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Brawl Sports — In this week's episode of ESPN's 'MMA Live' the crew breaks down WEC 37 and previews next Week's 'UFC Fight for the Troops.'

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MMA Live Episode 30 Talks UFC Fight Night 16 "Fights for the Troops"
Bloody Elbow — Plus a clip of Andre Arlovski taking notes while watching a video of Fedor destroying Sylvia after the jump. HT: TheGarv.com

MMA Live Episode 30
MMA on Tap — The latest episode of ESPN’s MMA Live featuring Jon Anik, Kenny Florian, and Franklin McNeil. 

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MMA Madhouse — MMA Live recaps WEC 37 and looks ahead to UFC Fight For The Troops.  Also covered in episode 30 is Couture vs. Liddell 4, Tim Sylvia in Japan, Belfort vs. Lindland, and more. Related Content November 25, 2008 — Liddell vs Couture 4 - WHY? September 7, 2008 — Liddell On Wrong End Of Hightlight Reel December 2, 2008 [...] ...

ESPN MMA Live: UFC Fight Night 16 “Fights for the Troops Video
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion — MMA Live Episode 30 about the upcoming UFC Fight Night 16 “Fights for the Troops”

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Koscheck's "Fight for the Troops" May Be His Last in the UFC?
CagePotato.com — On the latest episode of MMA Live, the always clued-in Franklin McNeil passes on an interesting tidbit regarding Josh Koscheck's appearance at next Wednesday's "UFC Fight for the Troops" event (starting at the -27:05 mark): "If he loses, and even if he wins, this may be his last fight he has in the UFC. As far as I know, he hasn't signed the [video game] licensing agreement, and has no intention of signing it." At the end of the episode, Kenny Florian disagrees with this assessment, arguing that a win over Yoshiyuki Yoshida will keep ...

Eliot Marshall: “At least in jail you get TV”
Five Ounces of Pain — Eliot Marshall: “At least in jail you get TV” After impressing coach Frank Mir and his fellow “The Ultimate Fighter” housemates with a dominant win over Shane Primm to advance into the semi-finals, Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Eliot Marshall was eliminated from the competition by the prohibitive favorite Ryan Bader . Marshall sat down to talk to FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Five Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL
Five Ounces of Pain — Five Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL [image] And welcome back to another edition of The Duel. The Duel hopes Americans enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday and also wishes everyone well in coming out of hiding in your bathroom after watching Miguel Torres. This week I am joined by Sherdog’s Lotfi Sariahmed as we discuss some news, rumors and try to figure out a way to squeeze in that fantastic Fight Night for the Troops show…. LET’S DUEL: 1. Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell will fight a fourth time. Sariahmed : TRUE . For a few reasons. The UFC loves rematches for one. They always go back to what works and this is obviously a trilogy that worked. ...

George Roop: “Let me just say I wouldn’t want to do it again…”
Five Ounces of Pain — George Roop: “Let me just say I wouldn’t want to do it again…” Widely regarded by his fellow cast mates and coaches as “The toughest dude in the house”, George Roop fought through adversity to have a promising showing on Season 8 of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” . FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

MMA Live Episode 30 From ESPN
MMATKO Mixed Martial Arts Videos, MMA Videos, UFC Videos — This weeks MMA Live talks about UFC Fight for The Troops, WEC 37 and the Chuck vs. Randy rumors.

World Cagefighting Alliance announces bouts for debut Feb. 6 show
Five Ounces of Pain — World Cagefighting Alliance announces bouts for debut Feb. 6 show [image] The upstart World Cagefighting Alliance has released a list consisting of 13 bouts for its first-ever event on Feb. 6 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Tickets are currently on sale online through Ticketmaster. The card, which features veteran Northeast fighters such as Matt Lee , Doug Gordon , Andrew Calandrelli , and Kevin Roddy is available below:

Krzysztof Soszynski: “If (TUF) was just about the training and the fights, the only people who’d watch it would be hardcore fans”
Five Ounces of Pain — Krzysztof Soszynski: “If (TUF) was just about the training and the fights, the only people who’d watch it would be hardcore fans” The final two episodes of Spike TV’s breakthrough reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” aired Wednesday night revealing the four finalists, who, in the December 13 finale will battle to determine who will be left standing in the pursuit of a coveted six-figure contract with the UFC . More importantly, the finals will determine who will garner the recognition previous winners like Forrest Griffin , Michael Bisping , and Rashad Evans currently enjoy since being crowned winners during their respective seasons. Season ...

Special Announcement: 5 Oz. of Pain becomes an official content partner of CBSSports.com
Five Ounces of Pain — Special Announcement: 5 Oz. of Pain becomes an official content partner of CBSSports.com [image] FiveOuncesOfPain.com is proud to announce a content distribution relationship with CBSSports.com . Since February of 2007, Five Ounces of Pain founder and publisher Sam Caplan has been a weekly contributor to CBSSports.com’s MMA section . Now a greater array of content from Five Ounces of Pain will begin to be featured prominently in CBSSports.com’s mixed martial arts section. Five Ounces of Pain will continue to expose its brand to a larger audience while also helping the site to continue to grow its daily readership. ...

