Echoing sentiments from the Mixed Martial Arts community, it appears Dana White will discipline Michael Bisping based on the Brit’s lack of professionalism during and after his bout with Jorge Rivera at UFC 127. While no specifics were mentioned regarding the punishment or what exactly prompted the decision it was revealed a suspension, fine, and possibly both were on the table.

News of the UFC President’s plan was first reported by MMAFighting. No time table on the sentencing was revealed.

The controversy surrounding Bisping’s behavior started early in last weekend’s match-up when “The Count” blatantly grabbed the cage to prevent being swept in the first round, then later planted an illegal knee cleanly on Rivera’s chin while later claiming the blow had been accidentally thrown a bit early despite video replays appearing to reveal calculation in the shot. Bisping was deducted a point and the fight continued with Rivera severely slowed.

Bisping’s questionable actions continued after finishing “El Conquistador” with strikes in the second round when he decided to spit out of the Octagon towards Rivera’s corner saying it was meant to land on the floor and not boxing coach Matt Phinney.

Five Ounces of Pain contacted Rivera’s management team at Alchemist MMA who responded with their position on the forthcoming action:

“We applaud UFC President Dana White’s announcement that Michael Bisping will be disciplined for his unprofessional manner inside the cage at UFC 127. We (also) hope that the UFC also decides to take disciplinary action against Mr. Bisping for the illegal knee he threw at Jorge Rivera during the first round of their fight. The issue here is standards. As Jorge recovered from the illegal knee, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg asked, “Does he get five minutes? Does he continue or what’s the norm here?” which underscores how there are no set standards in place for an illegal strike like this one. Jon Jones‘ only loss is due to a DQ from an illegal strike against Matt Hamill. Paul Daley delivered an illegal strike to Josh Koscheck after the bell and got sent out of the organization. Mr. Bisping should also be punished for his illegal strike. There has to be consistency and accountability or the sport will not evolve.”

When asked for his take on the situation in general Bisping apologized while crediting a series of hype-building videos from Rivera with making the match-up personal. However, he has remained firm in the illegal knee’s accidental nature and been dismissive of his phlegm’s direction.

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With a little more than a month remaining before TUF 13 debuts on Spike TV the fourteen welterweights competing for the distinction of becoming season-champion have been officially announced by way of a statement from the UFC. Though many of the names will be new to most fans at least a few should stand out in the bunch including those previously revealed exclusively on Five Ounces of Pain.

Fans can tune in starting on March 30 to see how the lot will fare under the tutelage of TUF 13 coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos. Contrary to the last few seasons the fighters will not be forced to endure an elimination bout to enter the house.

According to the UFC, the following 170-pounders will make a run towards an Ultimate Fighter title starting next month:

Shamar Bailey
Charlie Rader
Len Bentley
Keon Caldwell
Chris Cope
Nordin Asrih
Myles Jury
Javier Torres
Zach Davis
Tony Ferguson
Clay Harvison
Ryan McGillivray
Ramsey Nijem
Michael Bowman

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Twenty-seven year old Strikeforce welterweight Liz Carmouche is part of a new generation of successful fighters transitioning from a career on the battlefield to one inside the cage. With fellow soldiers Brian Stann and Tim Kennedy leading the way, the former Marine Corps electrician with three tours of duty in Iraq has remained undefeated five fights into her career and is now positioned to potentially hoist a promotional championship above her head pending the outcome of a co-headlining bout against title-holder Marloes Coenen this Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio.

Carmouche recently took time to speak with media about the March 5 match-up as well as how her time in the military helped forge her into the fighter Coenen will see five days from now.

“I respect Marloes – she’s the world’s best,” the humble Carmouche began when asked about accepting the bout on short notice due to original contender Miesha Tate pulling out with a knee injury. “This is an opportunity to be the best women’s fighter in the world and it was an opportunity I just couldn’t refuse. I was excited and I’m still anxious to fight. Just to be around someone at this level and to have an opportunity is something I just couldn’t pass up.”

“I had no hesitations. This isn’t something that I could chance or turn up. I try and stay in shape year-round so when they gave the notice I was ready for it,” she added.

As far as what worries her about the Dutch submission specialist’s attack, Carmouche remained confident while still offering some credit to Coenen’s in-ring reputation.

“Nothing about her game concerns me. I try to stay well rounded and well developed, but she’s the best in the world so of course there’s always that concern but I feel like I’m ready for that challenge.”

However, as far as a factor working in her favor, Carmouche referred to an ability to work under pressure as well as press through adversity based on her half-decade in the Marines, explaining, “I think one thing that goes in my favor is my military experience. Jitters aren’t something that you can have when you’re out in Iraq with your weapon. So that definitely works in my favor.”

“I think some of the things they (the military and MMA) share in common is the inability to give into the word ‘can’t’,” she continued. “We kind of push it out of our repertoire in the military and I think that transfers over into our fighting career. If there’s anything in front of us that we feel is a challenge, it pushes us that much further and that much hard to achieve it. At no point will we ever stop.”

In closing “Girl-Rilla” spoke about her motivation for fighting expressing a pure enjoyment in the challenge the sport provides.

“I like pushing myself to see what I can achieve in life and I just want to keep bettering myself as a person. In the military you train so hard and when you work for something and you’re told you can’t do it it’s just a slap in the face because as a woman you work just as hard as the men, if not harder. To be told you can’t be on the front line, it’s horrible,” Carmouche said on the subject. “So I wanted that and to achieve it was just one more check in the box for me. In MMA it’s the same thing. I don’t ever want to be told I can’t achieve something so I work hard to be the best fighter I can be.”

Carmouche is 5-0 since turning pro a little less than a year ago with four finishing performances including a third round TKO of veteran opponent Jan Finney this past November at Strikeforce Challengers 12. Three of her victories have come by way of strikes.

