Owned Entertainment Inc. announced today that Qi Productions, Inc. in association with Steven J. Wong Films, Owned Entertainment, TapouT Films and Razak Sports Films has formed a strategic partnership between the exclusive UFC Champion Georges St-Pierre and David “The Crow” Loiseau feature documentary “The Striking Truth” and the #1 Sports Nutrition E-Retailer and most visited fitness site in the world Bodybuilding.com.

Bodybuilding.com will be providing exclusive movie clips, work out routines and exclusive access to behind the scenes content for their 6.5 million unique monthly visitors, along with email and newsletter updates to their one million plus members.

Executive Producer James Hergott comments; “We are very excited about this unique partnership. Georges St-Pierre is one of the most popular fighters in the world, known for having one of the best physiques in MMA as well as his athleticism. ‘The Striking Truth’ gives unprecedented access to Georges training and personal life. We feel this will be something fitness and bodybuilding enthusiasts will have great interest in.”

Bodybuilding.com’s Celebrity/Sports Content Coordinator Dean Donlon comments; “Bodybuilding.com is one of the most visited sites in the world with an Alexa rating of 972. This will open up one of the most beloved MMA personalities to a wider mainstream audience.”

Bodybuilding.com joins official sponsors TapouT and Headrush. The official trailer for the movie can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/user/StevenJWong#p/a/u/0/teq8XePhiX0 or on the official website at www.strikingtruth.com.

About ‘The Striking Truth’
‘The Striking Truth’ is the exclusive documentary for charismatic Ultimate Fighting Champion Georges St-Pierre and dynamic MMA fighter David ‘The Crow’ Loiseau. The movie follows the two fighters over the past four years, starting with UFC 58 USA vs. Canada where Loiseau was fighting for the championship against Rich Franklin and St-Pierre was the co-main event against BJ Penn. The film juxtaposes their two careers with St-Pierre’s meteoric rise to UFC champion and Loiseau facing personal challenges, charting their respective ups and downs as they follow their paths. The Project is directed and produced by Steven J. Wong, executive produced and written by James Hergott, and 3D and action directed by Bobby Razak. GSP is one of the biggest draws in the sport. His fight against Thiago Alves at UFC 100 took in 1,600,000 PPV buys.

About Own3d Entertainment
Own3d Entertainment, Inc. (www.OwnedEntertainment.com) engages in producing and distributing full-length feature films as well as TV projects and other entertainment entities specifically aimed at young adult males age 18-35

The Dean of Mean Keith Jardine was cut from the UFC roster following his TUF 11 finale loss to Matt Hamil. The loss marked the fourth in a row for the long time UFC fighter, and while Jardine is a “name” fighter his skill set seems to have diminished or at least his ability to win. There’s no doubt that Jardine will be able to find work elsewhere, but questions remain as to whether Strikeforce, the number two MMA promotion in North America, will be willing to pick up a fighter coming off so many losses. It’s very easy to see Jardine being popular in Japan, but only time will tell where he will end up.

The UFC has also cut David Loiseau following his loss at UFC 115 to Mario Miranda. The crow has a reasonable 19-10 record but was only 4-5 inside the Octagon. This marks a remarkable third time that The Crow has been released by the UFC.

The groundbreaking Fight Promoter University series is now approaching its seventh installment, but FPU founder Roy Englebrecht refuses to rest on his laurels. Instead, the renowned promoter is looking to take the course to the next level in August with the addition of the first ever Combative Sports Roundtable, a 90-minute event that will take place shortly before FPU VII’s Commencement Ceremonies.

“Over the past three or four FPU sessions, I have seen the FPU enrollment nearly be split in half, between individuals wanting to becoming boxing promoters and those wanting to get into MMA show promotions,” said Englebrecht. “So with so much talk going on about each of the sports and their growth or lack of it, I thought what better way to explore the current and future business of these two sports than to bring in some of the top experts and let them face off, state their thoughts on where they see their sport now and in five years, and also take questions for the FPU VII students.”

Moderated by Englebrecht, the August 6th event will bring together six of boxing and mixed martial arts’ most prominent figures to discuss the past, present, and future of fight promotion. Set to appear are:

Jeff Clark – A manager and trainer from the sport of mixed martial arts, currently handles the careers of MMA superstars Diego Sanchez and Roger Huerta.

Frank Espinoza – Founder of the Espinoza Boxing Club, respected boxing manager Frank Espinoza may be best known for his work with Israel Vazquez, and he was also voted 2007 Manager of the Year by the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

David Itskowitch – A respected executive in the world of boxing who got his start working in the HBO Boxing department and then with DiBella Entertainment, David Itskowitch currently serves as COO for Golden Boy Promotions in Los Angeles.