Chuck Liddell says no one has approached him about fights with Couture or Silva
Five Ounces of Pain — Chuck Liddell says no one has approached him about fights with Couture or Silva Over the past couple of weeks several reports have circulated that involve a potential fourth encounter between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell in Germany in the summer of 2009. Other reports surfaced shortly thereafter and claimed that neither Liddell or Couture were pleased with the prospect of fighting one another for a fourth time. There have also been rumors of a possible superfight with Anderson Silva to take place in early 2009 Now, according to Liddell himself in an interview with the UK-based Fighters Only , he claims that no one has even talked to him ...

EliteXC’s Daley wins against Alessio in Canada
Five Ounces of Pain — EliteXC’s Daley wins against Alessio in Canada In his first bout since a nationally televised loss to EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields , British welterweight Paul Daley was able to get back on the winning track. During EliteXC’s “Heat” event in South Florida on Oct. 4 that was televised as a part of CBS’ Saturday Night Fights franchise, Daley was forced to submit to an armbar at 3:47 of round two following an impressive showing in round 1. However, it was a different story Friday night while competing for the Maximum Fighting Championships at the River Cree Resort Casino in Alberta, Canada, with Daley using three left hands to ...

Nate Diaz expected to fight Clay Guida at UFC 94
Five Ounces of Pain — Nate Diaz expected to fight Clay Guida at UFC 94 Nate Diaz , the season five winner of the Spike TV reality series “The Ultimate Fighter,” appears set to return to the Octagon at UFC 94 on January 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas against fellow lightweight standout Clay Guida . The UFC has yet to officially announce the bout, however, the news comes courtesy of GraceFighter.com, a website owned and operated by Diaz’s manager and trainer, Cesar Gracie . Diaz and Guida were originally expected to fight during a UFC event in December but the fight never materialized due to a foot injury sustained by Guida during a unanimous ...

Alexandre Nogueira one and done with the WEC
Five Ounces of Pain — Alexandre Nogueira one and done with the WEC At the time of lighter weight pioneer Alexandre “Pequeno” Nogueira’s signing with Zuffa -owned World Extreme Cagefighting , the acquisition flew under the radar of the typical mainstream MMA fan. However, Nogueira’s arrival in the WEC is one that was heralded by hardcore fans as well as fighters. In fact, former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver felt compelled during an interview conducted over the summer to publicly campaign for a match against the 10-year veteran. However, the Luta Livre-style fighter’s career in the WEC is over after just one bout. During a recent interview with the ...

Report: Koscheck has no plans to sign merchandising agreement
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Koscheck has no plans to sign merchandising agreement During this week’s edition of ESPN.com’s MMA Live , Franklin McNeil of the NewarK Star-Ledger stated that UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck has not signed the infamous merchandising and licensing agreement that was one of the contributing factors for Jon Fitch’s brief release from the UFC last month. Koscheck is a teammate of Fitch’s at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose and is also represented by the same management company, Zinkin Entertainment . The former NCAA wrestling standout is set to face Yoshiyuki Yoshida at “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops” on ...

Ryan Bader looking to make a statement during TUF finale
Five Ounces of Pain — Ryan Bader looking to make a statement during TUF finale Ryan Bader is on the verge of mixed martial arts greatness as he prepares himself for the most significant bout of his young fighting career. A win in “The Ultimate Fighter” finale virtually guarantees long term success in the sport and Bader will have his chance when he faces off with jiu-jitsu phenom Vinny Magalhaes on Saturday, December 13th at The Pearl at the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. Bader joins the growing influx of top level collegiate wrestlers that have invaded the sport of mixed martial arts in recent years. The 24-year old light heavyweight had over 120 victories ...

5 Oz. of Pain on CBS Sports: ‘Bellator’ formulates game plan for success
Five Ounces of Pain — 5 Oz. of Pain on CBS Sports: ‘Bellator’ formulates game plan for success In addition to FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s new content partnership with CBSSports.com , Five Ounces of Pain founder and publisher Sam Caplan will continue to submit exclusive columns to the site. In Caplan’s latest CBS Sports column , he provides a great deal of new details pertaining to the upstart Bellator Fighting Championships promotion, which plans to begin producing events for ESPN Deportes in April. During an exclusive interview with Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney , Caplan made it a point to ask the former Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing owner why he believes his ...

ESPN MMA Live #30
The SAV SCI MMA blog — Here’s Episode #30 of MMA Live. Personally, most of us here at SAVSCI like Inside MMA better as ESPN’s show is becoming too much of a Zuffa nuthugger fest.

Jan. 24 Mosley vs. Margarito bout set to take place in Los Angeles
Five Ounces of Pain — Jan. 24 Mosley vs. Margarito bout set to take place in Los Angeles A welterweight boxing attraction between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito that will be co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions will not only take place on the same date as Affliction’s next event, but in the same market. According to Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum announced after Saturday night’s eighth round TKO victory by Manny Pacquiao over Oscar De La Hoya that Mosley vs. Margarito will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, January 24. Already scheduled to take place the same night across town at the ...

