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Gilbert Yvel moved one step closer to receiving clearance for a proposed featured heavyweight encounter against Josh Barnett during Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 after the California State Athletic Commission ruled Tuesday that Yvel has been approved to apply for a license in the state.
FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the development late Tuesday night from […]
Written by admin on January 6th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Despite having become the lightweight winner of the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, Efrain Escudero already has finalized plans to jump back into the UFC’s Octagon.
Sources have revealed exclusively to FiveOuncesOfPain.com that Escudero, 11-0, has signed on to face Jeremy Stephens at an upcoming UFC event. It’s believed that the fight will take place […]
Written by admin on January 2nd, 2009 with comments disabled.
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FiveOuncesOfPain.com recently had the opportunity to conduct a video interview with renowned striking specialist Cyrille Diabate. During the course of the interview, Diabate discussed why a proposed Nov. 8 EliteXC light heavyweight title match against Rafael Feijao never took place as well as his response to rumors about internal problems within the Team Quest franchise […]
Written by admin on December 30th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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I don’t think it needs to be said again that tonight’s UFC 92 event is a major fight card. However, the stakes will be high and there is a wealth of intriguing storylines to follow during the course of tonight’s action.
Below is an outline of the storylines that FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be tracking, along with strategically […]
Written by admin on December 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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It’s been a busy time for FiveOuncesOfPain.com with the site having finalized a deal to become an official content partner for CBSSports.com’s MMA section as well as having launched video content.
And now we are pleased to announce that we’ve launched our very own store where readers can now buy MMA lifestyle apparel from such major […]
Written by admin on December 24th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Coming off the heels of his spirited title challenge against WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit at WEC 35 this past August, Hiromitsu Miura is finally set to return to action at WEC 38 on January 25 in San Diego, California against newcomer Edgar Garcia.
Garcia was signed to the WEC after accumulating a 6-0 record while […]
Written by admin on December 22nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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While UFC competitor Brandon Vera’s last contract re-negotiation turned into a nightmare that saw him remain idle for nearly a year, his latest contract re-negotiation appears to be a much smoother process.
Vera has just one more fight remaining under the terms of his current agreement but a source close to the situation revealed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com […]
Written by admin on December 21st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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The fighter most excited by the recent alliance between Affliction Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions is Vitor Belfort. Belfort made it clear that he wants to take up boxing in the very near future.
“I want to fight boxing - professional,” Belfort said, “I hope Golden Boy can make that happen.”
To this point, Belfort has not […]
Written by admin on December 18th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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With the UFC looking to trim its roster from over 180 contracted fighters down to the neighborhood of 140 combatants, former PRIDE Bushido standout Marcus “Maximus” Aurelio found himself caught in a numbers game in the weeks that proceeded his loss to Hermes Franca this past October at UFC 90.
Matched up against his former American […]
Written by admin on December 17th, 2008 with comments disabled.
Read more articles on World Cagefighting Alliance and Chris Liguori and Exclusive and Marcus Aurelio and MMA.
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Steve Cofield’s ESPN Radio show in Las Vegas last night following the live finale for The Ultimate Fighter.
One of the things Cofield and I discussed is the position of some pundits that TUF has lost its way and is no longer producing good prospects for the […]
Written by admin on December 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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