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 [...]

NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 22, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships will bring its action-packed brand of mixed martial arts to the Big Easy this fall during a nationally-televised show at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in downtown New Orleans on Thursday, Sept. 9th. The show marks the first time that a major [...]

Patrick Cote and Tom Lawlor could very well be fighting for survival in the UFC‘s middleweight division as both men will be coming off of back-to-back losses when they clash at UFC 121 in California. UFC 121 is set for October 23 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. News of the match-up came in [...]

A welterweight showdown between Diego Sanchez and Paulo Thiago is expected to take place at UFC 121. UFC 121 is slated for October 23 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Headlining the event will be a heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. News of the bout between Sanchez and Thiago was [...]

Former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will have another go at one another, this time at WEC 51. WEC 51 is expected for September 30 from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Varner recently made the news of the bout public via his official website, stating: So my next fight will [...]

A highly anticipated bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto Machida is set to take place on November 20th. News of the bout was recently confirmed by MMAJunkie.com. Jackson had tweeted last night about his next match: Almost ready 2 sign the bout agreement! i would tell yall who im [...]

Amarillo, TX. – July 21, 2010 -Texas based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, Shark Fight Promotions, announced today that Rameau Thierry “The African Assassin” Sokoudjou will face Houston “The Assassin” Alexander in the co-main event at Shark Fights 13. Shark Fights 13 will take place Saturday, September 11, at the Amarillo Civic Center in [...]

With Dong Hyun Kim forced to the sidelines with an undisclosed injury, Mike Pyle will step up to the plate in an attempt to hand the undefeated John Hathaway his first professional defeat in a welterweight showdown between decorated veteran and fast-rising prospect at UFC 120. News of the bout came in a recent report [...]

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 20, 2010) — Cole Konrad, the two-time NCAA wrestling champion who is undefeated since making the transition into MMA earlier this year, is the latest confirmed participant in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament. The 26-year-old Konrad, a protégé and training partner of reigning UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, will [...]

New York, NY, July 20, 2010 – Spike TV will showcase two of “The Ultimate Fighter’s” most prominent recent alumni, Matt Mitrione (season 10) and CB Dollaway (season 7), in live undercard bouts from “UFC 119: Mir vs. Nogueira 2” on Saturday, September 25 at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT from Conseco Fieldhouse [...]

Marc Stevens will be among 28 lightweights to appear on the debut episode of the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter. FiveOuncesofPain.com recently confirmed Stevens’ involvement in the show through sources close to the situation. Stevens sports an overall record of 12-5 and is currently riding a 4-fight win streak. His last appearance in the [...]

Jake Shields is the newest addition to the UFC welterweight roster. The former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion recently finalized his contract with the promotion and is expected to meet Martin Kampmann at UFC 121 in his highly-anticipated UFC debut. News of Shields siging with the UFC along with the bout with Kampmann comes courtesy of Shields’ [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 19, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 12th with an intriguing opening-round fight between heavy-handed UFC veteran Eddie Sanchez and massive British knockout artist Neil “Goliath” Grove at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Sanchez and Grove join [...]

You cant take the UFC‘s first trip to Indianapolis off the rumor mill as the promotion recently made the trip official with the unveiling of UFC 119. UFC 119 has been booked for September 25 from the Conseco Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Headlining the card will be a rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Frank [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 19, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships will bring its thrilling, nationally televised brand of mixed martial arts to the Kansas City Power & Light District for the third time this year during Bellator 26 on Thursday, Aug. 26th. Tickets for the event are on sale NOW at ticketmaster.com and at The [...]

Utilizing a ten-year advantage in the age department and a paralyzing thigh kick, Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo handed the 46-year-old Ken Shamrock the sixth defeat in his last seven bouts during “Impact FC 2: The Uprising” from Sydney, Australia. Rizzo utilized superior foot work on the feet to fire off a series of punishing leg [...]

Fighters having to completely disrobe in order to make their contracted weight limit is nothing new to the world of MMA, but most of the athletes make it a point to hide their genitalia from the crowd behind a towel. Today in Australia, Paulo Filho elected against the towel. Jordan Breen from Sherdog was on [...]

While Fedor Emelianenko has made his desire to rematch Fabricio Werdum quite clear, it may be a rematch that will have to wait if Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has his way. “They’re pushing for Fabricio Werdum, and I just don’t know if that fight makes a whole lot of sense next,” Coker said in a [...]