Ben Lira – One of the California boxing scene’s most revered figures, trainer Ben Lira is the heart and soul of the south El Monte Boxing Club and a treasure trove of knowledge when it comes to the intricacies of the sport known as “the sweet science.”

John McCarthy – The most respected and well-known referee in mixed martial arts history, “Big John” McCarthy is synonymous with excellence in MMA officiating.

Ken Pavia – A longtime baseball and hockey agent, Ken Pavia launched MMAagents in 2005 to provide representation for mixed martial artists. Since then, Pavia has soared to the forefront in the field, working with such athletes as Anthony Johnson, David Loiseau, Brett Rogers, and Martin Kampmann.

This Combative Sports Roundtable is set for Friday morning, August 6th, the final day of FPU VII, which begins on August 3rd. This session will be the last FPU VII classroom session prior to Commencement Ceremonies, which begin at Noon.

Fightnews.com did a great story on Fernando Vargas getting into the fight promotions business, and Vargas attended FPU VI last November. Here is link to story that is a great read: http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/qa-fernando-vargas-46444.

Fight Promoter University VII is set for August 3-6 at the Irvine Marriott Hotel in Irvine, California, and this four day classroom and hands on training experience will also include the August 5th Battle In The Ballroom show featuring a six bout card of four boxing bouts and two MMA bouts.

For further information or to register for FPU VII, go to www.fightpromoteruniversity.com.

VANCOUVER, Britsh Columbia - It won't come as much of a surprise, and he knows there's no such thing as a "last chance," but David Loiseau's latest UFC stint is likely to end after one fight.

Loiseau, a popular French-Canadian fighter and former top UFC middleweight contender, fought his way back to the organization for a spot on Saturday's UFC 115 card.

But following a loss to Mario Miranda - one in which Loiseau's limited ground skills again were exploited - UFC president Dana White predicted a contract termination is likely.

If tonight was the last time we see UFC legend Chuck Liddell wage war in the Octagon, the former UFC light heavyweight champion has absolutely nothing to hang his head about.

“The Iceman” may have come up on the short end of the stick in this evening’s clash with UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, but Liddell showed flashes of brilliance in his bout with the revitalized Franklin and never appeared out of the fight until the final 2 or 3 seconds of the contest. Although Liddell managed to score a surprising takedown midway through the opening round, the story of the fight was the popular duo trading punches and kicks for the bulk of the 205 lb. scrap. With just seconds remaining in he first round it appeared as though Liddell had Franklin on the run, scoring with a barrage of punches and elbows on the feet, before Franklin landed a devastating straight right hand that dropped the beloved 12-year UFC veteran to the canvas in a heap.

Liddell and Franklin went to war tonight in the the main event of UFC 115 this evening in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

After the fight Franklin revealed that he had suffered a paralyzing injury in the early moments of round one.

“Early in the fight when Chuck threw that right kick to my body, I could feel it click and I knew my left arm was broken,” revealed Franklin following the war between legends.

When asked what was next on his agenda Franklin  was quick to stake his claim in the 205 pound division, leaving no doubt as to what weight class he hopes to compete at in the future.

“I’m here at 205 now and if my next fight is at 205, that’s where I’ll be,” said Franklin. ”I want to make a run for the title.”

Although we may have seen the final chapter play out in the career of one mixed martial arts legend, fans were also treated to the beginning of a new chapter for another.

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic showed the heart of a champion this evening after being badly battered on separate occasions in the first round of his heavyweight clash with fellow heavyweight knockout artist Pat Barry, coming back to stop the fellow K-1 veteran with a succession of punches on the feet which progressed into some good old fashioned ground and pound before a rear-naked choke signaled the violent end of the electrifying battle between the two late in the third and final round.

Carlos Condit has a long history of rallying back from the brink of defeat and this evening was no exception. “The Natural Born Killer” dug deep in his welterweight clash with the previously undefeated hometown favorite Rory Macdonald, turning the tide in the third round after clearly losing the first two rounds to stop the hard-hitting Canadian prospect with just 7 seconds remaining in the bout.

Macdonald mixed his takedowns with his striking game beautifully for the first two rounds between the two before Condit came out with a sense of purpose in the third and finished the 20-year-old “Waterboy” with a vicious volley of unanswered ground and pound.

“It was a just stoppage,” said Macdonald following the back-and-forth battle. ”He kicked my ass.

“He was hurting me from the start. He hurt me with the first punch he landed and it was all downhill from there.”

Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann put up arguably the most impressive performance of his career against the extremely dangerous Paulo Thiagoin a hard fought three round unanimous decision victory. Kampmann surprised many by dominating the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt at his own game on the ground as well as on the feet for nearly every moment of the 15 minutes contested between the two.

