Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers to take place at the Sears Center outside of Chicago
September 18, 2009 by admin
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The highly anticipated match-up between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers, as well as the newly announced Jason Miller vs. Jake Shields bout, may have found a home for the November 7th event.
According to ESPNChicago.com, Strikeforce is currently in discussion with the Illinois Athletic Commission to sanction the event at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, [...]
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UFC 103 Live Weigh-In Results (Updated: Belfort & Escudero make weight)
September 18, 2009 by admin
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The official weigh-ins for UFC 103 are scheduled for 5 pm ET (2 pm PT) from the Dallas Convention Center Arena in Dallas, Texas.
The event takes place tomorrow evening and will be headlined by a 195 pound bout between Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, with other main card match-ups featuring Junior dos Santos vs. Mrko [...]
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Trading Punches: UFC 103 Predictions
September 18, 2009 by admin
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UFC® 103 FRANKLIN vs BELFORT takes place Saturday, September 19, live on Pay-Per-View at 10 pm EST from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. This card also features two undercard fights that will be broadcast live on Spike TV starting at 9p.m. EST.
FiveOuncesOfPain.com will have continuing coverage of the weekends MMA action so stay tuned [...]
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5 Oz. Exclusive with Jason Riley: Tim Sylvia ‘has a weak jaw’ and is ‘going to end up getting knocked out again’
September 18, 2009 by admin
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From bouncing loud mouthed punks out of Fat Jack’s in Columbus, Ohio, to bouncing six of the seven men that have stepped before him in his professional mixed martial arts career, Jason “The Juggernaut” Riley is well aware that he will be in for the fight of his life this evening as he faces off [...]
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Cung Le calls it quits, Shields vs. Mayhem set for vacant Strikeforce MW title on CBS
September 18, 2009 by admin
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With the opening of Pandorum set to open in theatres next week, Cung Le has decided to move to acting full time, at least temporarily.
The Strikeforce middleweight champion has officially stepped down from his position according to CEO Scott Coker in a report from MMAWeekly.com.
Cung Le, who has been busy making movies the past year [...]
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Debut episode of TUF 10 highest rated original show in Spike history
September 17, 2009 by admin
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After seeing the ratings slowly slide in the most successful mixed martial arts program on television, The Ultimate Fighter has come back with a vengeance in it’s tenth season, blasting the previous record for the highest rated original program in Spike TV history out of the water.
The highest rated episode in Ultimate Fighter captured 4.1 [...]
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The Juggernaut Diaries: Mike Wessel’s TUF 10 Blog; Episode 1
September 17, 2009 by admin
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So last night was the debut of TUF 10 and it was great to hear all of the comments that I was there for, but didn’t actually get to hear. As you know, I know what happens but I don’t know what all is said, so it’s really cool to see the different reactions that [...]
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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers set for November 7 on CBS
September 17, 2009 by admin
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The highly anticipated heavyweight showdown between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers has been set for November 7.
A venue for Strkeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers is expected to be announced sometime next week.
Although Fedor’s first appearance was previously expected to take place on the Showtime network, it has recently been announced the the event will in fact [...]
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Grappling with Issues: Jon Anik
September 17, 2009 by admin
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Will Kimbo Slice win more than one fight on a live broadcast? What can the UFC do to achieve true mainstream recognition? Was Quinton Jackson in the wrong for postponing his showdown with Rashad Evans? Are there any future title-fights in Rich Franklin’s future?
Welcome to “Grappling with Issues”, a new weekly feature [...]
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The Wrap-Up: TUF 10 Episode 1; ‘The bloodiest ‘Ultimate Fighter’ [expletive] fight, ever’
September 17, 2009 by admin
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The highly anticipated tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter is finally here and so far has not dissappointed, at least not on the entertainment side of things.
In the opening scenes of the 10th season of TUF, there is definite heat building between the heavyweight coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.
“You’re too slow and your [...]
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Diaz submits Guillard, Maynard edges Huerta at UFC Fight Night 19
September 16, 2009 by admin
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There were blood stains on numerous sections of the Octagon canvas when it was all said and done in Oklahoma City as UFC Fight Night 19 featured a variety of bouts that failed to disappoint.
The main event of the evening saw Melvin Guillard utilizing good head movement in the first round that served to throw [...]
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UFC Fight Night 19 Live Event Results
September 16, 2009 by admin
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FiveOuncesOfPain.com is on the scene at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City this evening to bring you the latest breaking event results from this evening’s card.
The main event pits Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard, while other notable match-ups include Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta, Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger, and many more.
Below is a [...]
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Dana White: ‘[Rampage] giving up literally millions of dollars to play Mr. T’
September 16, 2009 by admin
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Dana White has never been one to hold back his feelings on anything regarding the UFC. From other organizations to his own UFC fighters, White has been a sportswriters dream full of sound bytes.
He recently gave more to talk about when he did an interview with The DAM Morning Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday [...]
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Phillipe Nover Suffers Seizure, Fight Night Bout Cancelled (UPDATED)
September 16, 2009 by admin
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UFC President Dana White informed fans today that the scheduled bout between Sam Stout and TUF 8 alumnus Phillipe Nover, scheduled for this evening’s Fight Night event, has been cancelled.
The decision to keep Nover out of action was made in response to a seizure the nurse-turned-fighter suffered in the locker room while preparing for his [...]
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Exclusive: C.B. Dollaway Photo Gallery
September 16, 2009 by admin
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Along with “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit, I also had the opportunity to observe C.B. Dollaway deep in training for his bout with Jay Silva that is set to take place this evening at UFC Fight Night 19.
I made the trip to Arizona Combat Sports to work on a story on the history of [...]
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