Being completely surprised would be an understatement to my reaction upon hearing that not only was the Din Thomas/Ricardo Mayorga fight cancelled, but that the entire Shine Fights card was canned along with it. Apparently the commission was not trust-worthy of Shine’s money, despite the fighters being confident in Shine. Most of the fighters got 25 [...]

In the wake of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s astonishing destruction of previously untouchable karateka Lyoto Machida during UFC 113, the big question on the lips of the entire MMA world now is; has the UFC finally found its true light heavyweight king? Of course the UFC light heavyweight division has always been stacked with the most recognized [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 15, 2010) – Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (5-0) will square off with fellow undefeated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) heavyweight Ron “The Monster” Sparks (5-0) when STRIKEFORCE hits Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Wednesday, June 16. DREAM welterweight champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis (13-4) will face Evangelista Cyborg (17-13) in a featured [...]

At last, the Strikeforce heavyweight champion has returned to his rightful place at the throne following an absence that totalled more than two years this evening during “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem needed all of 3:40 to demolish Brett “Grim “Rogers with a [...]

FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all evening to keep you up to date with all of the latest live results from “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” along with our usual offering of post-fight analysis. “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” takes place this evening from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, with the preliminary bouts beginning at approximately 7:30 [...]

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem is currently shooting a multi part web documentary titled “The Reem”. Episode 1 is now online and embeded below for viewing.

After the disappointing debacle at the conclusion of “Strikeforce: Nashville” involving Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Jake Shields, The Diaz Bros and others, there should be enough firepower on display during “Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery” to ensure that the show makes the headlines for all the right reasons. However, there is one issue which the organization needs to urgently address: Confusingly [...]

Fayetteville, NC (USA): Last night, main event fighters Din Thomas and Ricardo Mayorga both made weight for their anticipated 160 lb. catchweight encounter at “Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas,” which is to take place this evening at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Things became heated as Thomas and Mayorga faced off for a [...]

“Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery“ will take place this evening from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The headlining match-up of the evening will see Alistair Overeem attempt to defend his Strikeforce heavyweight championship for the first time against Brett “Grim” Rogers, while Andrei Arlovski makes his return to the cage against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the co-headliner. Check [...]

“Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery” is all set to take place this evening from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event will see Alistair Overeem attempt to defend his Strikeforce cheavyweight championship for the first time in over two years against Brett “Grim” Rogers, while Andrei Arlovski makes his return to the cage [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (May 14, 2010) — Just five weeks into its 24-show engagement with FOX Sports Net, Bellator Fighting Championships has set a new standard for MMA programming on the network, outperforming the ratings of other previous MMA shows on FSN by a remarkable 46 percent among the coveted “men 25 to 54” demographic. In addition, [...]