dec. 10 at Fort Bragg in Fayaetteville, N.C. MMA Mania was the first to report ...

Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff to take place during UFC event in December
Five Ounces of Pain — Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff to take place during UFC event in December After tentative bouts between Brandon Wolff vs. Jon Koppenhaver and Ben Saunders vs. Troy Mandaloniz were unable to be finalized, UFC officials have decided to match the TUF 6 alum Saunders up with the newcomer Wolff in a welterweight encounter to take place in December. FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson officially added to CBS-EliteXC telecast on Oct. 4
Five Ounces of Pain — Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson officially added to CBS-EliteXC telecast on Oct. 4 FiveOuncesOfPain.com was notified late Wednesday afternoon that a matchup between Affliction contracted heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson has been officially added to CBS’ upcoming telecast of “Saturday Night Fights” on Oct. 4 at the Bank Atlantic Arena in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Sources with SHOWTIME confirmed the news to Five Ounces of Pain on Wednesday afternoon. The Arlovski vs. Nelson encounter is currently expected to be the third fight on the telecast and will be billed as a co-promoted bout between Affliction and EliteXC. Both Arlovski and ...

MMA News Roundup
Five Ounces of Pain — MMA News Roundup It’s been a busy week in MMA and there’s been a lot of news and rumors going around that need to be addressed. We’ll break down Arlovski vs. Nelson on October 4, Kimbo Slice punching magician David Blaine, Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson, and much more. I can’t promise that you’ll laugh, I can’t promise that you’ll cry, but I can promise that you’ll make lewd comments in the comments section, but that’s a given no matter what the topic, right? Let’s get right into it. Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson set for EliteXC on CBS October 4 This is obviously the biggest news so far this week and it’s huge news for EliteXC. This card has ...

Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Episode Two
Five Ounces of Pain — Phillipe Nover TUF 8 Blog: Episode Two [image] I received a lot of positive feedback from my first blog submission last week here on FiveOuncesOfPain.com and I wanted to thank everyone for their support. A few people mentioned they would like me to get into more detail, so before I get into my thoughts from the second episode, I will share more thoughts about the premiere. First, I wanted to give everyone some more background on me. I fight out of Brooklyn, New York with Team Insight . We are small MMA camp that really hasn’t hit the main scene. My coaches are Ralph Mitchel and Clarence “Cee” Everett . I also train jiu-jitsu ...

TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 2 Recap
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Episode 2 Recap [image] The show this week wastes no time kicking off as we’re taken right back to the training center in Las Vegas, Nevada for the remaining eight elimination bouts. The first bout is between Englishman Wesley Murch and self-diagnosed ADHD patient John Polakowski. Lightweight Elimination Bout: Wesley Murch vs. John Polakowski Round one begins and the fighters trade some hard shots with Murch on the receiving end of some particularly hard shots. The two tangle against the cage and Murch is eventually able to trip Polakowski to the ground and gets to mount where he rains down some shots. He tries ...

Melendez planning to return in 2008
Five Ounces of Pain — Melendez planning to return in 2008 Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has had a difficult year. He lost two of his three fights - one to Mitsuhiro Ishida and another to Josh Thomson . Those were the first two losses of his MMA career. Now, Melendez is preparing to get back in the cage in the not-so-distant future.“You’ll see me before the end of the year,” said Melendez, “I have a lot to improve in the meantime so you’ll see a much better fighter the next time out.” At only 26, it is not far-fetched to believe that Melendez will quickly get back into the rankings as one of the best lightweights in the world. He hopes ...

Josh Barnett refutes reports he declined CBS fight vs. Arlovski
Five Ounces of Pain — Josh Barnett refutes reports he declined CBS fight vs. Arlovski Just hours after news had broken that Affliction and EliteXC had reached an accord that would allow a heavyweight attraction between former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski and former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson to be added to the Oct. 4 telecast of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights” came word from several outlets that Josh Barnett was initially proposed as Arlovski’s opponent. Both Arlovski and Barnett had been scheduled to headline Affliction’s now-postponed Oct. 11 “Day of Reckoning” show in Las Vegas so some were surprised to learn that Nelson was going to ...

Affliction COO disputes USA Today report about long-term partnership with EliteXC
Five Ounces of Pain — Affliction COO disputes USA Today report about long-term partnership with EliteXC A report by USA Today’s Sergio Non stated that Affliction COO Michael Cohen had indicated that Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions’ Jan. 24 event would be a co-promotion with EliteXC that could possibly be televised on CBS or SHOWTIME. FiveOuncesOfPain.com contacted Cohen Thursday morning as a followup and we were informed by Cohen that the USA Today report is not accurate.“The report by Sergio Non is not entirely accurate,” said Cohen. “The way that the statement was supposed to read is that the event we’re concentrating on ...

