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Quick Hits: Horodecki Likely to Sign With WEC, Curran’s Strikeforce Debut Set for Nov. 7, Lawler Expects December Fight, and More
Oct 20, 2009 - 5:23 pm ET | 19 Comments
Quick Hits: Horodecki Likely to Sign With WEC, Curran’s Strikeforce Debut Set for Nov. 7, Lawler Expects December Fight, and More

Lightweight fighter, Chris Horodecki is expected to sign with the WEC very soon. Jeff Curran has recently signed a contract with Strikeforce. Middleweight Robbie Lawler is expecting a December return to action in Strikeforce.

Details on these stories, and many more in our MMAFrenzy Quick Hits.

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Atencio Confirms Barnett Off “Trilogy” After Testing Positive for Banned Substance, Event Still Expected To Take Place
Jul 22, 2009 - 11:20 am ET | 41 Comments
Atencio Confirms Barnett Off “Trilogy” After Testing Positive for Banned Substance, Event Still Expected To Take Place

Affliction’s Tom Atencio has confirmed to Fanhouse that, as previously reported, Josh Barnett is out of his Affliction: Trilogy headliner against Fedor Emelianenko after a pre-fight drug screening was positive for a banned substance

Atencio declined to reveal what substance Barnett tested positive for and went on to say that, although the main event is no longer intact, “at this point” the event is still expected to take place.

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Quick Hits: Luiz Cane Wants to Fight Rich Franklin, Bobby Lashley to Fight in September, Diego Sanchez to Get Next Title Shot, and More
Jul 3, 2009 - 1:23 pm ET | 47 Comments
Quick Hits: Luiz Cane Wants to Fight Rich Franklin, Bobby Lashley to Fight in September, Diego Sanchez to Get Next Title Shot, and More

Luiz Cane says he’d like to fight fellow light heavyweight contender Rich Franklin, heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley will next fight in September, and Diego Sanchez will get the next lightweight title shot against the BJ Penn-Kenny Florian.

Also, the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section has been completely updated.

For the latest MMA news check out MMAFrenzy.com’s Quick Hits…

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Ultimate Chaos Results: Lashley Dominates Sapp; Yvel, Horodecki, and Atencio Also Win
Jun 27, 2009 - 7:38 pm ET | 97 Comments
Ultimate Chaos Results: Lashley Dominates Sapp; Yvel, Horodecki, and Atencio Also Win

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.

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Sapp 67-pounds Heavier Than Lashley at Ultimate Chaos Weigh-Ins
Jun 26, 2009 - 10:53 pm ET | 21 Comments
Sapp 67-pounds Heavier Than Lashley at Ultimate Chaos Weigh-Ins

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.

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Belfort-Santiago Among Additional Bouts Announced for Affliction: Trilogy
Jun 19, 2009 - 1:52 pm ET | 16 Comments
Belfort-Santiago Among Additional Bouts Announced for Affliction: Trilogy

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.

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Tim Sylvia Off Affliction: Trilogy; Buentello To Fight Yvel-Rizzo Winner
Jun 15, 2009 - 3:33 pm ET | 23 Comments
Tim Sylvia Off Affliction: Trilogy; Buentello To Fight Yvel-Rizzo Winner

Tim Sylvia, who suffered a 10-second knockout loss to 48-year-0ld former boxing champ Ray Mercer on Saturday, has been removed from Affliction's August 1st event in Anaheim, California, "Trilogy", for precautionary reasons.

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Atencio, Rizzo-Yvel Added To June 27th MMA Event
Apr 23, 2009 - 3:53 pm ET | 17 Comments
Atencio, Rizzo-Yvel Added To June 27th MMA Event

Affliction vice president Tom Atencio will return to MMA action more than four years after successfully making his debut in the sport, as he'll appear on the June 27th MMA pay-per-view event at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, which is headlined by Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp.

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Gilbert Yvel To Fight Josh Barnett at Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Dec 4, 2008 - 1:51 pm ET | 27 Comments

M-1 Global has announced that heavyweights Gilbert Yvel and Josh Barnett will fight at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24th in Anaheim, California:
M-1 Global is pleased to announce that Gilbert Yvel, one of its top heavyweight competitors, has agreed to terms on a three-fight contract with Affliction Entertainment.
Yvel will make his Affliction debut against [...]

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Weekend Results: Aleksander Emelianenko, Doug Marshall, and Dave Herman Score First-Round TKOs
Nov 24, 2008 - 10:25 am ET | 4 Comments
Weekend Results: Aleksander Emelianenko, Doug Marshall, and Dave Herman Score First-Round TKOs

Affliction heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (14-3), the younger brother of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, posted a first-round knockout of South Korean Sang Soo Lee (10-5) on Saturday in the main event of M-1 Challenger 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Emelianenko earned the victory with a right hook midway through the opening round that dropped Lee [...]

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