Joining Carmouche and Coenen on the card, UFC/PRIDE icon Dan Henderson faces 205-pound champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in light heavyweight title action, Tim Kennedy takes on powerful kickboxer Melvin Manhoef, and Jorge Masvidal will make his Strikeforce debut against 11-0 Californian Billy Evangelista. Fans can tune in to catch things live starting at 10:00 PM EST on Showtime.

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In Europe a count is a nobleman and the title refers to a specific rank within the hierarchy of royalty. A count, representing the crown, should aspire to carry himself with dignity, class, and nobility. Based on even the loosest definition of the term it should now be plainly apparent that “The Count” is not an appropriate nickname for a fighter like Michael Bisping. His actions at UFC 127 are a black eye on what was otherwise an entertaining card, and the time has come for him to be held accountable for what he’s done.

It started at the weigh-ins where Bisping and opponent Jorge Rivera got into a heated face-off and had to be separated. While the camera rolled to film the event for Dana White’s video blog Bisping dropped an infamous homophobic slur towards Rivera. This word may not have the same social impact as some other vilified terms and phrases, but in the year 2011 it is not an acceptable term to use in a public setting. Of this there can be no argument. The UFC’s production team should have bleeped the word on the video blog, but more importantly Bisping shouldn’t be using it when he’s publicly representing the UFC (or at all, really).

Then we come to the fight itself. After the staredown at the weigh-ins it was clear that emotions would be running high. Regardless of that fact Bisping cannot claim that his illegal knee to Rivera in the first round was unintentional. Bisping is a veteran of more than 20 professional fights, and he has been fighting in the UFC for almost five years. He has never come close to delivering a foul like the one he gave Rivera on Saturday. He claimed in the post-fight press conference that he simply pulled the trigger too early on the knee, but that’s a laughable claim as well considering the fact that Rivera wasn’t even making an effort to get back to his feet. The fight should have been stopped right then and Bisping should have a DQ loss on his record.

Inexplicably the fight was allowed to continue and Bisping eventually “triumphed” with a TKO win in the second round. After getting the win most fighters would be gracious in victory and then proceed to make amends with their opponent for whatever bad blood may have been spilled. Instead Bisping spat at Rivera’s corner before getting in Jorge’s face to demand an apology. I don’t care if Bisping claims he was just trying to spit at the ground in front of Rivera’s corner men. It’s the complete opposite of good sportsmanship and it’s not the sort of thing the UFC should tolerate.

Can you imagine what the NFL would have done if, after winning Super Bowl XLV, Aaron Rodgers had run over to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bench and spat on the ground in front of them? Rodgers would have probably been fined, possibly suspended next season, and the sports media would have had a field day. White is lucky that Mixed Martial Arts isn’t a bigger sport than it is right now because if that was the case then he’d see one of his homegrown stars dragged through the mud on cable sports networks and talk radio airwaves all over the world.

Some are already trying to claim that Rivera has some responsibility for this whole mess as well. These people want to point a finger at Rivera for the ethnic stereotypes he negatively portrayed in his YouTube videos while claiming that it’s somehow the same as what Bisping did this weekend, but there’s a pretty big difference there. Rivera’s videos may have been in poor taste but the only one that’s represented poorly there is Rivera himself. Bisping’s homophobic slur was on Dana White’s video blog which is posted to the UFC’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. His actions during the fight itself were obviously seen by millions of fans around the world. Everything Bisping did wrong was done while he was on the UFC’s dime, and as a representative of the company he failed miserably.

White and the UFC need to start holding their fighters accountable for their actions in the octagon. If a fighter is exhibiting behavior that casts the company in an unfavorable light then the company should punish that fighter. Bisping should be fined a portion of his purse and then either suspended or moved down the card for his next fight. His actions were inexcusable, despite his best efforts to make excuses for them, and the UFC needs to make sure that the rest of their roster knows what kind of behavior is expected of them. The best way to do that is to make an example out of Bisping, and I for one hope that that’s exactly what the UFC brass chooses to do.

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Dana White always yells at the media and fans to, “not judge the fights until after they happen.” While that’s a pretty blind way at looking at things, Dana turned out to be correct in this instance. UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch didn’t have the most exciting card to date but the fights delivered and in the end, that’s about all you can ask for. I’m also under the belief that UFC put on a weak card in Australia knowing that they could send Brittney Palmer to the beach in her bikini, have pictures end up online, and that would be more than enough to make up for the card just in case the fights weren’t all that great.

Jon Fitch and BJ Penn fought to a Majority Draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)

In a fight to determine the next welterweight title contender, Jon Fitch and BJ Penn fought to a draw and showed that maybe they both deserve to be the top contender.

Penn surprised many at the start of this fight by immediately going for a takedown. While he didn’t succeed, he gave Fitch something else to think about during the fight. They went back and fourth in the clinch, landing knees and short punches, but Penn eventually got the takedown he was looking for. Penn ended up getting the back of Fitch and came close to finishing with a rear naked choke but Fitch, showing why he has some of the best submission defense in the sport, survived and turned into the guard of Penn. Penn was quickly up though and they went back into the clinch. It was a close round but Penn had the more dominant position and considering no one took control of the clinch, I gave it to Penn. The second round was more of the same except that Fitch controlled the clinch more. Penn got the takedown though, got the back again, and once again almost had the choke but Fitch again turned into guard. This time around though, Fitch battered Penn a bit on the ground before Penn could get up. It was another close round but Fitch did more overall damage and had longer control overall so I gave it to him. Even if you thought Penn had won the round, momentum seemed to be in Fitch’s favor. Fitch started the third round by landing a good right hand and then getting a takedown. Penn got up but Fitch put him right back down. For the next four minutes and some change, it was all Fitch. He landed a plethora of elbows and punches that Penn simply had no answer for. Penn tried a triangle at one point but Fitch easily shrugged it off and continued to pound on Penn with elbows, hammerfists, and punches. As the fight ended, Fitch celebrated while Penn looked dejected. The end result was about as satisfying as Josh Brolin’s death in No Country For Old Men though as the judges ruled things a majority draw with one judge giving the fight to Fitch and the other two scoring things a draw.

