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 [...]

Post a comment . 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

A busy week thus far in the world of MMA - with a Canadian flavor to it - and lots to cover, so let’s get to it, shall we?  Thanks to our friends at Sherdog for the knowledge.  We’ll start with some Denis Kang news:

Middleweight Denis Kang has plenty of reasons to redeem himself; he [...]

1 Comment . Aug 27, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Adrian Wooley, Brian Gassaway, Caged Rage 2: Armageddon, Chris Horodecki, Dan Shenk, David Heath, Denis Kang, DREAM 2, ECC 8, Emanuel Newton, Fighters Nation 2, Gegard Mousasi, Hatsu Hioki, Jae Young Kim, Josh Russell, K-1 Heros, King Of The Cage Canada, KOTC, LaVerne Clark, Luke Harris, Mark Hominick, Marvin Eastman, MFC 18: Famous, MFC 19: Long Time Coming, Mike Gates, MMA, Noah Thomas, Phoenix Fight Promotions 5, Raw Combat, RITC 31, Roger Hollett, Sam Stout, Sean Pierson, Sherman Pendergarst, Simon Marini, Snake Pit, Spirit MC, Steve Bosse, T.J. Grant, The Fight Club 4, Thierry Quenneville, Tim Hague, Tim Wadsworth, TKO 35, TKO 36, Tommy Lee, UFC 89, UGC 21: Back In Business, Underground Cage Fighting Canada, Victor Valimaki, X-Fights, XFC 6, XMMA 5, Yoshihiro Akiyama

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the salaries earned by the fighters on the Affliction: Banned card which took place on Saturday; the information was provided by the California State Athletic Commission**:
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Tim Sylvia: $800,000
Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
Ben Rothwell: $250,000

Josh Barnett: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Pedro Rizzo: $70,000
Mark Hominick: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Banned, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Nascimento, Fedor Emelianenko, Gary Goodridge, J.J. Ambrose, Josh Barnett, Justin Levens, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Ray Lizama, Renato Sobral, Savant Young, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the results of the Affliction: Banned card:

Paul Buentello defeated Gary Goodridge by unanimous decision
Vitor Belfort defeated Terry Martin (KO - Punches), 3:12 of Round 2
Mike Pyle defeated J.J. Ambrose (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:51 of Round 1
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Edwin Dewees (TKO - Punches), 4:06 of Round 1
Matt Lindland defeated Fabio Nascimento [...]

Post a comment . Jul 20, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Affliction: Banned, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Nascimento, Fedor Emelianenko, Gary Goodridge, J.J. Ambrose, Josh Barnett, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Renato Sobral, Savant Young, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Former UFC and reigning King of the Cage light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort, according to James Jones of fightline.com, plans to spend the next few weeks prepping for his fight with Terry Martin at Xtreme Couture; Belfort will debut at the Affliction: Banned event in the middleweight division.  Below is the tentative card for Affliction: [...]

Post a comment . Jul 01, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Banned, Aleksander Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Negao, Fedor Emelianenko, J.J. Ambrose, Josh Barnett, Justin Levens, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Ray Lazana, Renato Sobral, Savant Young, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort