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In the past, EliteXC has been late to finalize shows and the end result has been a short turnaround time to sell tickets to its live events. However, it’s looks like the promotion is learning from past mistakes as tickets for CBS’ Saturday Night Fights III on Oct. 4 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. at the BankAtlantic [...] - [Read more]

MMA Junkie was able to catch up with Jesse Taylor after his release from the UFC today and get some comments from him in regards to the release: “It’s definitely frustrating,” Taylor today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about the release. “I was upset, of course. But I’m going to keep on fighting. It could be a blessing [...] - [Read more]

World Extreme Cagefighting has been very active as of late when it comes to signing new talent and FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that undefeated featherweight prospect John Franchi is the latest to be added to the WEC roster. Franchi has signed a five fight deal with the promotion, according to Gary Marino of GVM Sports Management, speaking [...] - [Read more]

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This picture was taken after the CBS/EXC event “Unfinished Business” in Stockton, CA. At least six of these beauties are professional MMA fighters. Can you name them? There’s no prize if you get it right, just revel in the fact that you’re an MMA hardcore. (Photog Esther Lin snapped the pic) - [Read more]

This is an excellent, candid interview with Jon Fitch. One of 14 short vid clips posted to Steel Cage Comedy Night. Below, I highlighted other clips you should check out. More fighters should be doing stuff like this; its a big step to get both hardcore and casual fans to know them. Part 2 [...] - [Read more]

FiveOuncesofPain.com is proud to announce that our pals at Ranger Up are sponsoring WEC Lightheavyweight Champ Brian Stann as he takes on Steve Cantwell this Sunday night at WEC 35. This will be Stann’s first title defense. Expect fireworks as the first time these two locked horns (at WEC 26), Stann TKO’d Cantwell in 41 seconds. [...] - [Read more]

Randy Couture’s autobiography Becoming the Natural is scheduled to debut August 10 on the New York Times expanded best-seller list at 33. The book, which was co-authored by Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt, was released on July 22 through Simon Spotlight Entertainment and is 304 pages long. Couture’s life from an early age through present day is chronicled. Specifically [...] - [Read more]

Randy Couture plays Sargon, the main bad guy in the The Scorpion King 2: Rise of A Warrior. The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray August 19th. The official website is not yet launched, but the teaser site is here. - [Read more]

In recent months we’ve heard a lot of speculation that certain high-level fighters in the UFC weren’t happy with their contractual status within the promotion. However, despite all these rumblings and rumors, there was absolutely no hard evidence to back up all the talk. It was hard to decipher whether there were truth to the [...] - [Read more]

A report in the July 29 print edition of the Wrestling Observer has confirmed rumblings that middleweight Jesse Taylor was dropped by the UFC for the second time in the span of four months following his loss at UFC Fight Night 14 to C.B. Dollaway. A member of Team Quest in Temecula, Taylor’s overall MMA record [...] - [Read more]

Carlos Condit, in a recent interview with Carlos Arias of the OC Register, was very candid about where he thinks he’s at in his career right now and where he thinks he can be should he reach his full potential: “But I feel, me being the champion, I can deal with any one of those guys [...] - [Read more]

MMA Junkie is reporting that a proposed fight between former IFL fighter L.C. Davis and Japanese 145 lbs. sensation Hiroyuki Takaya has been scrapped for this weekend’s WEC 35 show. Davis had been added to the card as a late replacement for Cub Swanson, who broke his hand in training. The report goes on to state [...] - [Read more]

Aleksander Emelianenko, in an interview with Life.ru, discussed his absence from the Affliction: Banned card two weeks ago. Translation from MMA Mania: I passed the medical board and my license to fight was obtained without any problems. But the fact is that in California the commission is very rigid for admittance. One of the main conditions [...] - [Read more]

After fighting twice on primetime network television over the span of seven weeks, EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler expressed during the post-fight press conference for “Unfinished Business” this past Saturday that he was planning on taking some time off. Despite promoting shows on Aug. 15, Sept. 20, Sept. 26, and Oct. 4, it appears that EliteXC [...] - [Read more]

In the July 29 print edition of the Wrestling Observer, Dave Meltzer indicates the trend numbers based on interest level for UFC 86 on July 5 are calculating estimates of 520,000 buys on pay-per-view. It should be noted that the estimate is based on trending patterns and is not an actual estimate leaked by someone in [...] - [Read more]

With one fight remaining on his current contract, heavyweight title contender Fabricio Werdum has revealed to the Brazilian website Tatame that he has already signed a five-fight contract extension with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Werdum, a former PRIDE standout, is 2-1 since entering the UFC and is expected to complete his current four-fight contract at UFC [...] - [Read more]

At initial glance, there appears to be a void when it comes to leadership at ProElite with both Chairman Doug DeLuca and Live Events President Gary Shaw having tendered their resignations in favor of taking on reduced roles as consultants. DeLuca, a television producer, was a founding member of the company. Shaw, a former boxing regulator [...] - [Read more]

In the fallout from CBS’ second-ever telecast of EliteXC during its “Saturday Night Fights” program this past weekend, there were pockets of criticism that more wasn’t done to build towards future matchups. A chief criticism was that there was very little done to advance the grudge feud between EliteXC lightweight champion K.J. Noons and Nick [...] - [Read more]

As you can tell, we debuted a brand new site design and layout for 5 Oz. of Pain last night. I hope you all enjoy the new look. We believe it’s much cleaner and sleeker and overall, just more professional looking. This is just one of several new projects we’ve been working on. We’re still working out [...] - [Read more]