The victory was the second in a row for Kampmann, who improved his UFC record to an extremely impressive 8-2 and his career record to 17-3 with the one-sided beating of Thiago.

A full set of results from UFC 115 are listed below:

Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) - Round 3, 4:44

Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke)- Round 2, 1:48

James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO – Round 2, 4:07

Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:45

Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Carlos Condit def. Rory Macdonald via TKO – Round 3, 4:53

Ben Rothwell def. Gilbert Yvel via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Martin Kampmann def. Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Pat Barry via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 4:30

Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell via knockout – Round 1, 4:55

In one of the most tragic miscarriages of justice in recent MMA officiating memory, longtime referee Yves Lavigne took the fate out of Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig’s hands this evening during the UFC 115 preliminary card in one of the worst stoppages of the year.

No stranger to controversy with extremely questionable calls in previous UFC bouts such as Kyle Bradley vs. Phillipe Nover and Matt Brown vs. Pete Sell, Lavigne made the decision to stop this evening’s lightweight contest between Wiman and Danzig after coming to the conclusion that Danzig had been rendered unconscious from a mounted guillotine choke early in the opening round.

Danzig had not.

Even before Lavigne had a chance to separate Wiman’s forearm from the former TUF champion’s throat, Danzig threw both hands into the air protesting the stoppage. Upon rising to his feet it was apparent that Danzig was in no danger of being finished as the replay clearly dislayed that Danzig had plenty of room for oxygen to trravel to his brain through a large opening in the submission attempt.

Although Danzig appeared anxious to continue on with the fight following the stoppage, the damage was done and Wiman declared the winner via first round submission. Unfortunately, there was no submission.

Former close training partners at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Evan Dunham and Tyson Griffin went at it for a full three rounds this evening in a  closely contested, technical affair. Surprisingly, Dunham showed that he had a clear advantage in the takedown department over the stocky and experienced Griffin. Dunham took Griffin’s back on multiple occasions during the scrap and controlled the action for the bulk of the contest on his way to a split decision victory.

Also putting up impressive performances this evening during the UFC 115 prelims were Mario Miranda, who rebounded from the first defeat of his career to stop David Loiseau via TKO in the second round; and UFC newcomer Claude Patrick who finished the normally durable Ricardo Funch with a slick first round guillotine choke.

A full list of the results from the undercard action is listed below:

Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:44

Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke)- Round 2, 1:48

James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO – Round 2, 4:07

Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:45

Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Tonight’s latest action from inside the octagon, “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” will take place at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The first preliminary bout will kick off at approximately 7:30 PM EST (4:30 PM PST), fans get to watch two prelim fights live on Spike TV at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST), with the live pay-per-view card beginning at 10 PM EST (7 PM PST).

The main event has former UFC champions Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin squaring off, while former PRIDE champ Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic takes on heavyweight Pat Barry in the co-main event.

Fans watching Spike TV will see two lightweight bouts featuring Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman and Evan Dunham vs. Tyson Griffin.

The MMA News will provide live result updates for tonight’s event and as always we’ll be keeping the “Live Quick Results” off the main page. To view the full Quick Results click

Main Card (Pay-per-view)

Light heavyweight: Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell via KO (punch) – R1 4:55
Heavyweight: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Patrick Barry via submission (rear naked choke) – R3, 4:30
Welterweight: Martin Kampmann def. Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell def. Gilbert Yvel via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Carlos Condit def. Rory MacDonald via TKO (strikes) – R3, 4:53

Preliminary Card (Spike TV)

Lightweight: Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Lightweight: Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – R1, 1:45

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO (Strikes) – R2, 4:07
Welterweight: James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27)
Welterweight: Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke) – R2, 1:48
Welterweight: Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle chole) – R3, 4:44

Once again it’s on and FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all evening to make sure you keep up to date with all of the live results and happenings from tonight’s “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” event.

UFC 115 will take place from the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

FiveOuncesofPain.com’s coverage will kick off right around 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT) when the first pair of fighters touch gloves. The prelims on Spike TV are scheduled for 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT), and the main card is slated to begin on pay-per-view at 10:00 pm ET (7:00 pm PT).

Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will be squaring off with Rich “Ace” Franklin in a battle of fan favorites and former champions in the main event of the evening, while fellow heavyweight knockout specialists Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Pat Barry will go at it in the co-headliner.

Enjoy The fights! Results are below…

Mike Pyle def. Jesse Lennox via technical submission (triangle choke) - Round 3, 4:44

Claude Patrick def. Ricardo Funch via submission (guillotine choke)- Round 2, 1:48

James Wilks def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Mario Miranda def. David Loiseau via TKO – Round 2, 4:07

Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:45

Evan Dunham def. Tyson Griffin via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Carlos Condit def. Rory Macdonald via TKO – Round 3, 4:53

Ben Rothwell def. Gilbert Yvel via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Martin Kampmann def. Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Pat Barry via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 4:30

Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell via knockout – Round 1, 4:55

Like true professionals, every fighter taking part in this evening’s UFC 115 event succesfully made their contracted weight limits.