M-1 announces February event at the Playboy Mansion
Five Ounces of Pain — M-1 announces February event at the Playboy Mansion [image] M-1 Global will become the second-ever mixed martial arts promotion to host an event from the famed Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on February 21, 2009. The announcement was made official late this week on the promotion’s English-language website . Strikeforce became the first promotion ever to host a show at the Mansion on Sept. 29, 2007. The promotion then returned to host a second event against this past September. The Feb. 21 date is expected to be one of the first events of 2009 for the second season of the M-1 Challenge , with the first season set to ...

Tim Credeur: “I feel like one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse”
Five Ounces of Pain — Tim Credeur: “I feel like one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse” [image] Tim Credeur thanks his lucky stars for making the decision to stick with his fighting career when all of the odds seemed to be stacked against him. He thanks his lucky stars and one very special person in his life. Credeur’s wife convinced him to give it just six more months before he made up his mind to leave the sport that he had grown to love. During those six months he put together a string of first round submissions that caught the attention of some very important people in the business. The 6′3″ middleweight secured a spot on season seven of “The Ultimate ...

ESPN MMA Live Episode 30
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Special Announcement: 5 Oz. of Pain becomes an official content partner of CBSSports.com
Five Ounces of Pain — Special Announcement: 5 Oz. of Pain becomes an official content partner of CBSSports.com [image] FiveOuncesOfPain.com is proud to announce a content distribution relationship with CBSSports.com . Since February of 2007, Five Ounces of Pain founder and publisher Sam Caplan has been a weekly contributor to CBSSports.com’s MMA section . Now a greater array of content from Five Ounces of Pain will begin to be featured prominently in CBSSports.com’s mixed martial arts section. Five Ounces of Pain will continue to expose its brand to a larger audience while also helping the site to continue to grow its daily readership. ...

UFC Fight Night 16: Preview and Predictions
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC Fight Night 16: Preview and Predictions [image] With three events planned for the month of December, the UFC finds itself in a position where it is testing the limits of the depth of its talent roster. The decision to promote three events this month also comes at a time when the promotion is trying to reduce its roster from 180-plus fighters to the neighborhood of 140. But while Wednesday’s lineup for “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops” (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET) might not be one of the strongest in recent memory, this is one of the few events you’ll ever see promoted by the UFC in which the primary focus of the show are not the ...

Seeking Greatness: The Continuing Journey of Pat Miletich
Five Ounces of Pain — Seeking Greatness: The Continuing Journey of Pat Miletich The date will be December 11—a night exactly two weeks after a national holiday aimed at celebrating thanks and gratitude, and exactly two weeks prior to the day where lavish gift-giving is the norm. As night falls on this date to come, certainly it will be MMA fans who are once again filled with thanks as the special gift of watching a legend return to action will be given to all, when famed fighter and trainer, Pat Miletich steps into the cage once again to fight Thomas Denny within the Adrenaline MMA promotion, showing live on HDNet (Thursday, 10 p.m.). “In my heart I never left it, ...

Three shows in four days: Most intriguing storylines for the week ahead
Five Ounces of Pain — Three shows in four days: Most intriguing storylines for the week ahead With the current state of the U.S. economy not doing so well these days, MMA fans will feel some relief withthree major MMA shows scheduled this week on free (well, free if you have cable) television. On Wednesday, the UFC will be presenting the 16th installment of their UFC Fight Night series with a special “UFC Fight for the Troops” event. The event will air live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET and will emanate from Fayetteville, North Carolina. The following night will mark the second-ever event of Monte Cox’s Adrenaline MMA . Adrenaline II will be televised on HDNet starting ...

Lineups announced for M-1 Challenge final on Dec. 26
Five Ounces of Pain — Lineups announced for M-1 Challenge final on Dec. 26 [image] M-1 Global officially announced the matchups for the final of its M-1 Challenge series, which is scheduled for Dec. 26 in Seattle, Wash. at the Emerald Queen Hotel and Casino. Squaring off in the first-ever M-1 championship will be the Russian Red Devil Team against Team Holland . Fighters representing the teams in five separate weight classes will go head-to-head with the first team to win three fights being declared the first-ever M-1 Challenge champion. According to M-1, the lineup for the final is as follows: Mikhail Malutin (Team Russian Red Devil) vs. Bogdan Christea ...

Jess Liaudin dropped by the UFC
Five Ounces of Pain — Jess Liaudin dropped by the UFC Jess Liaudin can now be added to the list of fighters released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in recent months. It is believed that Liaudin was dropped by the UFC soon after his unanimous decision loss to David Bielkheden at UFC 89 on Oct. 18 in Birmingham, England. After beginning his UFC career 2-0, Liaudin was knocked out in the first round against Marcus Davis at UFC 80 . He then dropped a split decision against Paul Kelly at UFC 85 . Liaudin’s loss to Bielkheden was his third straight and dropped his overall record to 12-11. Born in France but residing in the United Kingdom, Liaudin has fought ...

