June 8th, 2008

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5 Oz. of Pain Presents: The DUEL

Sorry for the delayed posting and perhaps outdated questions but we had some communication problems. Joining me this week is special guest and professional superstar Luke Thomas from BloodyElbow and battling him is a cohort in their blogging scheme, also from BE, Mr. Michael Rome. Let us duel: 1. EliteXC’s network debut was a success. Rome: TRUE. [...]

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UFC 85 Video: Post-fight comments from Alves and Hughes

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Gina Carano reaches a new unprofessional low

I’ve watched the Yac & J show several times and I remember watching when Gina Carano was on leading up to the Kaitlin Young fight. But I somehow must have missed the below clip. In this clip, Carano makes a pretty disrespectful remark about Tara LaRosa. Carano has been unprofessional when it comes to making weights [...]

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UFC 85 Video: Bisping talks win over Day

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UFC 85 Quick Notes

Attendance for the card was 15,327 according to TSN.com. Most media reports are pegging the show as a sellout. More information on the gate when we receive it.

MMAJunkie.com reports Thiago Alves, Kevin Burns, Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares each earned $50,000 "fight night" bonuses for their performances at UFC 85. The bonuses are $25,000 less than UFC 84 bonuses, but that is to be expected with most overseas cards and Fight Night cards having a lower bonus threshold. There was actually an increase from their last UK card, UFC 80 in Newcastle, which had bonuses of $35,000 .

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UFC 85 Video: Swick, Burns, and Marquardt discuss fights during post-fight press conference

The big news here is that Nathan Marquardt is calling for a rematch with Thales Leites. CLICK HERE to read more UFC 85-related content from 5 Oz. of Pain!

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Video: Tavares-Wiman, Bisping-Day, and Cane-Lambert

Tavares vs. Wiman


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Bisping vs. Day

Cane vs. Lambert after the jump.

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Should Alves’ win over Hughes count?; Vera’s future; Miragliotta involved in controversy for second week in a row; possible roster cuts; and other UFC 85 thoughts

It was a win that the mixed martial arts community should be heralding as the ascension of a new star into the elite of the welterweight ranks. Instead, nobody knows quite sure what Thiago Alves’ sensational win in the main event at UFC 85 against Matt Hughes means for his career. Being one of the top [...]

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Sengoku - Third Battle Results

Results via Sherdog because I fell asleep watching Kelly Pavlik (thank you): Fabio Silva > Yoshiki Takahashi, KO (knee), Rd2 Rodrigo Damm > Jorge Masvidal, TKO (punches), Rd2 Marcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz > Mu Bae Choi, sub (RNC), Rd1 Sanae Kikuta > Chris Rice, sub (armbar), Rd2 Nick Thompson > Michael Costa, sub (kimura), Rd2 Kazuo Misaki > Logan Clark, [...]

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UFC 85 Post-Fight Bonuses Take A Pay Cut

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(Bundles of ones. That’s how I’d want my UFC bonus money.)

Bonus money winners for UFC 85 took home $50,000 each this time around, down from the $75,000 bonuses handed at UFC 84. It’s still a nice boost in pay, however, especially considering that three of the four bonuses went to prelim fighters.

Matt Wiman and Thiago Tavares garnered “Fight of the Night” honors. Kevin Burns finished Roan Carneiro with a triangle choke to win “Submission of the Night”, and Thiago Alves took home “Knockout of the Night” for his face-smashing antics against Matt Hughes.

Is it me, or did Wiman (and possibly Antoni Hardonk) get screwed out of some money for KO of the night? Alves put Hughes away, and that is impressive because of who Hughes is, but it lacked some of the finality that Wiman’s KO did. He found Tavares’ off-switch and hammered it hard. That seems like it ought to be worth a little something extra, though I doubt he’s complaining. He still went home with a lot more spending money than he expected.

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