For the better part of 10 minutes, Penn showed why everyone considers him one of the most complete fighters in MMA. He essentially fought Fitch’s fight when he decided to come out and go for the takedown and he faired well. He put Fitch down, he got his back, he was an inch or so away from finishing, and he took limited damage. The problem with this strategy was that Fitch is a master at fighting the fight Penn wanted and when Penn couldn’t put him away, he faded while Fitch grew stronger. The funny thing is, had Penn just been competitive in the third round, he would have ended up with a split decision victory. In his post-fight interview, Penn clearly knew he had lost the fight and was given a gift from the MMA God’s. Penn seemed very down after the fight and while I understand why, I don’t think he has much to be ashamed of. Granted he took a beating in the third round but that’s what happens when you get into a grinding fight with Fitch and you’re not used to doing so. No matter who Penn fights next, he needs to bring back Marv Marinovich to help his conditioning. He went over 20 minutes against Diego Sanchez and Kenny Florian, and granted he was in control most of the fight, and never looked tired. If he fights Fitch again, and I think he will although the number of rounds will depend on the outcome of Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields, he definitely needs to improve his conditioning. Above all else, Penn just needs to rediscover his passion. He was very down after the fight, which is understandable considering he just got beat up in a bad way in the preceding five minutes, but he’s a guy that fights on passion. Honestly, if Penn can’t get passionate about being the first guy to finish Fitch in the UFC should they rematch, maybe he shouldn’t be fighting.

I’m sure a lot of people are going to slam Fitch for not finishing Penn but this isn’t the fight to criticize Fitch for not finishing. Only one person has finished Penn inside of three rounds and in the third round, Fitch was as active as he’s ever been on the ground with his strikes. Not only that but how many people have survived with Penn on their back not once, but twice? This was Fitch’s best performance since losing to St. Pierre and unfortunately it only resulted in a draw for him. If I’m Fitch, I welcome the rematch against Penn with open arms, especially if it’s for the vacant welterweight title. Had this fight gone another 10 minutes, it would have been almost identical to the third round and at worst Fitch would have won another decision. A lot hinges on St. Pierre vs. Shields though. If St. Pierre wins, moves up to middleweight, and vacates the welterweight title then Fitch vs. Penn 2 for the vacant title makes sense. If Shields wins though, I wouldn’t mind Fitch getting a title shot although that won’t happen since he’s coming off a draw. Depending on how Shields wins will determine a lot because if it’s a close decision, St. Pierre will probably get an immediate rematch but if Shields finishes St. Pierre, just give Fitch the title shot. The guy has done plenty to earn it.

Predicted Next Fights: Fitch vs. Penn 2

Michael Bisping defeated Jorge Rivera by TKO (Strikes) at 1:54 in Round Two

The trash talking didn’t stop until long after the fight was over but Michael Bisping had the last word against Jorge Rivera.

This fight reminded me of the Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar iron man match from WWE Smackdown in September 2003. Now before you lambast me for comparing a MMA fight to a pro wrestling match, read me out. In that match, Lesnar intentionally got himself disqualified early in the match by beating Angle with a chair. It allowed Angle to take an early lead on the scorecards but it also wore him down and allowed Lesnar to take over the match, a match that he eventually won. Starting to make sense now? Bisping was winning the fight early with his takedowns but then he threw an illegal knee to the head of Rivera, that had Rivera badly dazed for at least the rest of the round. Bisping’s punishment was a one point deduction, which ended up making the round a draw, but the damage was far worse for Rivera. Now I don’t want to say that Bisping’s game plan was to illegally hurt Rivera early but the knee he landed was about as intentional as they come considering that Rivera still had both knees on the ground when Bisping landed the strike and then Bisping proceeded to yell at Rivera to get up along with playing to the crowd. Rivera eventually did get up and managed to survive the round, even if he hadn’t completely recovered. Rivera started the second round strong, landing a good right hand but then he went head hunting and that’s when Bisping took over. He peppered Rivera with a flurry of punches, elbows, and knees until Rivera, who had been covering well, eventually collapsed to the canvas. Bisping followed up his stoppage victory by spitting at Rivera’s corner, asking Rivera to apologize, and then saying, “Go home loser.” You stay classy, Michael.

Rivera trolled his way into a co-main event and he did his best but we all knew that Rivera was a mid-level fighter with a powerful right hand and not much else. The illegal knee obviously affected his mindset and took him out of his game but Bisping was getting takedowns with ease and Bisping wasn’t going to slow down while Rivera’s cardio has always been rather questionable. Rivera is getting up there in age and it’s doubtful that he improves his skillset so he’ll just continue to be a guy who will win some fights and lose some fights, you just hope they are exciting fights. As long as he keeps fighting strikers, he’ll probably have exciting fights. I would advise Rivera to stop making pre-fight videos though and if he’s going to do so, try to make them a little funnier.

This was your typical Bisping performance except that he put his opponent away. He threw a lot one-two combos, he got tagged with the right hand, he got some takedowns, and that was about it. It’s a style that’s going to beat a lot of guys but it’s not going to cut it against the very top guys. To Bisping’s credit, he did finish Rivera, which is what a good fighter would have done, but of course it took an illegal knee and a heavy dose of strikes before Rivera went down and even then Rivera wasn’t knocked clean out. Bisping needs a top fighter in his next fight and right now the internet is buzzing about a potential fight with Chael Sonnen. I say make it happen. If the trash talking Rivera did got Bisping upset, just imagine how he’ll react to Sonnen’s trash talk. The only difference is that Sonnen will be able to back his mouth up. And it’s not like Bisping doesn’t have plenty of mud to sling Sonnen’s way either. If I could give any advice to Bisping it would be to just completely drop the nice guy act. The guy is an obvious prick and he showed that with his post-fight actions. He only apologized because he knew Dana White would give him a tongue-lashing but it wasn’t very sincere. The guys a prick, he’s always been a prick, and he’ll always be a prick. It’s not an act like Josh Koscheck, who is just trying to sell a fight but is actually a really nice guy. Bisping is just a prick. I’m fine with that as long as he stops pretending otherwise.

