[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 20, 2008]
Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon On Tap For Affliction

Lightweights Chris Horodecki (12-1) and Dan Lauzon (10-2) will square off at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” on January 24th in Anaheim, California.

The lightweight matchup was originally slated for October 11th, but when the event was postponed the status of the fight came into question, but the up-and-coming 155-pounders will indeed battle on January 24th.

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 17, 2008]
Matt Lindland vs. Renato

Matt Lindland and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will square off at a catchweight of 195 pounds at Affliction “Day of Reckoning”.

Though not yet officially confirmed, “Day of Reckoning” is expected to take place on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will air live on pay-per-view.

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 12, 2008]
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski To Headline

A heavyweight bout between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelinaneko (29-1) and Andrei Arlovski (15-5) will headline Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which is scheduled to take place on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio recently confirmed the news to MMA Rated.
Though the event will still be promoted in partnership [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 6, 2008]
Fedor Not Fighting on New Year's Eve, Won't Fight Barnett at

Fedor Emelianenko, the world’s near-consensus top heavyweight and among the planet’s best pound-for-pound fighters, will not be competing on New Year’s Eve and will also not meet Josh Barnett early next year at Affliction’s second event.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio recently alerted MMA Junkie of the status of the promotion’s top fighter.
“I’ve been told actually [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Oct 1, 2008]
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett, Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfor Slated For Next Affliction Event

DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1), who last week claimed the title with an upkick knockout of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at DREAM 6, has signed with Affliction and will debut at the promotion’s next event, tentatively slated for January 17th in Anaheim, California, against Vitor Belfort (17-8).
Mousasi confirmed the matchup to Fighters Only.
Belfort, a former [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Sep 24, 2008]
Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson Added To EliteXC: Heat

Heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson will square off at EliteXC “Heat” on October 4th at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
CBS, EliteXC, and Affliction jointly announced the matchup earlier today.
Both Nelson and Arlovski are under contract with Affliction, indicating that the promotions are willing to work together to challenge the UFC’s position as the [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Sep 13, 2008]
Affliction and Golden Boy Form Partnership

Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions today announced a “strategic, multi-level partnership between the two companies that will bring the popular Affliction-brand to the world of boxing and entertainment”.
“We have been talking to Affliction over the past several months to figure out a partnership that will take advantage of the expertise of both of our companies,” [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Sep 11, 2008]
Fedor To Fight at January Affliction Event; Deal With Golden Boy Possible

On Wednesday Affliction announced that they are rescheduling their October 11th event in Las Vegas to January 17th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
At the time we speculated that card changes could be a possibility and they have already become a reality just one day later.
Though a major announcement will be made on Saturday [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Sep 10, 2008]
Affliction Reschedules October 11th Las Vegas Event to January 17th in Anaheim, California

Affliction has rescheduled it’s October 11th event, “Day of Reckoning”, which was scheduled for the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The event, which was to feature a heavyweight main event clash between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett, has been rescheduled for January 17th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Affliction promoter Roy Englebrecht [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Sep 6, 2008]
Fedor Emelianenko Free To Fight Randy Couture In The UFC

The long-awaited matchup between UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has one less road block than originally believed.
M-1 Director of Operations Joost Raimond told USA Today on Thursday that Emelianenko’s current contracts with M-1 and Affliction wouldn’t prevent a potential bout against Randy Couture from taking place in the [...]