Fedor Emelianenko out of fight with Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett steps in
Fedor Emelianenko out of a title bout with Andrei Arlovski at the Affliction show in October due to a hand injury. Josh Barnett face Arlovski at the show in Vegas.
Source: MVN
Tito Ortiz vs Babalu in Affliction
Tito Ortiz takes on Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the co-main event at Affliction’s next fight in October. The main event will feature a heavyweight fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski.
Source: Yahoo
Fedor Emelianenko vs former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski in Affliction in October
Fedor Emelianenko will take on Andrei Arlovski October 11th at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.