Martin Kampmann to possibly take on Alexandre Barros in welterweight debut
Five Ounces of Pain — Martin Kampmann to possibly take on Alexandre Barros in welterweight debut Martin Kampmann will be dropping to welterweight at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland on January 17 and it appears now that he may have an opponent. MMA Junkie ...

Dale Hartt: “I know it’s a do or die fight for me”
Five Ounces of Pain — Dale Hartt: “I know it’s a do or die fight for me” [image] On Wednesday night Dale Hartt will have his chance to redeem himself in the octagon with a win over Corey Hill at the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” card. After going undefeated while finishing all five of his opponents, Hartt suffered his first defeat in his UFC debut at the hands of the more experienced Shannon Gugerty by rear naked choke. The exciting lightweight knows very well that an 0-2 record in the UFC would mean that he would have to work his way back up the lightweight ladder in a different organization. He has done everything in his power to prevent that from ...

Report: Prospect Ronys Torres added to UFC’s lightweight division
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Prospect Ronys Torres added to UFC’s lightweight division Lightweight prospect Ronys Torres is the newest addition to the UFC’s lightweight division, according to a report by MMA Weekly. The report indicates that Torres is expected to make his debut with the promotion in early 2009. Torres, 14-1, has been profiled in several magazines in recent months and was considered one of the top 155 pound fighters in the world not under contract to Zuffa. The 23-year old jiu-jitsu black belt trains under Andre Pederneiras at Nova Uniao . Torres began competing professionally in MMA in 2006 and the active fighter already has 15 fights on his ...

Former NCAA Champion Phil Davis to compete for Palace Fighting Championships
Five Ounces of Pain — Former NCAA Champion Phil Davis to compete for Palace Fighting Championships Former NCAA champion and light heavyweight prospect Phil Davis will be fighting on the West Coast for the first time when he competed for the Palace Fighting Championships in Lemoore, California on January 22. The news was made public on Tuesday morning by Davis’ management team, Lionheart Management . Davis, 1-0, is scheduled to face Josh Green, a veteran of both the Gladiator Challenge promotion and the pre- Zuffa WEC . Green is 4-1 with all four of his victories taking place inside of the first round. Considered a top amateur wrestler for the past several years, ...

UFC Fight Night 16 Weigh-in Results
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC Fight Night 16 Weigh-in Results The UFC conducted weigh-ins on Tuesday evening in anticipation of tomorrow’s “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops” event to be televised live on Spike TV starting at 9 p.m. ET and emanating from the Crown Sports Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Weigh-ins took place at the Sports USA Bar, which is located on federal ground at the Fort Bragg army base. Official weights for the 10-bout card are as follows: With both Fioravanti and Farber weighing in over the welterweight limit, the fight was converted into a 173 lbs. catchweight bout. ...

Thales Leites under consideration for title shot vs. Anderson Silva
Five Ounces of Pain — Thales Leites under consideration for title shot vs. Anderson Silva Thanks in large part to a five fight win streak in the UFC , Brazilian middleweight Thales Leites could be on the verge of being named the next man to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title. UFC President Dana White revealed the news Tuesday afternoon during a public Q&A session at the Sports USA Bar located on the Fort Bragg military installation. When asked by a fan in the audience what was next in store for Leites, White indicated that his next fight could come against Silva as early as February. UFC Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva was ...

Report: Talented Northeast welterweight prospect John Howard headed to the UFC
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Talented Northeast welterweight prospect John Howard headed to the UFC John Howard , one of the top welterweight prospects on the East Coast, has reportedly signed a four-fight contract with the UFC and could make his Octagon debut at UFC 94 on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The news was first reported by MMAjunkie.com ...

Report: Roger Huerta signs new five fight contract with UFC
Five Ounces of Pain — Report: Roger Huerta signs new five fight contract with UFC Back in August, Roger Huerta revealed to FIGHT! Magazine that he was unhappy with his current situation in the UFC. Among other things, Huerta was particularly unhappy about the pay that was offered to him and the fact that his pre-fight interviews for UFC 87 were cut into pieces that made people think Huerta was calling his fight against Kenny Florian a “cake walk.” Huerta even went on to say in the piece that he didn’t care whether or not he fought for the UFC or in another promotion. It would appear as though Roger Huerta’s issues with the UFC have been resolved and are a ...

Dana White reveals Franklin vs. Henderson winner to become TUF coach opposite Bisping
Five Ounces of Pain — Dana White reveals Franklin vs. Henderson winner to become TUF coach opposite Bisping [image] UFC President Dana White revealed during a special Q&A session in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Tuesday that the winner of a planned light heavyweight attraction between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson at UFC 93 on January 17 will be named a head coach for the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter . TUF 9 will feature fighters at lightweight and welterweight representing both the U.S. and UK in a head-to-head format. Michael Bisping has already been announced as the head coach of the UK team and it’s expected that he will square off ...

Dana White confirms Diego Sanchez’s move to lightweight
Five Ounces of Pain — Dana White confirms Diego Sanchez’s move to lightweight UFC President Dana White confirmed Tuesday that Diego Sanchez will be leaving the promotion’s welterweight division in order to compete under the UFC banner as a lightweight. White made the announcement when asked by a fan about Sanchez’s next fight during a special Q&A session held at the Sports USA Bar in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sanchez recently indicated in a blog posted on his MySpace account ...

