Heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley kept his undefeated record intact on Saturday, forcing Bob Sapp to submit to strikes midway through the opening round of their bout, which headlined Ultimate Chaos at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The card also featured victories by notables Gilbert Yvel, Chris Horodecki, Javier Vasquez, and Affliction vice president Tom Atencio.

All 24 fighters scheduled to compete at Saturday’s “Ultimate Chaos” event in Biloxi, Mississippi, including heavyweight headliners Bobby Lashley (255) and Bob Sapp (322), successfully made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins.

Notables Pedro Rizzo, Gilbert Yvel, Chris Horodecki, Din Thomas, and Affliction vice president Tom Atencio are also set to fight on the event’s pay-per-view main card.

On Thursday, Affliction officially announced the majority of the lineup for its August 1 Affliction: Trilogy event, which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and air live on pay-per-view and HDNet.

Trilogy is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top-ranked Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett.

Also confirmed for the pay-per-view main card are Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, and Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron, as well as Paul Buentello, who is expected to take on the winner of a June 27 bout between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel.

A rumored 165-pound catchweight bout between lightweight Takanori Gomi and welterweight Brett Cooper will not take place at Affliction: Trilogy despite earlier reports that the bout was close to being finalized.

Veteran light heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko, who has fought in the UFC, Affliction, and the IFL, topped former UFC fighter Jason Lambert via unanimous decision on Saturday in Ontario, California in the main event of Call to Arms I.

Lyle Beerbohm and Duane Ludwig are likely to headline Strikeforce Challengers 2 on June 19th, Kyle Dietz vs. Charlie Valencia and Eddie Wineland vs. Frank Gomez have been added to WEC 41, the undercard for "Ultimate Chaos" featuring Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp has been announced, and more...

Affliction on Sunday confirmed to MMA News the finalized official fight card for Affliction “Day or Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five preliminary “Day of Reckoning” bouts will air live on HDNet while six main card fights, including the heavyweight main event featuring former [...]

Affliction “Banned” betting odds courtesy of Bodog. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today!
Affliction “Banned” Betting Odds

Fedor Emelianenko (-400) vs. Tim Sylvia (+275)
Josh Barnett (-450) vs. Pedro Rizzo (+300)
Renato Sobral (-260) vs. Mike Whitehead (+190)
Matt Lindland (-500) vs. Fabio Negao (+350)
Aleksander Emelianenko (-350) vs. Paul Buentello (+275)
Mike Pyle (-325) vs. Brett Cooper (+250)

Bet on MMA [...]

Official Fight Card
MAIN CARD

Tim Sylvia vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Pedro Rizzo vs. Josh Barnett
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao
Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
Ben Rothwell vs. TBD

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Savant Young vs. Mark Hominick
Ray Lamaza vs. Justin Levens
JJ Ambrose vs. Patrick Speight
Brett Cooper vs. Mike Pyle

Rumored Bouts

Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Paul Buentello vs. Aleksander Emelianenko

For the latest Affliction rumors check [...]

Poai Suganuma def. Jared Hamman via TKO – Round 1, 0:15
Fabricio Camoes def. Joe Camacho via KO – Round 1, 3:30
Shayna Baszler def. Keiko Tamai via submission – Round 1, 2:05
Giva Santana def. Matt Lucas via submission – Round 1, 4:49
Bao Quach def. Doug Evans via KO – Round 1, 0:55
Tony Lopez def. Terrell Dees [...]