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Marcus Aurelio joins list of recent fighters cut by the UFC | Five ...
Aurelio signed with the UFC in 2007 after having earned a reputation as one of the top lightweight fighters in the world while competing for PRIDE Bushido in Japan. During his PRIDE tenure, Aurelio recorded the most notable victory of ...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Report indicates that Paulo Filho has been released from the UFC ...
Filho’s middleweight title had been scheduled to be at stake but the fight was changed to a non-title affair after the native Brazilian weighed in at 192.5 pounds during his initial weigh-in attempt. The former PRIDE Bushido standout ...
Monday, Nov 17
Report: UFC to return to Columbus, Ohio on March 7 | Five Ounces ...
The UFC returned to Columbus and the Nationwide Arena earlier this year for “UFC 82: Pride of a Champion” and featured a title unification match between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE welterweight champion Dan ...
Monday, Nov 10
Affliction believed to be interested in Ricardo Arona
There are indications that Ricardo Arona, once considered a consensus top ten light heavyweight, could be on the verge of ending his extended hiatus from competitive mixed martial arts. Arona has not competed since April 8, 2007, when he suffered an upset loss against Rameau Thierry Sok...
Monday, Nov 3
Denis Kang signs four-fight contract with the UFC
Former PRIDE middleweight competitor Denis Kang has signed a four fight contract, American Top Team officials revealed Monday. “Denis has always expressed a desire to fight in the UFC and we are very happy he will finally get the chance ...
Saturday, Nov 1
Takanori Gomi upset at Sengoku VI | Five Ounces of Pain
Diaz submitted Gomi with a gogoplata at 1:46 of round 2 during PRIDE’s second and last event held on U.S. soil but NSAC ruled to declare the result a no contest in the weeks that proceeded the bout after Diaz tested for an abnormally ...
Sunday, Sep 28
Former NCAA champ Muhammad Lawal makes a statement with upset over Travis Wiuff at Sengoku
A new mixed martial arts star may have been born Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan during World Victory Road’s Sengoku 5 at the National Yoyogi Stadium. Replacing an injured Roger Gracie against former PRIDE and UFC veteran Travis “Diesel” Wiuff on less than a week’s notice, former NCAA Divi...
Friday, Sep 26
Ryo Chonan to make Octagon return at UFC 92 vs. Brad Blackburn
Former PRIDE veteran welterweight and middleweight Ryo Chonan is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 92 on Dec. 27 in a 170 pound encounter vs. former IFL veteran Brad Blackburn. MMA Weekly was the first to report the news, which is citing sources within the camps of both fighters as confi...
Thursday, Sep 18
M-1 Vice President Jerry Millen talks new show and life with Fedor in new 5 Oz. exclusive interview
Former PRIDE USA Vice President Jerry Millen is one of the most maligned individuals in mixed martial arts. But whether you like him or not, he has an insight into the business of MMA that very few individuals possess having worked for PRIDE both in Japan and in the United States. After his ten...
Monday, Sep 15
5 Oz. Exclusive: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira predicts Couture to defeat Lesnar in new interview
Former PRIDE heavyweight and current UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is only 32 years of age but is already a legend in the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the sport of mixed martial arts. Despite an amazing resume that includes a 31-4-1 record with notab...
Thursday, Sep 11
Travis Wiuff to fight Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5
Former UFC and PRIDE veteran and YAMMA Pit Fighting heavyweight champion Travis Wiuff has been announced by World Victory Road as the opponent for undefeated heavyweight sensation Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28. Wiuff is 53-11, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, and is currentl...
Monday, Sep 8
Mitsuhiro Ishida to make US debut at Strikeforce
Yesterday Strikeforce sent out a press release officially announcing that PRIDE and DREAM veteran Mitsuhiro Ishida would make his US debut at their Strikeforce at the Mansion II event on September 20th against Justin Wilcox. Ishida, a strong wrestler who is constantly ranked as a top te...
Wednesday, Aug 20
Report: James Lee out of Tim Boetsch fight at UFC 88
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 app...
Tuesday, Aug 12
Report: Jim Miller to battle David Baron at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England
MMAWeekly.com is reporting that former IFL lightweight Jim Miller will take on PRIDE veteran David Baron at UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben in Birmingham, England. A few weeks ago, FiveOuncesOfPain.com reported that brothers Jim Miller and Dan Miller had signed exclusive four-fight contracts...
