San Diego is known for a number of attractions – its zoo, its beaches, and the NFL’s Chargers being a few of them. However, folks in the area can witness caged predators, ripped physiques, and countless hard hits in a central location when ”UFC on Versus 2” unfolds at the San Diego Sports Arena tomorrow [...]

Weigh-ins for UFC on Versus 2 take place today from the San Diego Sports Arena in California. You can watch todays weigh-in starting at  7pm ET 4pm PT. For those interested, the UFC will also provide a live stream of the UFC Club Q&A session with Krzysztof Soszynski the coverage of this will begin at [...]

Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club” where FiveOuncesofPain.com gets a little help from our friends to bring all of the latest ramblings from the MMA landscape to your front door. Enjoy… Phil Baroni Pours His Heart Out About Recent Injury, Survival in UFC (MMAFighting.com) FIGHT! Life: Dan Hardy – Daley & Koscheck [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships World Featherweight Championship belt will be on the line Sept. 2nd when reigning champ Joe “The Hammer” Soto defends his title against Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27 in San Antonio. The five-round Main Event Championship fight — which will be televised [...]

Although he left the Octagon with the victory following his UFC 115 unanimous decision defeat of Gilbert Yvel, Ben Rothwell did not escape the bout unscathed. According to MMAJunkie.com, Rothwell blew his ACL during the first takedown of the fight. “It’s just one of those things where you hurt yourself, and you hear it, and [...]

Does Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have more to prove against Lyoto Machida than is the case in return? Who is the best pound-for-pound female Mixed Martial Artist in the sport? Is Takanori Gomi at risk of being released without a win over Tyson Griffin? What “UFC on Versus 2” match-up do you suspect will have you [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2010) — A showdown between one of MMA’s most exciting lightweights and a colorful, highly-regarded South Florida fan favorite will serve as the “Local Main Event” when Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for its Season 3 debut on Aug. 12th. The [...]

New York, NY, July 29, 2010 – Great Britain’s best mixed martial artists will be on display as the UFC heads across the pond for an action-packed pay-per-view quality fight card airing on Spike TV (same day tape) on Saturday, October 20 at 9:00pm ET/PT emanating from the O2 Arena from London, England. In the [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 28, 2010) — Missouri-based brawler Jose Vega, who caught the eye of Bellator scouts and MMA fans around the country during a nationally televised “Local Feature Fight” at Bellator 22 in June, has officially been added to Bellator’s upcoming Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament. The 24-year-old Vega brings an 8-2 record to the [...]

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 [...]