Dave Herman to fight for Sengoku on Jan. 4
Five Ounces of Pain — Dave Herman to fight for Sengoku on Jan. 4 [image] Undefeated heavyweight prospect Dave “Pee Wee” Herman has been signed to compete for World Victory Road’s Sengoku promotion on January 4. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news early Wednesday morning from Herman’s manager, Mike Camp of F1 Management . According to camp, Herman’s opponent for the event has not been determined. Herman, 13-0, is contracted to EliteXC but has been fighting outside of the promotion while the company attempts to find a buyer. The former Indiana-Bloomington wrestling standout recorded win number 13 during a King of Kombat card in Austin, Texas ...

Jonathan Goulet out to prove he’s no joke at UFC Fight Night 16
Five Ounces of Pain — Jonathan Goulet out to prove he’s no joke at UFC Fight Night 16 Jonathan Goulet will have a huge opportunity in front of himself when he faces off with heavy favorite Mike Swick in the co-main event at tonight’s “UFC Fight for the Troops” card. A win over Swick, who has put together a perfect 2-0 record since making the move to welterweight, would catapult Goulet up the ranks in the UFC’s 170 pound division. In an exclusive interview with FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Move to middleweight ruled out for B.J. Penn
Five Ounces of Pain — Move to middleweight ruled out for B.J. Penn During a special Q&A session on Tuesday at Fort Bragg that was held just prior to weigh-ins for “UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops ,” UFC President Dana White was cool to the idea of B.J. Penn moving up to middleweight to compete against Anderson Silva . In fact, White went so far as to completely rule out the possibility of Penn going up in weight past the 170 pound welterweight threshold. White stated several times during the session that while he believes Penn is talented enough to compete in heavier weight classes, he feels the Hilo native is at his best when he fights at lightweight ...

Pain Poll: The Staff Of 5 Oz. Break Down UFC Fight For The Troops
Five Ounces of Pain — Pain Poll: The Staff Of 5 Oz. Break Down UFC Fight For The Troops It’s time again for the Pain Poll to return here at Five Ounces of Pain with tonight’s UFC Fight For The Troops card in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Tonight’s card is packed with three hours of action and there are many burning questions. Will Josh Koscheck be able to defeat Yoshiyukia Yoshida after making such a quick turnaround after UFC 90? Will Mike Swick stay undefeated in the welterweight division? The staff of 5 Oz. has the answers so let’s waste no more time and get to it.. Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida Adam Morgan: Yoshida is one of the best fighters from Japan that ...

Fight for the Troops Quick Results
Five Ounces of Pain — Subscribe to Five Ounces of Pain News Feed Subscribe to Five Ounces of Pain Comments Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Home Rankings Fight Cards MMA Prospects Video HDNet Partners Contact Browse > Home / Breaking News / Fight for the Troops Quick Results Fight for the Troops Quick Results December 10, 2008 by David Andrest Leave a comment Justin McCully def. Eddie Sanchez via unanimous decision Dale Hartt def. Corey Hill via TKO (leg injury)  Round 2, 0:20 the Hill injury is being called by Joe Rogan as the ...

UFC Fight For The Troops Recap & Results
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC Fight For The Troops Recap & Results The UFC was in Fayetteville, North Carolina tonight fighting for a good cause and they did not disappoint with their inaugural “Fight For The Troops” event. In the main event, Josh Koscheck put an exclamation point on the evening by recording the most brutal knockout of his career against Yoshiyuki Yoshida in the first round. Koscheck established his right hand early and caught Yoshida flush with one against the cage that put Yoshida out on his feet. Koscheck landed another looping right hand directly on his jaw that put him down, out cold, for the count. It was without a doubt the most brutal knockout of ...

Koscheck’s devastating KO earns him 30K “Knockout of the Night” bonus
Five Ounces of Pain — Koscheck’s devastating KO earns him 30K “Knockout of the Night” bonus Almost immediately after Yoshiyuki Yoshida had fallen to the canvas after being on the receiving end of some brutal punches, almost everyone watching Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 16 : “UFC Fight for the Troops” event instantly knew that Josh Koscheck would be the recipitant of the UFC’s “Fight Night” bonus for “Knockout of the Night. UFC officials made the news of Koscheck’s $30,000 KO award soon after the completion of UFN 16, which was held at the Crown Coliseum in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Also earning $30,000 “Fight Night” bonuses were Steve Cantwell , Jim Miller , ...