Predicted Next Fights: Rivera vs. Sakara/Weidman winner – Bisping vs. Sonnen

Dennis Siver defeated George Sotiropoulos by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27)

Dennis Siver put George Sotiropoulos’ title hopes on hold and silenced the Australian crowd with the best performance of his career.

The story of this fight was Siver’s takedown defense against Sotiropoulos’ takedown attempts. In the first round Sotiropoulos has Siver hoping around on one leg but he couldn’t find a way to get him to the ground. Siver capitalized on Sotiropoulos’ inability to get the fight to the ground by landing a couple of left hooks that put Sotiropoulos down to the mat. While Siver couldn’t finish either time, he made a huge statement in the opening stanza. Still not able to get things on the ground Sotiropoulos started to find his rhythm on the feet in the second round. He began working the jab and putting a good right hand behind it. He was also ultilizing better movement as Siver had a tough time connecting with anything clean in the round. It was a close round but Sotiropoulos seemed busier of the two. The third round was largely the same until the final two minutes or so when Siver started landing a much stiffer jab of his own and some good body kicks. On top of his striking, Siver continued to stuff the takedowns of Sotiropoulos with relative ease. Sotiropoulos held his own on the feet against the hyped “best striker in the division” but Siver landed the more damaging blows throughout, highlighted by his left hooks in the first round.

Many people are saying that Sotiropoulos should have never been in this fight because Siver wasn’t a worthy opponent but if that were true then Sotiropoulos would have won and dominated. Maybe it was poor match making but I think it was for the best. If Sotiropoulos wasn’t good enough to beat Siver then he wasn’t good enough to be fighting for the title. Sotiropoulos couldn’t get the fight to the ground and that’s what did him in. He had his chances as he timed a lot of kicks perfectly but Siver was just too slippery. Maybe Sotiropoulos should have tried shooting to the body more and driving Siver into the cage but he kept going after the legs. Daniel Cormier tweeted after the fight that Sotiropoulos needs to visit American Kickboxing Academy citing that, “too much space when trying to finish takedowns. We can fix that in a week.” I hope someone near George is paying attention to that because I’d jump at that offer. They could also teach him to throw more kicks because when you’re as good on the ground as he is, you can throw as many kicks as you want and not worry if the fight goes to the ground. Sotiropoulos will be back and he’ll probably be better than ever. He should get a good fighter as well, maybe the winner of Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson since Bocek had previously called him out and Henderson is almost unsubmittable.

Siver appears to be pretty legit. He’s almost like the Thiago Alves of the lightweight division given his striking skills, takedown defense, and stocky build. The takedown defense and balanced he displayed against Sotiropoulos was absolutely incredible. Sotiropoulos had him bouncing on one leg at one point in the fight and yet Siver remained upright. Sotiropoulos isn’t the strongest wrestler in the division but the way Siver shucked him away with ease was extremely impressive. Siver might not be the best striker in the lightweight division like UFC hype videos claim (lets not forget that he lost a striking battle to Ross Pearson less than a year ago) but if he tags you with that left hook, you’re going to feel it. Siver may not have earned his fight against Sotiropoulos but he definitely earned another high profile fight with this victory. The winner of Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus seems like the most logical option for Siver. It’s a big fight and it will really test his takedown defense given the wrestling prowess of both men.

Predicted Next Fights: Sotiropoulos vs. Bocek/Henderson winner – Siver vs. Miller/Shalorus winner

Brian Ebersole defeated Chris Lytle by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Finally make his UFC debut after over 60 professional fights, Brian Ebersole showed that good things come to those who wait with an impressive performance over the always tough Chris Lytle.

If you like non-stop activity, this was the fight for you. Ebersole opened the fight with a cartwheel kick and things just escalated from there. Lytle was constantly looking for the right hand on the feet while Ebersole was throwing some good leg kicks and looking to get the fight down. Every time Ebersole went for a takedown, Lytle would try and grab a guillotine, and while it looked close a couple of times, he could never quite finish it off. Lytle continued his submission attempt onslaught in the first round, going for kneebars and kimuras but couldn’t secure anything. The second round looked to be going the same way until Ebersole rocked Lytle with a huge knee. Ebersole followed up with a tight choke attempt but, proving that he’s impossible to finish, Lytle survived the round. The activity continued in the third round as Lytle kept winging his right hand while Ebersole kept pushing him against the cage, controlling long periods in the clinch, and landing takedowns. It was a very exciting fight and in the end, the arrow carved in Ebersole’s chest represented the direction his hand went, that being up.

Lytle is who he is. He’ll make every fight exciting, he’ll beat a lot of guys, and he’ll lose to really good guys. I’m not sure if Ebersole is going to be a really good guy but he was good enough to beat Lytle this past Saturday night. I don’t think Lytle took Ebersole lightly or anything like that, I just think Ebersole wanted it more and when Lytle briefly went limp from that knee in the second, that was the turning point of the fight. Lytle’s conditioning is always going to be questioned because he throws everything he has into his right hand and he goes 100% for submissions but again, that’s what makes him who he is. He’s going to be the gatekeeper of the welterweight division probably until he retires and he going to keep putting on entertaining fights.

It took a long time for Ebersole to finally make his octagon debut but he made the most of it. The most impressive thing about Ebersole’s performance was that he not only fought a winning fight, he fought an entertaining fight. He didn’t hang around on the feet too long but when he did, he made sure to throw wacky strikes and make hand gestures. Then in the clinch and on the ground he just controlled Lytle and escaped every submission Lytle went for. He also rocked Lytle for quite possibly the first time in Lytle’s career. Beating a guy like Lytle earns you a big fight so Ebersole should get Lytle’s original opponent in his next bout, that being Carlos Condit.

