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Fedor Emelianenko Free To Fight Randy Couture In The UFC
Sep 6, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | 64 Comments

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 [...]

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Couture Could Fight Lesnar In November, Emelianenko In Early-2009
Aug 30, 2008 - 6:21 pm ET | 138 Comments

UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture may be on the verge of resolving his contract dispute with the UFC and could return in November to take on heavyweight contender Brock Lesnar in the main event of UFC 91.
Additionally, if he gets past the former collegiate and professional wrestler Couture’s hopes of fighting Fedor Emelianenko could become [...]

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Quick Hits: Couture and Fedor Meet In LA, Fitch Hoping To Fight Again In 2008, Miller-Baron Booked For UFC 89, and More
Aug 13, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 59 Comments

– UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, as well as the fighters’ management, met on Monday in Los Angeles for undisclosed reasons likely relating to a potential future bout between the top heavyweights. [Sherdog]
– In a recent post at MMA.tv Jon Fitch revealed that he hopes to return to the [...]

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Fedor Emelianenko “Ready To Go” By New Years Eve
Aug 12, 2008 - 6:00 pm ET | 71 Comments

WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelieanenko will be healed from his recent hand injury in time to compete by New Years Eve, reports Sports Illustrated.
“I think definitely by New Year’s Eve I’ll be ready to go,” Emelianenko told SI. “My desire at this point is to meet with the winner of the fight [between Arlovski and [...]

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Fedor Emelianenko Signs Deal With BEST For “Fighting Fedor” Reality Series
Aug 12, 2008 - 6:00 am ET | 48 Comments

Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST – www.experienceBEST.com) today announced the signing of top ranked Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko within their Fight Sports/MMA division. The world’s undisputed top heavyweight fighter, Fedor will look to BEST for his various marketing and television deals. In addition, BEST is the US representative of M-1 Global and will assist [...]

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Report: Arlovski vs. Fedor Canceled For Second Affliction Show
Aug 2, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 29 Comments

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 [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Medical Suspensions: Fedor and Sylvia Suspended 180 Days
Jul 31, 2008 - 12:11 pm ET | 16 Comments

Affliction “Banned” headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia are among nine fighters who have been issued medical suspensions by the California State Athletic Commission following the July 19th event in Anaheim, California.
Fedor, who defeated Sylvia via submission just 36-seconds into the opening round, has been suspended for 180 days due to a right hand injury [...]

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Fedor Emelianenko Received Large Signing Bonus From Affliction
Jul 28, 2008 - 4:30 pm ET | 30 Comments

When the official salaries for Affliction “Banned” were released last week by the California State Athletic Commission many questions arose surrounding the salary of Fedor Emelianenko, who took home $300,000, $500,000 less than his opponent Tim Sylvia who Fedor dispatched in just 36-seconds.
NBCSports.com is reporting that a sizable portion of Emelianenko’s salary was received up [...]

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Emelianenko vs. Arlovski To Headline Affliction 2 On October 11th In Las Vegas
Jul 24, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 72 Comments

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 [...]

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Quick Hits: Garcia-Pulver in September, Silva-Cote at UFC 88, Alves-Sanchez Moved To UFC 90, and More
Jul 22, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 33 Comments

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 [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Fighter Salaries: Payroll Exceeds $3.3 Million
Jul 21, 2008 - 9:35 pm ET | 39 Comments

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 [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Recap: Fedor Submits Sylvia In 36 Seconds
Jul 20, 2008 - 11:42 am ET | 42 Comments

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 [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Results
Jul 20, 2008 - 12:30 am ET | 54 Comments

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 [...]

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Affliction “Banned” Live Results and Coverage
Jul 19, 2008 - 7:19 pm ET | 43 Comments

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. [...]

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Predictions For Affliction “Banned” And UFC Fight Night 14
Jul 19, 2008 - 4:00 pm ET | 10 Comments

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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