ESPN MMA Live #31
The SAV SCI MMA blog — ESPN MMA Live #31 By Jim Murphy December 11th, 2008

Johnny Rees expected to be released from UFC contract following Wednesday’s loss
Five Ounces of Pain — Johnny Rees expected to be released from UFC contract following Wednesday’s loss Welterweight competitor Johnny Rees’ stay with the UFC has ended after just two fights. After entering the promotion with a 10-0 record, the Indianapolis native has seen his record fall to 10-2 with consecutive losses at UFC Fight Night 14 in July and last night’s UFC Fight Night 16 event, subtitled “UFC Fight for the Troops .” FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

UFC Fight for the Troops Breakdown
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC Fight for the Troops Breakdown Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida Fighting for the second time in just 46 days, Josh Koscheck (12-3) proved why he is one of the best welterweights in the world. He rebounded from his loss to Thiago Alves with a vicious KO of Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) at just 2:15 of the first round. The fight started with the fighters feeling each other out for a good minute before the fireworks started. Yoshida clearly was looking to avoid Koscheck’s right hand, but was caught with one on the ear, and the end soon followed. Koscheck connected with a straight right that sent Yoshida into the cage. Acting like a trampoline, ...

Aoki vs. Alvarez, LeBanner vs. Hunt added to New Year’s Eve Dynamite!! card
Five Ounces of Pain — Aoki vs. Alvarez, LeBanner vs. Hunt added to New Year’s Eve Dynamite!! card FEG, the parent company of both K-1 and DREAM , has officially added two more MMA bouts to its FieLDS Dynamite!! card on New Year’s Eve, set to take place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event is set to feature both kickboxing bouts as well as MMA bouts and these two matchups will be fought under MMA rules. A long-awaited lightweight matchup between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki has been added to the card as well as a heavyweight matchup between Mark Hunt and Jerome LeBanner . The organization finalized these two bouts late last night. Aoki and ...

Anderson Silva unlikely to return at UFC 95, April return on the horizon
Five Ounces of Pain — Anderson Silva unlikely to return at UFC 95, April return on the horizon Ed Soares , Anderson Silva’s manager, told MMA Junkie today that a fight at UFC 95 is unlikely for the current pound for pound king. Dana White said earlier in the week during his time in North Carolina for “Fight For The Troops” that a matchup between Thales Leites and Anderson Silva could very well headline UFC 95. According to Soares, that seems very unlikely.“As of right now, nothing has been 100 percent decided yet. It looks like we’re looking to fight in April. We don’t know what can happen, but as of right now I think we’re going to be fighting in ...

Babalu vs. Sokoudjou added to “Day of Reckoning”
Five Ounces of Pain — Babalu vs. Sokoudjou added to “Day of Reckoning” Affliction Entertainment has signed an opponent to face Renato “Babalu” Sobral during its “Day of Reckoning” pay-per-view event to be held on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. And the opponent is none other than former PRIDE and UFC star Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou . Affliction recently revealed the news with an updated post on its official website for the event. Sobral, 31-7, last competed on November 21 during a Strikeforce event in San Jose, California. Facing the promotion’s then-incumbent light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth , Sobral claimed his first major ...

Corey Hill out of action for 12-18 months with broken leg; Yoshida suffers concussion
Five Ounces of Pain — Corey Hill out of action for 12-18 months with broken leg; Yoshida suffers concussion According to a report at UFC.com , Corey Hill underwent surgery today for the sickening shin bone break he endured in the opening moments of his fight last night against Dale Hartt . The surgery was done this morning by doctors at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. Hartt checked a leg kick from Hill and Hill’s shin collided with his, snapping his leg at the shin. Hill immediately crumpled to the mat and the fight was stopped just a few seconds after. The report states that Hill will be out anywhere from 12-8 months. The report also ...

Five Ounces of Pain on CBS Sports: Covering “UFC Fight for the Troops”
Five Ounces of Pain — Five Ounces of Pain on CBS Sports: Covering “UFC Fight for the Troops” As I write this, I am getting ready to hop on a plane out to Las Vegas to cover the live season finale of The Ultimate Fighter for CBSSports.com. However, less than 24 hours ago I returned from Fayetteville, North Carolina where I was covering the special “UFC Fight for the Troops” event for CBS Sports ...

5 Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL
Five Ounces of Pain — 5 Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL [image] Welcome back to another edition of The Duel. I’d love to cover Fight for the Troops but being it was the middle of the week we had already assigned questions. Our two competitors this week are mortal enemies in the form of 5 Oz. editor Adam Morgan and 5 Oz. and nokaut.com ...

Bobby Lashley says “It’s all coming together”, ready for MMA debut on Saturday.
Five Ounces of Pain — Bobby Lashley says “It’s all coming together”, ready for MMA debut on Saturday. Bobby Lashley says "It's all coming together" Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley made news when he recently announced his departure from the fictional fight world of the WWE to pursue a career in the extremely non fictional fight world of mixed martial arts. Far from just an entertainer, the 260 pound powerhouse is an athlete in every sense of the word. A former NAIA wrestling champion and a silver medalist at the world championships, Lashley is no stranger when it comes to the art of combat. Lashley will have his opportunity to showcase all of the ...

TUF 8 Finale: Preview and Predictions
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF 8 Finale: Preview and Predictions Saturday’s live season finale of The Ultimate Fighter (9 p.m. ET on Spike TV) will present two interesting clash of styles in the finals of the lightweight and light heavyweight tournaments held to determine two fighters that will become the next “Ultimate Fighter.” The light heavyweight final will pit a former NCAA standout wrestler in Ryan Bader against a world class jiu-jitsu black belt in Vinicius Magalhaes . In the lightweight final, we’ll see another former NCAA standout in Efrain Escudero take on Phillipe Nover , who is a true mixed martial artist as he is a threat both on his feet and on the ...