Friday, Aug 8
James Thompson, Ross Pointon to appear at Cage Rage 28
James “Colossus” Thompson will be returning to his hometown of London, England to compete at Cage Rage 28: VIP. The card, scheduled for Sept. 20th, will feature Thompson going up against Cage Rage veteran Piotr Kusmierz. Thompson, a veteran of PRIDE and EliteXC, is 2-7 in his last nine bouts...
Sengoku announces four fighters for Middleweight Grand Prix
World Victory Road’s Sengoku promotion has announced four of the eight fighters that will be competing in its Middleweight Grand Prix beginning at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. According to a press release received by FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Friday, Jorge Santi...
Wednesday, Aug 6
Former PRIDE star Gilbert Yvel joins DREAM
Gilbert Yvel, one of the most infamous competitors in PRIDE’s storied history, will be returning to the Japanese MMA scene after signing a contract with DREAM, reports Stash Capar of The Fight Network. Yvel’s contract with DREAM is for three fights, according to the report. A debut date an...
Thursday, Apr 3
Open Discussion: Should Vets Get More Respect from Referees?
Look, no one is asking for a Yoshida/Thompson murder match. Speaking of which that referee still needs to be charged. Just give these guys that have given so much to the sport the respect of making sure they’re out before you say they are prematurely. Look at Herring/Nogueira. That fight could...
Friday, Mar 14
Saturday MMA Tripleheader
The debut event will feature the first round of the new promotion’s lightweight Grand Prix and there are some awesome bouts lined up. The full card is as follows: Fight 1 (non-tournament): MINOWAMAN vs. Kwan Bun LeeFight 2 (non-tournament): Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidetaka MonmaFight 3 (tourn...
Tuesday, Mar 4
Upon further review, the UFC has a deep middleweight division
Silva is not an opportunistic fighter. He’s the king of the deepest middleweight division in all of MMA. His reign is legit. Parity is an element that exists in most of the UFC’s weight classes, except for 185 lbs. But how can the UFC remedy the situation?
Tuesday, Feb 26
DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Bookings
Still unscheduled are hopeful entrants Gilbert Melendez, Dida Amade and Mitsuhiro Ishida. DREAM’s been dusting off the verbal contracts again, so who knows if these fights and hopeful fighters are more fantasy than fact (or booked). Luckily none of these guys are new to the Japanese figh...
UFC 82 Video: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
If Anderson Silva defeats Dan Henderson for the PRIDE welterweight title on Saturday night at UFC 82, a strong case could be made that Silva is the most decorated fighter in the 183-185 lbs. division ever in MMA. In Henderson’s video he says he’s a bad matchup for a lot of fighters, especially...
Friday, Feb 22
5 Oz. Exclusive Q&A with Jon Fitch: Welterweight title contender talks Lesnar, predicts the outcome of Serra vs. GSP, reveals that an AKA teammate could be on the verge of a UFC debut, and more!
Sam Caplan: There was some talk that maybe you would be involved with the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” as a coach. Obviously, Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson got the coaching slots. But was that ever something that was discussed with you?
Tuesday, Feb 12
Editorial: Japanese MMA Confusion Leads to Giggles
Wait. Oh. Huh? Hahahahahahaha! The MMA landscape in Japan continues to contract and shift after the demise of PRIDE, arguably the most high-profile Japanese promotion to date. The confusion leading up to PRIDE’s implosion was mish-mash of innuendo, legalese, finger-pointing and hare-...
Friday, Feb 8
Fedor responds to Dana White
Numerous times have I read mister White’s statements on Internet concerning myself. In my opinion, allowing yourself to say those things is not a sign of a gentleman or a grown man at all! If he candidly wants to prove himself right then let my fight with Randy happen or let me face the reignin...
Sunday, Dec 30
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva: Worth the wait?
There is one word that can describe what happened in the Octagon last night: Epic. Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell was everything we’ve waited for, everything we hoped for, and it turned out to be one of the most epic and entertaining fights in the UFC’s short history.