Fedor’s camp issues statement about next fight
Five Ounces of Pain — Fedor’s camp issues statement about next fight In recent days there have been conflicting reports surrounding the scheduling of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko’s next fight. Speculation began to run rampant that Fedor will be competing in Japan for DREAM on New Year’s Eve following comments made during an in-ring interview at DREAM.6 this past Tuesday. Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio issued a response to the reports by saying that Fedor’s services had been secured for their planned January event. The conflicting information has left a lot of fight fans confused as to when and where they’ll be able to see Fedor fight ...

L.C. Davis signs three-fight contract with Affliction
Five Ounces of Pain — L.C. Davis signs three-fight contract with Affliction Former IFL featherweight title challenger L.C. Davis has signed a three-fight non-exclusive contract with Affliction. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news on Thursday with Davis’ trainer and manager, Pat Miletich . Reports circulated over the summer that Davis had been added as an injury replacement for Cub Swanson in a 145 pound encounter against Hiroyuki Takaya at WEC 35 on Aug. 3. However, the bout was eventually scrapped for reasons that were not made available at the time. According to Miletich, it was their desire to begin competing for the WEC but that negotiations ...

HDNet moves to acquire IFL’s remaining assets for $650,000
Five Ounces of Pain — HDNet moves to acquire IFL’s remaining assets for $650,000 After failing to complete an acquisition with the parent company of the UFC , Zuffa L.L.C ., and the recent revelation that it had filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, the International Fight League could be on the verge of selling its remaining assets to Mark Cuban’s HDNet for $650,000. On Sept. 19, the IFL filed court documents formally requesting permission from its shareholders to sell assets to HDNet. With the IFL having filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, its assets are subject to a bidding process through Oct. 23. However, the Sept. 19 filing with the Securities and ...

5 Oz. Exclusive interview with EliteXC heavyweight prospect Dave Herman
Five Ounces of Pain — 5 Oz. Exclusive interview with EliteXC heavyweight prospect Dave Herman [image] I recently had the opportunity to speak with up and coming EliteXC heavyweight Dave Herman about his upcoming fight with Kerry Schall , his career, his thoughts on Kimbo Slice , and his decision to train more or less by himself. Herman pulls no punches. He may not have much to say at times but he is as honest a fighter as they come. While he may not have a whole lot to say on some subjects he will tell you the truth and doesn’t put a sugar coating on anything, even his drinking habits before some of his old fights. Below is the interview in its entirety. Adam ...

Atencio reveals Affliction’s plan
Five Ounces of Pain — Atencio reveals Affliction’s plan With their most recent show canceled, Affliction has confirmed that they will have a card early next year.“The January show is a guarantee,” said Affliction VP Tom Atencio. However, the type of show it will be has come under a lot of scrutiny. Recently, Affliction announced that it will be co-promoting with boxing’s Golden Boy Promotions. The big question now is what type of format will the show have.“We will have one boxing match and four MMA matches,” said Atencio. Mixing boxing and MMA us a very risky proposition. The amount of crossover between the sports seems very small. They could very well have a ...

Television Preview and Predictions for tonight’s ShoXC: Reis vs. Cullum
Five Ounces of Pain — Television Preview and Predictions for tonight’s ShoXC: Reis vs. Cullum [image] The cancellation of EliteXC’s September show in New Mexico allowed the promotion to move a planned Wilson Reis vs. Bao Quach fight for the vacant EliteXC bantamweight title to tonight’s ShoXC (11 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME) event, adding a lot of juice to the card by giving ShoXC its first-ever title fight. Quach had to pull out due to injury but the promotion was able to dig into its King of the Cage promotion and find a worthy challenger in 21-year old New Mexico native Abel Cullum . Reis has received a lot of exposure in recent months and is viewed as a ...

Anthony Johnson to get a chance to avenge controversial loss to Kevin Burns at TUF 8 finale
Five Ounces of Pain — Anthony Johnson to get a chance to avenge controversial loss to Kevin Burns at TUF 8 finale Anthony Johnson will receive a chance to avenge a controversial loss to Kevin Burns that took place at UFC Fight Night 14 this past July when the two welterweights rematch each other during the live season finale for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Dec. 13. The news come courtesy of a report by MMAjunkie.com ...

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