Miletich and Rothwell win at Adrenaline MMA 2
Five Ounces of Pain — Miletich and Rothwell win at Adrenaline MMA 2 In front of a highly partisan crowd, Pat Miletich made a victorious return to action last night at Adrenaline MMA 2 with a knockout win over veteran fighter Thomas Denny. After a dominant first round in which Miletich showcased very sharp stand up and ground work, the founder of Miletich Fighting Systems took only :50 seconds of the second round to end the contest in impressive fashion. It was a solid right hook that sent Denny to the canvas causing the referee to jump in and stop the contest. In other notable action, Ben Rothwell bounced back from his loss to Andrei Arlovski earlier this year, to ...

Sokoudjou confirms matchup vs. Sobral for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”
Five Ounces of Pain — Sokoudjou confirms matchup vs. Sobral for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” Affliction Entertainment has added a light heavyweight bout between Renato “Babalu” Sobral and former UFC and PRIDE star Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou to its “Day of Reckoning” event set for Jan. 24. FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

TUF Finalists Nover, Escudero, Bader, and Magalhaes all make weight
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF Finalists Nover, Escudero, Bader, and Magalhaes all make weight The UFC held weigh-ins for Saturday’s live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Friday afternoon inside of the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. All but one of the 20 fighters scheduled to compete on Saturday made weight, with Wilson Gouveia weighing in four pounds over the mandated middleweight limit of 185 pounds. Gouveia is set to face Jason MacDonald in one of five bouts slated to be televised on Spike TV. The former light heavyweight competitor will have up to two hours to make weight. Full results from Friday’s weigh-ins are as follows… ...

5 Oz. of Pain’s MMA Holiday Gift Giving Guide
Five Ounces of Pain — 5 Oz. of Pain’s MMA Holiday Gift Giving Guide I receive solicitations on a regular basis from people asking me to endorse an MMA -related product that they are involved with, whether it’s a new apparel company, a book that was just released, and or a DVD . For the mot part, I’ve always been hesitant to use this forum as a way to promote their products. For one, FiveOuncesOfPain.com ...

Pain Poll: The Staff Of 5 Oz. Break Down TUF 8 Finale
Five Ounces of Pain — Pain Poll: The Staff Of 5 Oz. Break Down TUF 8 Finale The UFC is back again just three days after their last event, this time with The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir finale. There are some solid matchups sprinkled throughout the card as well as some fights that will determine who will stay in the UFC from this season and who will be cut to work their way back up through the minor leagues. Plus, which two fighters will win the six-figure contracts? We’ve got the answers, ladies and gentlemen, so let’s do the damn thing. Phillipe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero (Lightweight Finals) Adam Morgan: This is the ideal matchup for Nover as ...

Anthony Johnson “He’s going to be ugly when I get done with him”
Five Ounces of Pain — Anthony Johnson “He’s going to be ugly when I get done with him” Anthony Johnson will have his opportunity to set the record straight, literally, when he haces off with Kevin Burns for the second time tonight at The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 Finale that will take place at The Pearl in Nevada. The pairs previous meeting was marred in controversy after Burns repeatedly poked Johnson in the eye while throwing open handed strikes due to a hand injury. He was warned four separate times during the duration of the bout and in the third round, after Johnson was poked in the eye again and fell to the ground in pain, referee Steve Mazzagatti waved the ...

Royce Gracie to appear in UFC’s new video game
Five Ounces of Pain — Royce Gracie to appear in UFC’s new video game Mixed martial arts legend and UFC 1 winner Royce Gracie will be appearing as a character in the UFC’s upcoming video game release with THQ entitled “UFC 2009: Undisputed.” UFC President Dana White revealed the news during a special Q&A session this past Tuesday at the Sports USA Bar in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. White made the revelation in response to a question from a fan who inquired whether Gracie will ever fight in the UFC again. Gracie last competed for the promotion at UFC 60 in May of 2006, losing to Matt Hughes via TKO at 4:39 of round 1. White indicated that he doesn’t want to see ...

Thiago Alves’ future could be at middleweight
Five Ounces of Pain — Thiago Alves’ future could be at middleweight During a special public Q&A session with Dana White conducted this past Tuesday at the Sports USA Bar in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the UFC president confirmed that number one contender Thiago Alves will fight for the UFC welterweight title regardless of who wins the UFC 93 superfight between Georges St. Pierre and B.J. Penn . White also expressed the possibility of Alves eventually moving to middleweight in the future. He hinted at the scenario of Alves competing at 185 in response to a question about whether B.J. Penn would ever move up to middleweight to challenge UFC middleweight ...

The Ultimate Fighter 8- Live Results and Chat
Five Ounces of Pain — The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale- Live Results and Chat Welcome to FiveOuncesofPain.com’s coverage of the finale of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir”. Tonight winners will be decided in the lightweight and light-heavyweight classes. The event features 155-pound finalists Phillipe Nover and Efrain Escudero, and 205-pound finalists Ryan Bader and Vinny Magalhaes. The event is being held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with live TV coverage on Spike beginning at 9p.m. ET. You can Join our live chat room where readers are discussing the fights by going HERE ...