Saturday, Dec 29
UFC 79: Another update from Vegas
I was surprised during the weigh-ins to hear just how much support Wanderlei Silva got. You know, the UFC is viewed as a hometown sports team here in Vegas and Chuck Liddell is one of the faces of the UFC. You’d think that Silva would be treated as an outside and get booed. Not so. The crowd was excit...
Wednesday, Dec 19
M-1 made an offer to UFC for Couture vs. Fedor
The UFC will only cross promote when it’s in their best interest to do so. When they sent Chuck Liddell to PRIDE in 2003, there was a real possibility that Chuck would eventually fight Wanderlei Silva and that he would beat him, thus ending the debate about PRIDE fighters vs. UFC fighters. Even...
Tuesday, Dec 18
UFC 82: Franklin vs. Lutter a Done Deal
Dave Meltzer is reporting, in a recent print edition of The Wrestling Observer, that Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter will be squaring off in the Octagon as a part of UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to this, Meltzer is also reporting that the fight will be a co-main event along with the UF...
Monday, Dec 10
Fedor vs. Pedro Rizzo in April?
It continues to get harder and harder to defend Emelianenko as the best fighter in the world. Rizzo was badly beaten by Sergei Kharitonov at PRIDE Critical Countdown 20005 and I expect a fight with Fedor to go the exact same way. Standing up, Rizzo eating bombs, and eventually going down hard...
Thursday, Nov 29
Did Dana White blow it in 2007?
I think this is the fiasco most of the others follow from. Ironically, as much as Dana disses internet fan boys, he’s one himself. Only a fanboy would pay what Zuffa shelled out for a mortally wounded promotion whose scandals had already cost them their TV deal. Only a fanboy would be so threate...
Wednesday, Nov 28
CBSSports.com Interview: Former PRIDE executive speaks out on the record
At one point during the interview, Altavilla even revealed that a meeting took place between Spike TV and PRIDE executives following the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Q: Reality TV really changed the game for the UFC. Did Pride ever make a strong pitch to do a reality TV show?
Friday, Nov 2
Shogun talks about his future
“It is just coincidence as I have read some things on some websites talking about this subject. That UFC fighters were always better than PRIDE fighters but those people forgot Quinton Jackson. I think that the guy came to the UFC after 3 terrible defeats in PRIDE (to me and Wanderlei Silva tw...
Monday, Oct 29
Henderson could fight in December
The Bubba the Love Sponge Show can be heard every Monday through Thursday from 3-7 p.m. ET and on Friday from 6-10 a.m. ET on Sirius Channel 101. Bubba the Love Sponge mentioned on his Sirius Satellite Radio show today that he ran into PRIDE welterweight champion Dan Henderson during a weekend tr...
Monday, Oct 22
Dana White wants to head butt Dan Henderson
You can click here to read Dann’s entire article, which I highly recommend. In Dann Stupp’s latest article in the Dayton Daily News, he discusses potential challengers for the UFC middleweight title that’s currently held by Anderson Silva. Ricardo Almeida, David Terrell, and Thales Lei...
Monday, Oct 15
Henderson claims the UFC is trying to make cutbacks
To ready the entire article, click here. In Steve Sievert’s latest “MMA Notebook” on the Houston Chronicle website, PRIDE welterweight champion Dan Henderson is the latest fighter to speak out against the UFC’s negotiation practices when it comes to compensation: Couture is not alone...
Friday, Oct 12
EliteXC quietly making moves while UFC is in turmoil
Diaz had a pretty big fan following in the UFC and now has an even larger one due to his decisive and stunning submission victory over Takanori Gomi at PRIDE 33. Diaz is charismatic, not afraid to say what he feels, and is a very marketable guy. He trains hard, he fights hard (that’s an understat...
Tuesday, Oct 2
Rumor Killer: Lawler vs. Belfort not happening in November
Complicating matters further is the fact that Belfort was suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after testing positive for steroids following his unanimous decision loss against Dan Henderson at PRIDE 32 last October.
Tuesday, Sep 25
5 Oz. Exclusive: Former PRIDE V.P. Millen speaks out about UFC’s handling of possible Liddell vs. Silva match
“First off, I want to state that I still believe (UFC light heavyweight champion) Quinton Jackson is a PRIDE fighter,” said Millen. “Quinton has improved as a fighter but in my heart, Quinton Jackson is still a PRIDE fighter. He came over to the UFC and he’s kicked some ass.”