Predicted Next Fights: Lytle vs. Hardy/Johnson loser – Ebersole vs. Condit

Kyle Noke defeated Chris Camozzi by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:35 in Round One

Kyle Noke kicked off the main card in style and gave the Aussie crowd something to cheer about by making quick work of Chris Camozzi.

There wasn’t much to this fight. Camozzi came out throwing kicks, Noke responded with a flurry, and then he followed that up with a takedown right into mount. From there it looked like Noke was going for a mounted triangle but he either over stepped or had other plans and as Camozzi tried to scramble up, Noke got his back and quickly locked in a rear naked choke for the victory. It was essentially a star making performance for Noke as he looked impressive and earned a big cheer from his home country.

Back to the prelims for Camozzi. I’m really not sure just how good Camozzi is given the quick nature of this fight and that I thought he lost against Dong Yi Yang. He seems like he’ll be competitive against strikers but dominated against good wrestlers and grapplers. For his sake I hope he gets to fight a striker next but when it comes to preliminary match making, it’s tough to figure how things will shake out.

As I said in my UFC 127 Walk Out, Noke is the most talented of the Ultimate Fighter 11 alumni who didn’t win. While a win over Camozzi isn’t the most impressive victory in the world, the way Noke did it was very impressive. His hands looked sharp and his ground game was outstanding. Now it’s time to see what Noke really has though. A fight against a tough wrestler like the winner of Dan Miller vs. Nick Catone will really test Noke’s all-around skills to see if he’s ready for the next step or if he needs a bit more time.

Predicted Next Fights: Camozzi vs. Branch/Palhares loser – Noke vs. Miller/Catone winner

While the main event ending didn’t leave fans very satisfied, overall this was a very good card that probably surpassed the low expectations many people had for it. While I don’t recommend UFC give us weak cards in hopes that they over-deliver in the future, things worked out for them this time around.

The next big event is UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann so be prepared for The Walk Out.

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Welcome to “MMA on TV”, Five Ounces of Pain’s weekly update on the upcoming MMA-broadcast schedule. Miss the latest episode of “MMA Live” or “UFC Unleashed”? Wondering when Strikeforce or HDNet are airing a replay of their latest offering or interested in finding out where to tune into live shows occurring over the next seven days?

February 28 – March 6
All Times Eastern

Monday (2/28)

MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 5am
MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 10am
MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 3pm
Sengoku: Soul of Fight Part 1 (Replay) on HDNet at 4pm
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Maynard (Replay) on SpikeTV at 7:20pm
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine (Replay) on ShowtimeEX at 10pm

Tuesday (3/1)

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan (Replay) on SpikeTV at 1am
Dynamite!! 2010 Part 1 (Replay) on HDNet at 4pm

Wednesday (3/2)

UFC Unleashed: St. Pierre vs. Hughes (Replay) on SpikeTV at 1am
WEC WrekCage (Replay) on VS. at 6pm
Dynamite!! 2010 Part 2 (Replay) on HDNet at 4pm
MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 8:30pm
Ultimate Combat Experieince (Replay) on MAVTV at 9pm
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 10pm
Art of Fighting (Replay) on MAVTV at 10:30pm
Strikeforce: Houston (Replay) on ShowtimeEX at 10:30pm

Thursday (3/3)

UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon (Replay) on SpikeTV at 12am
MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 2:30am
Ultimate Combat Experieince (Replay) on MAVTV at 3am
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 4am
Art of Fighting (Replay) on MAVTV at 4:30am
UFC Preshow (Premiere) on VS. at 8pm
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Kampmann (Live Event) on VS. at 9pm
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Sobral 2 (Replay) on ShowtimeEX at 10:30pm
UFC Post Show (Premiere) on VS. at 11:30pm

Friday (3/4)

UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Kampmann (Replay) on VS. at 12am
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 10:30am
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 3:30pm
Greatest Grudge Matches (Replay) on HDNet at 4pm
Fight Vault: Best of Sengoku 9 (Premiere) on HDNet at 8pm
Fighting Words: Lorenzo Fertitta (Premiere) on HDNet at 8:30pm
Inside MMA (Premiere) on HDNet at 9pm
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg (Replay) on ShowtimeEX at 10pm
Best of MFC Volume 1 (Premiere) on HDNet at 10pm
Fight Vault: Best of Sengoku 9 (Replay) on HDNet at 11:30pm

Saturday (3/5)

Fighting Words: Lorenzo Fertitta (Replay) on HDNet at 12am
MMA Live (Premiere) on ESPN2 at 12:30am
Inside MMA (Replay) on HDNet at 12:30am
Best of MFC Volume 1 (Replay) on HDNet at 1:30am
Fighting Words: Lorenzo Fertitta (Replay) on HDNet at 3am
Inside MMA (Replay) on HDNet at 3:30am
Best of MFC Volume 1 (Replay) on HDnet at 4:30am
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 12:30pm
Ultimate Combat Experience (Replay) on MAVTV at 1pm
Best of MFC Volume 1 (Replay) on HDNet at 4pm
MMA H.E.A.T. (Replay) on MAVTV at 5:30pm
Inside MMA (Replay) on HDNet at 5:30pm
Ultimate Combat Experieince (Replay) on MAVTV at 6pm
Bellator 35 (Live Event) on MTV2 at 9pm
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson (Live Event) on Showtime at 10pm
Bellator 35 (Replay) on MTV2 at 11pm

Sunday (3/6)

WEC Event (Replay) on VS. at 1am
MMA:30 (Replay) on MAVTV at 11pmSimilar Posts:

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The unsportsmanlike actions of Michael Bisping at UFC 127 during/after his bout with Jorge Rivera resonated strongly with a number of people both in attendance and watching at home. It appears one of those individuals happened to be a former promotional champ known for his knockout power among other things.