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale: Recap & Results
Five Ounces of Pain — The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale: Recap & Results The UFC was back in Las Vegas tonight and two more winners of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show were crowned. Efrain Escudero and Ryan Bader both defeated their opponents in convincing fashion, earning themselves six-figure contracts with the UFC. Escudero defeated a game Phillipe Nover at lightweight via unanimous decision in the night’s main event. Escudero looked crisp during the fight and utilized his best weapon, his wrestling, to nullify Phillipe Nover’s standup game. Every time Nover would come in to throw a right hand, Escudero would duck under and take him to the ground and ...

Johnson, Kaplan, Browning, and Soszynski all win “Fight Night” bonuses at TUF 8 finale
Five Ounces of Pain — Johnson, Kaplan, Browning, and Soszynski all win “Fight Night” bonuses at TUF 8 finale Anthony Johnson not only redeemed himself following a July defeat against Kevin Burns during Saturday’s live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter , he also received a $25,000 “Fight Night” bonus from the UFC by winning the “Knockout of the Night” award. Johnson earned the bonus following a stunning high kick delivered to Burns’ head that sent him to the mat. The talented welterweight prospect credited the improved effectiveness of his kicks to his recent work with Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le . Additional $25,000 bonuses were ...

UFC welcomes two new “Ultimate Fighters” to the family
Five Ounces of Pain — UFC welcomes two new “Ultimate Fighters” to the family [image] Two deserving “Ultimate Fighters” were crowned in Las Vegas, as Efrain Escudero and Ryan Bader won their matches to cap off a fantastic season of The Ultimate Fighter . In the main event, Escudero defeated Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision, in which many considered a slight upset. Escudero controlled the fight from the very start. He consistently ducked under Nover’s strike attempts and went straight for the takedown. From there he was able to control the action and neutralize Nover’s jiu-jitsu, as it never really came into play. Escudero twice successfully thwarted ...

TUF 8 champs Escudero and Bader earn $16,000 apiece
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF 8 champs Escudero and Bader earn $16,000 apiece [image] The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released salary figures for Saturday’s live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas . TUF 8 lightweight tournament winner Efrain Escudero and light heavyweight winner Ryan Bader both received $16,000 for their winning effort with $8,000 coming in the form of a guaranteed purse and an additional $8,000 being paid out as a win bonus. In a new development, all TUF 8 cast members that won during Saturday’s finale ended up earning the same amount of the show’s lightweight and light ...

Alvarez vs. Aoki bout at FEG’s “Dynamite!!” could have WAMMA title implications
Five Ounces of Pain — Alvarez vs. Aoki bout at FEG’s “Dynamite!!” could have WAMMA title implications FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that a planned lightweight bout between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki that is scheduled to take place on Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan at FEG’s“Dynamite!!” event could see the vacant lightweight title for the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts on the line. Sources indicated that talks are only in their preliminary stages and that K-1 and DREAM officials have not made a final decision regarding whether Alvarez vs. Aoki will have WAMMA’s title at stake. WAMMA bills itself as a “multifaceted, fan ...

Bobby Lashley looks impressive with first round knockout victory in MMA debut
Five Ounces of Pain — Bobby Lashley looks impressive with first round knockout victory in MMA debut Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley made his highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut last night at the “Mixed Fight Alliance: There Will be Blood” card that took place in Miami, Florida. The 260 pound powerhouse took on fellow debuting mixed martial artist Joshua Franklin. Lashley needed only 41 seconds to dispatch of Franklin in impressive fashion. Lashley landed some heavy punches standing that caused a nasty gash on Franklin’s forehead. The cut was ruled to be too severe upon inspection by the ringside doctor and the bout was waved off. Just seconds into the bout the ...

TUF franchise yields treasure trove of potential new stars
Five Ounces of Pain — TUF franchise yields treasure trove of potential new stars [image] I had the pleasure of being a guest on Steve Cofield ’s ESPN Radio show in Las Vegas last night following the live finale for The Ultimate Fighter . One of the things Cofield and I discussed is the position of some pundits that TUF has lost its way and is no longer producing good prospects for the UFC . While I believe that criticism has been valid in recent seasons, I think you need heed the advice of Dr. Phil McGraw and “wake up.” As I told Cofield on the air, taking out pure fighting ability and looking at things strictly from a marketing perspective, TUF 8 is the ...

Postcard from the Couch: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
Five Ounces of Pain — Postcard from the Couch: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale [image] Welcome to the latest edition of Postcard From The Couch: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale. Before I get into my pre-broadcast thoughts on tonight’s event, I want to quickly express my feelings about the UFC’s recent “Fight For The Troops” show on Spike TV. Because of the nature of the event, I thought a PCFTC critiquing it would have been inappropriate. However, I want to commend the UFC and Spike TV for their efforts. Right off the bat, the goal of the broadcast was made clear: this night was about the troops, first and foremost. The packages on the soldiers were riveting. ...