Affliction today announced its next event, “Day of Reckoning”, which will take place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas and air on pay-per-view.
Former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett will square off in the main event with a shot a WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko likely on [...]

The scheduled meeting between recently-crowned WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and UFC veteran Andrei Arlovski slated for Affliction 2 has been canceled, at least for the time being, according to a report from fiveouncesofpain.com:
“A reliable source speaking on the condition of anonyomity revealed…that Emelianenko has been dealing with a lingering hand injury that will make [...]

Affliction’s second event will take place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in the main event, according to Yahoo! Sports.
The promotion is just days removed from its first effort, Affliction “Banned”, which [...]

Leonard Garcia has agreed to a September 10th featherweight bout against former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at WEC 36. [MMA Junkie]
Anderson Silva will likely face Patrick Cote in a middleweight title bout at UFC 88 in Atlanta. [MMA Weekly]
A long-rumored bout between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez has been moved from UFC [...]

MMAFrenzy.com today acquired the official fighter salaries for Affliction “Banned” as reported to the California State Athletic Commission.
The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Main event winner Fedor Emelianenko took home $300,000 for his 36-second knockout of Tim Sylvia, who received $800,000 for the first-round loss. Other [...]

Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko cemented his status as the world’s top heavyweight and one of its best pound-for-pound fighters with a 36-second victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in the main event of Affliction “Banned”.
The ten-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, in front of a sold out crowd of [...]

Fedor Emelianenko def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 1, 0:36
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell via KO – Round 3, 1:13
Josh Barnett def. Pedro Rizzo via KO – Round 2, 1:44
Mark Hominick def. Savant Young via submission – Round 2, 4:25
Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Mike Whitehead via unanimous decision
Matt Lindland def. Fabio Negao [...]

Affliction “Banned”, the clothing company-turned-MMA promotion’s inaugural event, took place on Saturday, July 19th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Former PRIDE heavyweight champion and top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko took on former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in the “Banned” main event. Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell, Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo, Mike Whitehead vs. [...]

Affliction:Banned
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Emelianenko via submission, round 3.
To me this is a pretty simple pick. Fedor will definitely have respect for Sylvia’s punching power, and will likely only stand and trade with the much taller opponent for a short while. Fedor will shoot for a takedown here and there but will probably get [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Betting Odds

Fedor Emelianenko (-350) vs. Tim Sylvia (+275)
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski (-225) vs. Ben Rothwell (+185)
Josh Barnett (-450) vs. Pedro Rizzo (+300)
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (-260) vs. Mike Whitehead (+190)
Matt Lindland (-500) vs. Fabio Negao (+350)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (-1500) vs. Edwin [...]

Fedor Emelianenko (230) vs. Tim Sylvia (263)
WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski (241) vs. Ben Rothwell (264)
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Pedro Rizzo (242)
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (201) vs. Mike Whitehead (206)
Matt Lindland (185) vs. Fabio Negao (185)
Edwin Dewees (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)
JJ Ambrose (170) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
Ray Lazama (186) vs. Justin Levens (189)
Paul Buentello vs. [...]

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

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 [...]

Affliction Entertainment will make MMA history with the greatest line-up of mixed-martial-arts fights ever presented in one night. Live on July 19th, from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, “Affliction Banned” will showcase talent from around the world in the fastest growing sport on earth.
The superstar-studded card is so stacked with talent that it had [...]

Affliction, the premier fashion label for men who love hard rock and fast living, pulled out its Trump card today when the company officially announced its partnership with Donald J. Trump at a press conference held in Trump Tower. Trump addressed the press and outlined his involvement with Affliction and their entry into the world [...]