Published by Stephen Rhodes
Although January 24 is roughly two months away, Affliction nearly has their event roster complete; below is the tentative fight card for Affliction: Day of Reckoning, set for January 24, 2009 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA*:
Main Card:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski
Josh Barnett vs. TBA
Matt Lindland vs. Renato Sobral
Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
Vitor Belfort [...]
. Nov 18, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Albert Rios, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Duarte, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Brett Cooper, Chris Horodecki, Dan Lauzon, Fedor Emelianenko, Jason High, Jay Hieron, Josh Barnett, Kiril Sidellnikov, L.C. Davis, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Paul Buentello, Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort, Vladimir Matyushenko
Published by Stephen Rhodes
I think it is common knowledge that the UFC - specifically president Dana White - has this love-hate relationship with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko; however, to be fair, that relationship is based on the MMA business climate on any given day. Lately, Dana has been in “love” mode as recently, he told the Boston [...]
. Oct 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Dana White, Fedor Emelianenko, Joost Raimond, M-1 Global, MMA, UFC, WAMMA
Published by Stephen Rhodes
This is the latest MMA reality series, coming from M-1 Global - Fighting Fedor. The premise of this series is that 16 fighters will be selected to take part at the Red Devil Sport Club in St. Petersburg, Russia. Like the other MMA reality series, one fighter will stand out; in this series’ [...]
. Oct 19, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Fedor Emelianenko, Fighting Fedor, M-1 Global, Red Devil Sport Club
Published by Stephen Rhodes
In this episode, Gina Carano’s career (past, present and future) is discussed, a UFC 89 preview, a Diego Sanchez injury update, some Stephan Bonnar news, a Fedor Emeilianenko tidbit and much more.
. Oct 17, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Diego Sanchez, Fedor Emelianenko, Gina Carano, MMA Live, Stephan Bonnar
Published by Stephen Rhodes
At its official website, M-1 Global announced that it will be holding a press conference Thursday along with officials from Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions in New York City; the specifics of the press conference are currently unclear; however, Michael David Smith from AOL Fanhouse is reporting that the pair of promotions will team up [...]
. Oct 15, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Donald Trump, Fedor Emelianenko, Fighting Fedor, Golden Boy Productions, M-1 Global
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Below are the world heavyweight rankings as selected by Octagon Buzz, as of 10/14/08:
Fedor Emelianenko
Andrei Arlovski
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Randy Couture
Josh Barnett
Alistair Overeem
Fabricio Werdum
Ben Rothwell
Tim Sylvia
Roy Nelson
. Oct 14, 2008
Filed under: Rankings, Fedor Emelianenko
Published by Stephen Rhodes
With the addition of Andrei Arlovski and Fedor Emelianenko, the fight card for Affliction: Day Of Reckoning is slowly taking shape; the event is set to take place on January 19, 2009 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and will be on pay-per-view and to a lesser degree on HDNet. Below is the tentative [...]
. Oct 10, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Albert Rios, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Duarte, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley, Chris Horodecki, Dan Lauzon, drew fickett, Fedor Emelianenko, HDNet, Jason High, Jay Hieron, Jay White, Josh Barnett, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Roy Nelson, Trevor Prangley, Vladimir Matyushenko
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Everyone as of late has been speculating as to whether heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will have his annual bout in Japan on New Year’s Eve; depending on who you actually believe, MMARated.com touched base with Affliction vice president Tom Atencio who hammered home the fact that Emelianenko would not fight on New Year’s Eve in Japan, adding,
“Fedor [...]
. Sep 24, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Fedor Emelianenko, Golden Boy, Tom Atencio
Published by Stephen Rhodes
The expected announcement that happened today about Randy Couture returning to the UFC to take on Brock Lesnar took place this afternoon, according to MMANews.com; what perhaps made the announcement even more dramatic was a statement made by Lesnar regarding current WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.
During the conference call to announce the matchup, Lesnar was [...]
. Sep 02, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Brock Lesnar, Dana White, Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, UFC, UFC 91, WAMMA
Published by Stephen Rhodes
It appears that MMA icon Randy Couture may just be stepping into the octagon for the UFC after all as according to MMARated.com, Couture and the UFC are close to a three-fight deal, with the sticking point being that his first fight take place against Brock Lesnar on November 15.
In addition, Fightline.com is confirming that [...]
. Sep 02, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Brock Lesnar, Fedor Emelianenko, M-1 Global, Randy Couture, UFC, UFC 91, WAMMA