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“Affliction Banned” Drawing Record Media Interest
Jul 10, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 52 Comments

It’s only appropriate that the greatest show in mixed-martial-arts history, “Affliction Banned,” has already set an MMA worldwide media interest record for a single event. The star studded pay-per-view, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most dominating, lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and former [...]

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Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg Completes CBS Card For EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2
Jul 9, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 13 Comments

The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil’s Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Baszler and Cyborg, who are [...]

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Jesse Taylor vs. CB Dollaway Officially Announced For UFC Fight Night 14
Jul 8, 2008 - 6:54 pm ET | 32 Comments

After one of the most controversial ousters in the history of “The Ultimate Fighter”, Jesse Taylor will make his return to the Octagon as he squares off against fellow castmember and “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ runner-up C.B. Dollaway in the first televised bout at UFC FIGHT NIGHT 14 in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 19 [...]

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Affliction Announces Broadcast Team For “Banned”
Jul 8, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 20 Comments

“Affliction Banned,” the greatest MMA show of all-time, will feature an all-star broadcast team for its July 19th pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 superstar legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (24-4), live [...]

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“Affliction Banned” on Closed Circuit TV Across The Street From UFC Fight Night 14
Jul 4, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 29 Comments

Dueling MMA events will be shown within walking distance of each other July 19 for fight fans in Las Vegas as Affliction Entertainment presents “Affliction Banned” on closed circuit television at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, directly across the street from where UFC’s Fight Night will be broadcast at the Palm Hotel and Casino.
The [...]

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Big John McCarthy Joins Affliction Banned as Color Announcer
Jul 4, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 17 Comments

Former MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy may have retired from working in the UFC Octagon but he will be a color commentator for the July 19th “Affliction Banned” pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 superstar legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and [...]

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FSN To Air Undercard Of Affliction “Banned”
Jul 2, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 27 Comments

Fans worldwide now will have a free sneak peak at “Affliction Banned”, the greatest MMA event ever staged. George Greenberg, Fox Sports Net (FSN) Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, announced last week that FSN will air the undercard of the “Affliction Banned” event live on Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM [...]

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Arlovski, Rothwell Ready To Brawl At Affliction “Banned”
Jul 1, 2008 - 5:00 am ET | 21 Comments

There are a number of reasons not to miss the mega mixed martial arts extravaganza, “Affliction Banned,” this July 19th at Honda Center in Anaheim, California — not least of which is the unbelievable main event — a dream match-up between heavyweight champs Fedor Emilianenko and Tim Sylvia. But the list of transcendent fight talent [...]

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Shawn Tompkins Signs To Fight For XFA
Jun 29, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 10 Comments

World renowned veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) Elite Trainer and Muay Thai World Champion Fighter, Shawn Tompkins, has signed an agreement to fight for the Xtreme Fighting Association (XFA).
Shawn Tompkins is originally from Ontario, Canada, where he ran Canada’s most successful MMA gym for over 10 years, Team Tompkins Muay Thai & Submission. He now [...]

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UFC Officially Announces Remaining Bouts For UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”
Jun 28, 2008 - 4:47 pm ET | 33 Comments

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization today announced the remaining fights for the upcoming UFC 86: JACKSON vs. GRIFFIN which features opposing coaches for The Ultimate Fighter Season 7, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and the winner of the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter, Forrest Griffin. The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization presents [...]

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Tickets On Sale Tomorrow For EliteXC’s MMA Event Saturday, July 26, In Stockton
Jun 26, 2008 - 11:45 pm ET | 4 Comments

Fans seeking to participate in the most significant sporting event in the recent history of Stockton, Calif. — an exciting evening of mixed martial arts, which includes two EliteXC world title fights — have the opportunity to reserve their seats now.
Tickets, starting at $35 for the Saturday, July 26 fight card at the Stockton Arena [...]

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EliteXC Returns To CBS On Saturday, July 26, At Stockton, California
Jun 25, 2008 - 4:54 pm ET | 16 Comments

CBS and EliteXC announced today that the next CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be broadcast live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The four-fight broadcast will be highlighted by the highly anticipated rematch between “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler and Scott “Hands [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale on Spike TV Number One With Young Men
Jun 25, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 22 Comments

The Ultimate Fighting Championship® on Spike TV proved yet again to be a knockout hit in reaching the elusive young male viewer as the live finale of the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” delivered more men 18-34 (645,000) and 18-49 (1,057,000) than anything on television (broadcast or cable) in its timeslot on Saturday, June [...]

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“UFC 2009″ Trailer To Debut Friday, Video Game Set For Spring 2009 Release
Jun 19, 2008 - 4:12 pm ET | 25 Comments

Spike TV’s “GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley” (GTTV) today announced they will world premiere the first gameplay footage trailer from THQ’s UFC 2009, on Friday night, June 20th, at 1:00am ET/PT in HD. Taking place in an authentic Ultimate Fighting Championship setting, the game details the action, intensity and attitude of a UFC live [...]

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Spike TV Announces “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale Televised Card
Jun 19, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 9 Comments

After six grueling weeks of training and living in The Ultimate Fighter house, Amir Sadollah and C.B. Dollaway have advanced to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage Vs Team Forrest, and will square off on Saturday, June 21 at 9:00 PM ET on Spike TV LIVE from The Pearl at the Palms Casino [...]

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