5 Oz. MMA Link Club

Welcome back to another edition of ?MMA Link Club?, Five Ounces of Pain?s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy? Frank Mir Knew “Minotauro” Wasn’t Going to Tap (LowKick.com) Michael Bisping Talks Demian Maia as an Opponent (TheFightNerd.com) Brittney Palmer Posing for Playboy, 5 OZ Writer Rumored to [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/12/11/5-oz-mma-link-club-71/

Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton 

UFC 140 picks, Vegas-style: Tito Ortiz looks for another sizable upset

UFC 140 picks, Vegas-style: Tito Ortiz looks for another sizable upset

Tito Ortiz shocked the world by saving his job at UFC 132.  The veteran fighter pulled the upset on Ryan Bader. He looks to do it again today against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He has a much better shot time around because, for once, he's not facing another wrestling specialist.

Ortiz avoided the chopping block with the win over Bader and also impressed his bosses in a loss against Rashad Evans less than two months later. Over the course of six months Ortiz successfully altered the mentality of his boss Dana White.

"I actually called Tito and said 'It's over.' Tito begged me for a fight and he got that Bader fight and pulled it off," White said. "And in my opinion had an awesome fight with (Rashad) Evans. We'll see what he does Saturday night."

What "Lil' Nog" brings to the table in terms of takedown defense is anyone's guess. He was very solid in his fight against Phil Davis after a terrible fight against Jason Brilz.

Adam Hill from the Las Vegas-Review Journal joined me on ESPN1100/98.9 FM's "MMA Insiders" show to break down the card using the Las Vegas odds.

UFC 140 betting odds:

Best bets in bold

Jon Jones (-550) vs. Lyoto Machida (+375) - Light heavyweight

Frank Mir (-260) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (+200) - Heavyweight

Claude Patrick (-115) vs. Brian Ebersole (-115) - Welterweight

Chan Sung Jung (+350) vs. Mark Hominick (-500) - Featherweight

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (-260) vs. Tito Ortiz (+200) - Light heavyweight

Igor Pokrajac (+210) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (-270) - Light heavyweight

Jared Hamman (-225) vs. Constantinos Philippou (+175) - Middleweight

Dennis Hallman (+175) vs. John Makdessi (-225) - Lightweight

Yves Jabouin (-160) vs. Walel Watson (+130) - Bantamweight

John Cholish (-450) vs. Mitch Clarke (+325) - Lightweight

Rich Attonito (-225) vs. Jake Hecht (+185) - Welterweight

Mark Bocek (-165) vs. Nik Lentz (+135) - Lightweight

You can watch UFC 140 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-140-picks-Vegas-style-Tito-Ortiz-looks-for?urn=mma-wp10547

Todd Duffee  Marvin Eastman  Stav Crazy Bear Economou  Yves Edwards 

UFC 140 Weigh-In Results: Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida on Weight for Main Event

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Lyoto Machida successfully weighed in this afternoon for tomorrow's UFC 140 main event along with the rest of the UFC 140 main card, including Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26873/ufc-140-weigh-in-results-video/

Luiz Buscapé Firmino Spencer Fisher Jon Fitch Kenny Florian

Diego Brandao takes home two TUF 14 Finale bonuses

In the weeks leading up to last night?s Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, featherweight finalist Diego Brandao revealed his main source of motivation in MMA was an overwhelming desire to provide for his family in Brazil who he hasn?t seen in three years. Now it appears the 24-year old will not only have a chance to [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/04/diego-brandao-takes-home-two-tuf-14-finale-bonuses

Tomasz Drwal Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus  Todd Duffee 

UFC Undisputed 3 picks winner in UFC 140 headliner between Jones-Machida

One of the inherently frustrating, yet wonderful, things about MMA is the difficulty in predicting winners with consistency. Bouts will always possess a wild card factor by the simple fact they?re fights at the core and when it comes to a couple of folks facing off there?s always the chance one might make a mistake [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/08/ufc-undisputed-3-picks-winner-in-ufc-140-headliner-between-jones-machida

Jason Hollywood Chambers Ryo Piranha Chonan  Dan The Sandman Christison  Logan The Pink Pounder Clark 

Jon Jones: ?Rashad does not have a chin, trust me.?

UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones may be defending his title against Lyoto Machida this weekend at UFC 140 but ?Bones? appears to still have rival (and former teammate) Rashad Evans on his mind. Evans, who faces 9-0 grappler Phil Davis at UFC on FOX 2 in late January, first butted heads with Jones after [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/06/jon-jones-%e2%80%9crashad-does-not-have-a-chin-trust-me-%e2%80%9d

Rashad Evans Urijah Faber Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson

Louis Gaudinot interview: Green-haired little guy fighting to secure a spot in 125-pound division

Louis Gaudinot interview: Green-haired little guy fighting to secure a spot in 125-pound divisionReality shows are rarely a true glance at reality and the same goes for "The Ultimate Fighter." Sure the fights are real, but the cast members aren't always battling in their true weight divisions.

During the 14 seasons of TUF, loads of fighters have chosen to bail from their natural weight class and move up simply for a shot at the big leagues.

Louis Gaudinot and several other flyweight did so this year on TUF 14.

The 5-foot-3 Gaudinot, a true 125er went for broke. He lost in the round of 8, but he's been invited back for tomorrow night's TUF 14 Finale where he hopes to not only win, but make a lasting impression so he can be a mainstay in the soon-to-be-established UFC 125-pound divsion.

"When I was on the show, every time I saw Dana [White], you know me (John) Dodson, (Josh) Ferguson, we used to bug him about when the division was coming," Gaudinot told ESPN1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas. "[...] I'm a top 10 at flyweight. It's kind of frustrating that that's the only division the UFC doesn't have."

Gaudinot lost a three-round battle against Dustin Pague. The 5-9 Pague simply overpowered the diminutive  New Yorker over the final half of fight. He has the same challenge tomorrow night against another 5-9 fighter in Johnny Bedford.

"On the show, he wanted to face Josh, who's also a 125er. Then he wanted to fight Dodson, who's also 125er. So I've gone around calling him the flyweight bully because he likes to pick on people who are smaller than him," said Gaudinot.

Gaudinot says the TUF 14 Finale will be different. His lack of size will help him.

"But his size advantage isn't going to be that much of an advantage. It's going to be harder for him to shoot on me and get low," Gaudinot said. "I'm going to be able to close the distance becaus I think I have better kickboxing than he does. I don't care how tall he is."

Gaudinot is a plus-190 underdog against Bedford. In the 135-pound title fight, Gaudinot chose Dodson to pull the upset at +190 over T.J. Dillashaw. He went with the favorite in Diego Brandao (-350) over Dennis Bermudez in the 145-pound fight.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Louis-Gaudinot-interview-Green-haired-little-gu?urn=mma-wp10119

Mauro Galvao Arman Gambaryan Manvel Gamburyan Sean Gannon

UFC 140 ?Jones vs. Machida? Results & Recap

UFC 140 takes place later tonight at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. The event airs live on pay-per-view at 9pm ET/6pm PT. The pay-per-view broadcast will be preceded by prelim specials on ION TV at 7pm ET/4pm PT and Facebook at 6pm ET/3pm PT. In the main event, Jon Jones puts his UFC [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmaconvert/~3/q6XLJBGcVV4/

Roan Jucao Carneiro Shane The Engineer Carwin  Jason Hollywood Chambers Ryo Piranha Chonan 

UFC 140 Breakdown: The Main Event

“Welcome to the Machida Era”, were the words uttered by UFC color commentator Joe Rogan as Lyoto Machida turned in one of the most jaw-dropping Octagon performances to dispose of then champion Rashad Evans and capture the UFC light heavyweight title. Machida was the epitome of an unsolved riddle in MMA: a man with an [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/12/10/ufc-140-breakdown-the-main-event/

Urijah Faber Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson Paulo Filho

James Toney and Ken Shamrock Nearly Fight at a Press Conference - James Toney

James Toney and Ken Shamrock are supposed to fight sometime in the fall of 2011. The two had a short press conference in Van Nuys, California to announce the fight, but started to get physical a little early.

Source: http://mmalice.com/james-toney/james-toney-and-ken-shamrock-nearly-fight-at-a-press-conference-video_184a34575.html

Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson Paulo Filho Mirko Cro Cop Filipović