Amarillo, TX. – July 28, 2010 -Shark Fight Promotions, a Texas based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, is proud to announce the official Shark Fights 13 bout card. As promised, this highly anticipated card is stacked from top to bottom with well-known marquee fighters, including many Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, PRIDE, EliteXC, and Dream [...]

Never known for biting his tongue, Chael Sonnen recently opened a can on UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in the form of a verbal thrashing during the recent press conference held to promote their meeting. “You knew when you asked him a question that you were setting yourself up for a boring answer, and you got one,” [...]

With Phil Baroni out due to a collarbone injury, 6X UFC veteran Dan Miller will fill his shoes in facing off with John Salter at UFC 118. UFC 118 is set to take place on August 28 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. News of Baroni’s injury was first reported by MMAJunkie.com and Miller’s [...]

After a back injury recently forced Thiago Silva out of an expected light heavyweight meeting with Tim Boetsch, UFC newcomer Todd Brown has seized the opportunity and stepped up to the plate to face Boetsch in his absence. The pair will square off during UFC 117 on August 7 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, [...]

Rear Naked Radio returns this afternoon as FiveOuncesofPain.com Managing Editor and RNR co-host Cory Brady joins Richard Hunter and Pugs Moran to discuss all of the happenings of MMA over the last week, along with a peek at what’s to come. Make sure to check out the show on 1360 AM, or you can catch [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 27, 2010) — Two-time NCAA wrestling champion Cole Konrad and highly-touted European submission ace Rogent Lloret will face of in an opening-round contest in Bellator’s Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament at the historic Chicago Theatre on Aug. 19th. Konrad and Lloret join a stacked Bellator 25 card that also features the U.S. debut [...]

Amarillo, TX. – July 26, 2010- It was formally announced today that UFC veteran, Paul “Semtex” Daley, has signed a one-fight deal with Shark Fight Promotions, a fast-rising fight promotion company based out of Amarillo, Texas. It has been confirmed that Daley will fight on the Shark Fights 13 card in September. Daley’s opponent is [...]

Shine Fights appears ready to give it another shot as FiveOuncesofPain.com recently learned from sources close to the promotion that a September 10 date is currently being targeted for a pay-per-view date. Shine Fights previous event, slated for May 15, had been canceled after North Carolina Athletic Commission officials determined financial issues could not be [...]

Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz recently took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss his feelings on Jason “Mayhem” Miller and the possibility that the two may face off in the near future. Mayhem recently made the possibility of the bout public during a recent Joe Rogan podcast. If the grudge match does [...]

A light heavyweight fight between Steve Cantwell and UFC newcomer Stanislav Nedkov has been booked for UFC 120 in London. The event is slated to take place from The O2 in London, England on October 16 while airing stateside via tape delay on Spike TV. New of the bout was recently confirmed in a recent [...]

EVERETT, WASH. (July 23, 2010) — Fast-rising heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario kept his perfect record in tact with a first round knockout over Lolohea Mahe in the main event of Friday’ STRIKEFORCE Challengers MMA event on SHOWTIME® from the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Wash. In the co-main event, undefeated Sarah Kaufman defended [...]

An upcoming middleweight bout between strikers Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara will have to wait for now as a broken arm has sidelined Rivera. Just at fast as Rivera’s injury was made, a new opponent has stepped up for the fight: Gerald Harris. News of the replacement for the injured Rivera come sfrom a recent [...]

Strikeforce Challengers 9 is set to get underway as all main-card fighters have successfully made weight. The event is scheduled for this evening from the Comcast Arena of Everett in Everett, Washington. Headlining the card will be a heavyweight bout between Shane Del Rosario and Lohea Mahe, while Sarah Kaufman will put her 135 lb [...]

A “grudge match” between Bully Beatdown star Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz looks to be brewing for an upcoming Strikeforce event. Far from strangers, the rivalry between Mayhem and Diaz kicked off following Jake Shields defeat of Dan Henderson during “Strikeforce: Nashville” in April. Mayhem entered the cage during Shields post-victory [...]

Is Brock Lesnar the biggest star in MMA history? Will Jake Shields be the man to dethrone Georges St. Pierre? Are you at all excited for the rematch between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir? Is there any reason why Ken Shamrock is still actively competing? How will tonight’s women’s title fight between Sarah Kaufman [...]

With only two weeks left before UFC 117, an injury to Stanislav Nedkov has forced him with withdraw from his fight against Rodney Wallace. Stepping up to the plate on short notice will be Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis. News of the switch in opponents was first reported by MMAJunkie.com. Davis is stepping up to face Wallace on [...]

According to a report from Sports Net Canada, a heavyweight battle between Brendan Schaub and Gabriel Gonzaga is expected to take place at UFC 121. The match-up marks the third heavyweight bout expected to take place at the card. Schaub has been downright dominant since his knockout loss to Roy Nelson at the TUF 10 [...]

Undefeated submission specialist Chas Skelly has suffered a foot injury during training and will not be able to compete during Bellator 28 as previously anticipated. Skelly had been expected to face off with Georgi Karakhanyan during the Bellator 28 card slated for September 9 from the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New [...]

Another heavyweight bout has been added to UFC 121 as the hard-hitting Todd Duffee is scheduled to face Jon Madsen in a battle of young prospects. UFC 121 takes place on October 23 and emanates from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. News of the bout was first reported by MMAJunkie.com. Duffee blasted onto the [...]

Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will have to get in line as a light heavyweight fight between former coach and pupil, Tito Ortiz and Matt Hamill, is currently on the horizon. The fight is headed to UFC 121 on October 23 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. News of the match-up comes directly from [...]