Vitor Belfort took to his Twitter account Sunday night and expressed his interest in acting as Bisping’s next opponent saying he was on his way to Las Vegas and looking forward to facing “The Count” in May.

“I’d really like to fight Bisping,” the Brazilian striker wrote on his page of the potential showdown.

While no specific event was mentioned and nothing has been made official the only May 2011 PPV is UFC 130 over Memorial Day weekend. However, the main card already appears to be full including a headlining title-bout between Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard as well as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill and Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson. Perhaps a more likely possibility, UFC 131 is set for June 4 and seemingly has a bit more flexibility with only a few significant pairings in place thus far.

If “The Phenom” and Bisping do indeed battle this summer they will enter the Octagon with an equal number of knockouts to their credit at thirteen. Belfort’s overall record is 19-9 with notable wins over Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva while the Brit’s is 20-3 including victories over Yoshishiro Akiyama and Chris Leben.

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After sauna issues stymied the weight-cutting process a day earlier it no doubt came as a relief to fans, fighters, and the promoter when Saturday’s BAMMA 5 went off without a hitch in Manchester including a pair of successful showings from the card’s co-headliners.

Former UFC heavyweight champ Ricco Rodriguez continued his winning ways and emerged victorious for the eleventh consecutive time after outpointing TUF 10 alumnus James McSweeney at the event. The performance brought Rodriguez’s overall record to 46-11 and was the latest example in an impressive eight-year streak of opponents’ inability to finish him.

Also successful at BAMMA 5 was heavy-handed Brit Paul Daley who cemented a crack at Strikeforce welterweight title-holder Nick Diaz’s belt by flattening foe Yuya Shirai in less than two minutes. Though no date has been confirmed for the expected match-up it seems plausible an upcoming show on April 9 could work based on the quickness in which Shirai was dispatched.

Read below for a breakdown of BAMMA 5 results:

Jeremy Petley def. Frankie Slater via Submission Round 1 (Armbar)
Costas Doru def. Liam James via Submission Round 1 (Rear-Naked Choke)
Tim Newman def. Diego Vital via Split Decision
Michael Johnson def. Paul Cook via Unanimous Decision
Jason Ball def. Peter Duncan via Knockout Round 2 (Strikes)
Lee Cohoon def. Rob Mills via TKO Round 2 (Strikes)
Mohsen Bahari def. Lee Barnes via TKO Round 1 (Strikes)
Claudio Henrique Da Silva def. Jean-Francois Lenogue via Submission Round 1 (Rear-Naked Choke)
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Ricco Rodriguez def. James McSweeney via Unanimous Decision
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Adding to the many reasons this past weekend was one fans in Australia will likely never forget, a trio of area fighters earned event-specific bonuses due to their performances in Sydney at UFC 127 and each walked away with a check for $75,000 as a result. News of the awards and the monetary figure were announced at a post-event press conference.

One of the country’s favorite sons, Kyle Noke, was given “Submission of the Night” after locking in a Rear-Naked Choke and tapping out Chris Camozzi a little more than a minute-and-a-half into their PPV-opener. The win was 19-4-1 Noke’s fifth in a row and third by way of a finish.

Also extremely popular in the Land Down Under, New Zealander Mark Hunt broke a six-fight losing streak in highlight-reel fashion in preliminary action and received “Knockout of the Night” for his memorable mashing of Chris Tuchscherer. Hunt, who made a name for himself on the MMA scene with a series of appearances in PRIDE, landed a scrap-sealing uppercut on Tuchscherer in the second round then casually walked away without springing on top to cement the victory based on his vast experience in separating opponents from their consciousness.

Closing out the UFC 127 bonuses, Brian Ebersole‘s promotional debut came with a bit of icing on the cake as his highly-entertaining affair with Chris Lytle was named as the event’s “Fight of the Night”. Though Ebersole is American by birth he is known to train in Sydney and has a history of competing in Australia meaning the win likely held a special place in the heart of local fans. The victory marked Ebersole’s eighth consecutive instance of in-ring success and broke up a four-fight winning streak Lytle had been riding previous to the bout.Similar Posts:

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G’day, mates! The Octagon has returned to the Land Down Under, the place where ring-girls glow and fighters plunder, for UFC 127 and a card ripe with contendership-determining clashes. Former double-divisional champion B.J. Penn and perennial contender Jon Fitch will meet in the main event for a shot at the UFC welterweight belt with Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera settling their personal score in co-headlining action.

Aussies George Sotiropoulos and Kyle Noke will also do their best to entertain their countrymen on the primary portion of the card. Sotiropoulos will look for his eighth straight win in the UFC when he faces German kickboxer Dennis Siver while Noke takes on fellow TUF 11 cast-mate Chris Carmozzi to open the main card up.

A handful of preliminary fights can also be seen through Facebook and the ION Network starting at 8:00 PM EST with the PPV starting at 10:00 PM EST as usual. Also in standard fashion, Five Ounces of Pain will be here to bring you all the live results including a round-by-round breakdown of televised fights, so throw another shrimp on the Bar-B, read below, and enjoy!

PRELIMINARY CARD (non-televised)

Curt Warburton def. Maciej Jewtuszko via Unanimous Decision
Mark Hunt def. Chris Tuchscherer via KO Round 2 (Uppercut)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook – 8:00 PM EST)

Tie Quan Zhang def. Jason Reinhardt via Submission Round 1 (Guillotine Choke)
Anthony Perosh def. Tom Blackledge via Submission Round 1 (Rear Naked Choke)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ION Network – 9:00 PM EST)

Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda

Round One: A lot of leg kicks early by Ring. Fukuda worked hard and got a takedown but Ring immediately attacked off his back with a triangle. Ring gave up on the attempt and got to his feet. More leg kicks by Ring. Fukuda landed a good left but Ring returned fire with a knee in the clinch. The round ends with Fukuda getting a takedown and moving into half guard. The takedown may have swung the round in Fukuda’s favor but overall Ring did more damage and was more active on the feet. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Ring.

