Fedor Emelianenko chokes out Tim Sylvia at Affliction Banned
Fedor Emelianenko was able to defeat Tim Sylvia in 35 seconds via rear naked choke last night at Affliction Banned.
Fedor Emelianenko still looking to fight Randy Couture after Tim Sylvia
“It would certainly be a great desire of mine to have a fight with Randy, particularly while he’s still at his peak,” comments Fedor Emelianenko to the LAtimes. “Based on what I’ve seen of him, he’s still there.”
But the Russian will first have to dispatch of top 10 heavyweight and former 2-time UFC heavyweight champion in Tim Sylvia Saturday night at Affliction “Banned”.
Tim Sylvia on fighting Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction “Banned”
Source: Sherdog
Affliction VP Tom Atencio on Dana White and the UFC
Dana White recently had some choice words for Affliction VP Tom Atencio, referring to him as simply a “T-shirt guy” and expressing disdain for the clothing company exec. Nonetheless, Atencio is not taking things too personally. “Apparently (to White), we’re a T-shirt company. Where does that comes from? I think it’s just business. I completely understand. Business is business, and he’s protecting his”, noted Atencio on TAGG radio.
The two brands, UFC and Affliction, both have shows scheduled this Saturday night.
Affliction’s Donald Trump on Dana White and the UFC
“It shows that they’re taking [Affliction] very seriously,” Trump said. “Obviously, they consider this a threat and they take it seriously, but you know, again, [we're] a group of people with a lot of money who like this particular sport, and I can see someone wanting to [counter us].”
Source: MMAjunkie
Fedor on fighting in front of Americans and UFC negotiations
“”I have a great desire to have the American fans know who I am and hopefully be just as popular in America as I am in Asia”, noted Fedor Emelianenko on fighting July 19th against Tim Sylvia at Affliction Banned. Fedor also noted when speaking to USA Today, his negotiations weren’t very pleasant with the UFC when the two parties met months ago. “”The negotiations weren’t very pleasant. They didn’t present themselves very nicely. They said ‘Take or leave it, and you’ll probably come crawling back to us anyway.’ ”
Source: USAtoday
Fast Strike: Michael Bisping hears Fedor could be fighting injured
“It’s going to be good to see if Fedor is still the man but I’ve heard on the grapevine from inside sources that he could be injured.”
Source: The Sun