The weigh-ins took place from the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – the same venue this evening’s event will take place.

Set to headline the card is a bout between former UFC champions Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin that promises to deliver, along with a co-headliner between to of the most dangerous heavyweight strikers in the history of the sport, former K-1 veterans Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Pat Barry.

A full set of the weigh-in results from the event are below:

Rich Franklin (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (205)

Patrick Barry (248) vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (235)

Ben Rothwell (264) vs. Gilbert Yvel (242)

Carlos Condit (170) vs. Rory MacDonald (170)

Martin Kampmann (170) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)

Evan Dunham (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (154)

Mac Danzig (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)

David Loiseau (185) vs. Mario Miranda (186)

Peter Sobotta (171) vs. James Wilks (170)

Ricardo Funch (170) vs. Claude Patrick (170)

Jesse Lennox (170) vs. Mike Pyle (170)

UFC 115 Liddel vs. Franklin has a main card packed with what appear to be five guaranteed crowd pleasing bouts as all 10 combatants on the PPV card have a history of finishing their fights in dramatic fashion.

We start with the Quick Hit Predictions for the undercard and then on to the five main televised bouts.

Non-Televised Matches

Mario Miranda over David Loiseau
Ricardo Funch over Claude Patrick
Mike Pyle over Jesse Lennox
James Wilks over Peter Sobotta

Spike TV Matches

Matt Wiman over Mac Danzig
Tyson Griffin over Evan Dunham

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (24-5) vs. Rory MacDonald (10-0).

Condit enters his third UFC bout after being on both ends of a split decision in his previous two fights. MacDonald is entering the Octagon for the second time after picking up a submission win in his UFC debut.

Before entering the UFC, Condit had won five straight fights in the WEC and was that promotion’s 170-pound champion before the division folded and was absorbed into the UFC.

MacDonald is hungry and looking to take the next step in his career.

I’m sensing a trend in Condit’s UFC fights though.

Prediction: Condit over MacDonald by decision.

Heavyweight Match: Ben Rothwell (30-7) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-14-1, 1 NC)

Do not expect anything other than a brawl in this one. Both these guys want to stand and fire away until one of them falls.

Yvel is more famous for hitting guys in the groin from his days in Japan. Rothwell was one of the top heavyweight fighters not in the UFC for a couple of years.

Prediction: Rothwell over Yvel by knockout.

Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago (13-1-0) vs. Martin Kampmann (16-3-0)

What we have here is the next couple of guys trying to solidify their place in line after the upcoming Welterweight title fight between Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck.

Thiago comes in having won two in a row and three of his four UFC fights. Kampmann has won three out of his last five outings.

Thiago owns a KO win over Koscheck. Kampmann is 3-1 since dropping to 170 from middleweight.

Prediction: Kampmann over Thiago by technical knockout.

Heavyweight Bout: Mirko Cro Cop (26-7-2, 1 NC) vs. Pat Barry (5-1-0)

Two well-traveled kickboxers will meet and don’t make any bets on this one going to the floor for a submission finish.

Cro Cop has more head-kick knockouts on his resume than any 10 fighters anyone can name put together. Barry has ended fights with some of the most vicious leg kicks ever seen.

Cro Cop’s resume is a who’s who of MMA. Barry is taking a definite step up in competition by facing a sure-fire future Hall of Famer.

Cro Cop heads in to this fight with a 2-1 record since returning to the UFC in June 2009. Cro Cop is 3-3 overall in the UFC.

Barry is also 2-1 in his only three fights in the promotion.

Official prediction: Cro Cop over Barry by TKO.

Light-Heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell (21-7-0) vs. Rich Franklin (27-5-0, 1 NC)

It’s been 14 months since Chuck “THE ICEMAN” Liddell was knocked out by Mauricio Rua in Montreal. It’s been six months since Rich “ACE” Franklin was stopped by Vitor Belfort in Dallas.

Both are certified legends in the sport. Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last July. Franklin is pretty much waiting on the call to the hall.

Liddell is a headhunter. Franklin is a technical/strategic fighter who has a few KOs on his highlight reel.

Liddell circles around the perimeter of the cage like a shark and draws fighters into range of his lethal punches. Franklin will break you down with kicks and strikes before he puts you on your back to pound you out.

I think ring rust is real. So who has more?

Official Prediction: Franklin over Liddell by decision.

Until Next Time

I’m Q
CYA

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