Round Two: More leg kicks from Ring. Ring now starting to throw a good left hand, which is his power punch as he’s in southpaw. Fukuda doing a good job landing body shots after Ring stuffs a takedown. Fukuda got a takedown but Ring with quickly up and he landed a knee to the body on the clinch break. Fukuda landed a good uppercut but Ring fired back with a nice left hook. Fukuda grabbed a plum clinch, landed some good uppercuts and a nice knee before the break. Ring keeps scoring with the leg kicks. Crowd getting restless. Fukuda landed some good dirty boxing near the end of the round. Close round on the feet so that takedown, despite not doing anything with it, swayed things in Fukuda’s favor. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Fukuda.

Round Three: Fukuda starts the round strong with some good combinations followed by a quick takedown into half guard. Ring gets full guard but eats some punches. Ring pushes Fukuda away and gets to his feet. Fukuda landing a lot of short uppercuts as Ring just stands there and covers. Another takedown by Fukuda. Ring tried to get up but Fukuda kept him down with a front headlock. Fukuda had half guard and Ring went for a kimura but Fukuda blocked it before the ref stood them up with 20 seconds left. They did nothing in the final 20 seconds. Clear round for Fukuda and the easiest round to score of the fight. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Fukuda and the fight 29-28 for Fukuda.

Result: Nick Ring def. Riki Fukuda via Unanimous Decision

Alexander Gustafsson vs. James Te Huna

Round One: Quick takedown by Huna and immediately into side control. Short punches by Huna but Gustafsson was able to get full guard. Gustafsson able to get up but Huna stayed on him in the clinch. Huna working hard in the clinch but not doing anything. Gustafsson with the takedown, right into side control. Huna quickly up though as Gustafsson went for a kimura. Huna right back into the clinch and trying for a takedown but Gustafsson sprawls out. Gustafsson takes the back, flattens him out, and looks for the choke but Huna survives. Gustafsson gives up on it, lands some punches, tries again, and secures the choke for the win.

Result: Alexander Gustafsson def. James Te Huna via Submission Round 1 (Rear Naked Choke)

Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher

Round One: Fisher comes out the aggressor. Fisher landing some good kicks and a good short left hook. Pearson firing back with quick combos. Fisher catches a knee and gets a takedown. Pearson went for an armbar, Fisher tried to slam out of it but Pearson blocked it and got to get feet. Pearson starting to counter the kick of Fisher now with a right hand. Fisher lands a good knee as Pearson ducked in. Fisher doing some taunting. Groin kick grazes Pearson as the round ends. Close round but Fisher seemed more in control and landed the cleaner shots. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Fisher.

Round Two: Pearson looks a lot better this round, throwing good kicks and landing a good straight right. Fisher really landing the straight left though. Pearson lands a good combo and Fisher tells him to bring it. Fisher connecting well with a double left hand. Fisher lands a left hook that gets Pearson clinching. Pearson spins and takes the back but Fisher turns around and reverses the clinch before breaking. Double right by Pearson after taking a body shot. Pearson lands another big right that gets Fisher backpedaling. Round ends with Pearson landing a couple of body kicks. Good round for both but Pearson turned it up and the end and did more damage. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Pearson.

Round Three: Pearson tries a takedown, Fisher stuffs it at first but Pearson eventually gets it against the cage. Fisher right back up and away though. Fisher pressing the action now and landing some good two punch combinations. Fisher sprawls on the takedown and gets up. Fisher landing a good straight left but when he misses, Pearson fires back with two-three punch combinations. Pearson now the busier of the two with the combinations. Fisher landing a good counter right hook. Pearson trips Fisher down off a leg kick and jumps into guard. Fisher pushes away and gets up but Pearson clinches and gets a trip takedown into half guard. Short punches by Pearson on the ground as the round ends. Good fight overall but Pearson did enough in the last round to take it. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Pearson and the fight 29-28 for Pearson.

Result: Ross Pearson def. Spencer Fisher via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi

Round One: Camozzi comes out southpaw. A lot of kicks early by Camozzi. Noke respondes with a flurry of punches. Noke gets a takedown right into full mount. It looked like Noke was going for a mounted triangle but he over stepped and instead got the back when Camozzi tried spinning. Noke got the hooks in and then the rear naked choke, forcing Camozzi to tap out.

Result: Kyle Noke def. Chris Camozzi via Submission Round 1 (Rear Naked Choke)

Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole

Round One: Ebersole comes out and throws a carthwheel kick that Lytle blocks. Lytle looking for his right hand. Lytle stuffs a takedown after landing the right. Ebersole goes for a takedown and Lytle grabs a guillotine. Ebersole has his arm in though and manages to escape. Lytle locks it back up and flips Ebersole over and not Lytle has half guard. Ebersole looking for a choke from the bottom. Ebersole tries to scramble up but Lytle grabs a guillotine and falls to guard. Ebersole escapes and Lytle gets to his feet. Lytle drops for a guillotine, Ebersole escapes, Lytle gets up and rolls for a kneebar but Ebersole escapes that and gets on top. Shoulder strikes by Ebersole and Lytle is cut under the eye. Ebersole gets up and does a quick lap a little before the round ends. Good round but a slight edge to Lytle as he was more active in all areas. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Lytle.

Round Two: Lytle keeps looking for his right hand but not quite finding a home for it. They trade big punches and then do some wacky hand gestures towards each other. Ebersole landing some good kicks and then moves away well. Lytle keeps looking for the right hook but Ebersole covers well. Takedown by Ebersole but Lytle right back up. Ebersole lands a nice knee that rocks Lytle. Ebersole goes for a d’arce choke but Lytle escapes. Ebersole on the back of Lytle. Lytle up but Ebersole has a plum clinch and lands a nice elbow. Big slam by Ebersole. Shoulder strikes by Ebersole as the round ends. Very good round for Ebersole. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Ebersole.

Round Three: Ebersole tries the cartwheel kick again but nothing on it. Lytle with a nice flurry but again Ebersole covers well. Takedown by Ebersole. Lytle keeps working for the guillotine. Lytle turns Ebersole over with the guillotine. Ebersole turns and escapes though. Lytle still has a hold of the neck and Ebersole finally gets free. Lytle gets up but Ebersole controlling the clinch. They finally break. Both men very tired. Back in the clinch with Ebersole controlling. Ebersole loses his mouthpiece. The ref breaks them and Ebersole gets his mouthpiece back in. Body shots by Lytle. Ebersole gets a takedown after a failed kneebar by Lytle. Quick scramble and Lytle gets up but eats a kick as the round ends. Great fight. Ebersole did enough in the clinch to win the round but it was a pretty close round thanks to the submission attempts of Lytle. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Ebersole and the fight 29-28 for Ebersole.

Result: Brian Ebersole def. Chris Lytle via Unanimous Decision

George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver

Round One: Siver throwing kicks early but Sotiropoulos blocking and moving. Sotiropoulos looking for the right but missing. Sotiropoulos caught a kick and hand Siver hoping on one leg but couldn’t get him down. Siver clips Sotiropoulos with a left in the exchange. Sotiropoulos shoots but Siver throws him aside. Siver goes for the spin kick but misses. Quick exchange where both men connect. Quick left hook drops Sotiropoulos. Siver lets him back up and drops him with another left hook. Siver pounces and tries to finish. Sotiropoulos survives and Siver lets him up again. Sotiropoulos still wobbly as Siver continues to hunt with his hands. Sotiropoulos survives the round but he was in big trouble twice. Great round for Siver. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Siver.

Round Two: Sotiropoulos looks recovered to start the round. Sotiropoulos really working the jab but it’s more pawing than damaging. Siver comes over the top with the right. Sotiropoulos trying for takedowns but Siver shrugs him away with ease every time. Sotiropoulos keeps working the jab while Siver is landing the stronger strikes. Sotiropoulos landing some good punches now. Sotiropoulos putting together nice combos now and looking quicker. The round ends and Siver lands a short head kick. Good round but Sotiropoulos was busier and turned it up at the end. Close round though. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Sotiropoulos.

Round Three: Siver opens up with a leg kick-head kick combo. Sotiropoulos still pumping the jab. Siver stuffs another takedown. Push kick to the head gets Sotiropoulos off balance. Sotiropoulos throwing good straight punches while Siver is loading up more. Sotiropoulos keeps going for takedowns as Siver kicks but Siver keeps avoiding them. Spinning back kick by Siver grazes Sotiropoulos. Siver lands a big right and continues to stuff the takedown. Siver landing a stiff jab now and good leg kicks. Spinning back kick by Siver as the round ends. Very close round but Siver stuffed every takedown and seemingly did more damage on the feet. Very good fight. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Siver and the fight 29-28 for Siver.

Result: Dennis Siver def. George Sotiropoulos via Unanimous Decision

Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera

Round One: Rivera looking for the right early but Bisping moving well. Bisping gets the takedown but Rivera back up. Bisping grabbed the fence and Rivera gave him verbal hell for that. They trade right hands. Good right by Rivera and he stuffs the takedown. Bisping tries the takedown again and gets it. Bisping stands and lands some good punches. Rivera gets to his knees and Bisping catches him flush with an illegal knee. The ref immediately steps in. The doctors come in to check on Rivera. The ref asks Rivera if he can continue and he says yes. Bisping is deducted a point. Rivera still looking for the right. Bisping landing a nice jab and is the busier of the two. Another takedown by Bisping. Rivera up but eats some punches. The round ends and they trash talk on the way back to the corner. Good round for Bisping but he lost a point for the knee. 5OZ scores the round 9-9.

Round Two: Right hand by Rivera stumbles Bisping. Rivera charges at him but Bisping clinches and survives. Rivera stuffing the takedowns. Big right by Bisping. Rivera covers but Bisping keeps firing punches and then knees. Rivera very tired. Bisping keeps punching away and Rivera finally goes down. The ref stops it. Bisping gets in Rivera’s face after the fight and says, “Apologize. Go home loser.” He also spit in the direction of Rivera’s corner.

Result: Michael Bisping def. Jorge Rivera via TKO Round 2 (Strikes)

B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch

Round One: Penn comes out quick and looks for a takedown. Fitch stuffs it but Penn puts him against the cage. They trade short knees and Fitch turns things around. Fitch tries for a takedown but Penn stays upright and lands some short punches. Penn reverses things and gets the takedown. Penn gets the back of Fitch and locks on the body triangle. Penn loses the body triangle but has the hooks in. Penn looking for the choke. Fitch turns into the guard of Penn. Penn pushes away and gets up. Fitch right back on him. Fitch trying for the takedown but Penn blocks it as the round end. Close round but Penn got the takedown and had back control. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Penn.

Round Two: Head kick by Fitch. Penn rushes in with a knee and Fitch uses that to get the takedown. Penn back up. Fitch doing some good dirty boxing. Fitch keeps breaking, punching, and then dropping a level. Penn cuts Fitch with a short elbow in the clinch. Penn turns the clinch around and Fitch reverses but they break. Penn gets another takedown. Penn gets the back as Fitch tries to stand. Fitch spins into guard again though. Fitch landing short punches and elbows. Penn gets up as the round ends. Another good round but Fitch took it with his clinch control and damage on the ground. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Fitch.

Round Three: Right by Fitch and then he gets the takedown. Penn pushes him off and gets up. Fitch right back on him and gets the back standing. Fitch drags him down and in guard. Elbows and punches by Fitch on top. Fitch is relentless with his strikes and Penn just trying to move. Fitch continues to just beat on Penn with short shots. Fitch continues to grind out Penn as the round ends. Dominant round for Fitch. 5OZ scores the round 10-9 for Fitch and the fight 29-28 for Fitch.

Result: Jon Fitch and BJ Penn fight to a Majority Draw

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