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Andrei Arlovski Now a Free Agent After Affliction Contract Expires
Jun 23, 2009 - 12:58 pm ET | 22 Comments
Andrei Arlovski Now a Free Agent After Affliction Contract Expires

Veteran heavyweight Andrei Arlovski is now a free agent after Affliction opted not to re-sign “The Pitbull”, whose contract recently expired following back-to-back losses.

Affliction vice president Tom Atencio confirmed the news on Tuesday with Fighters Only, and also that the company will keep Tim Sylvia under contract for now despite back-to-back losses of his own and that Affliction has no plans for Fedor’s brother Aleksander Emelianenko to fight for them in the future.

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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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Ray Mercer KOs Tim Sylvia in Just 10-Seconds at Adrenaline III
Jun 14, 2009 - 10:14 am ET | 32 Comments
Ray Mercer KOs Tim Sylvia in Just 10-Seconds at Adrenaline III

Former WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer, 15-years older and 50-pounds lighter than his opponent Tim Sylvia, needed just 10-seconds to knockout the 310-pound former UFC heavyweight champion on Saturday in the main event of Adrenaline III in Birmingham, Alabama. A video of the KO is available after the jump...

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Tim Sylvia Weighs In at 310 Pounds For MMA Fight Against Ray Mercer
Jun 13, 2009 - 12:58 am ET | 12 Comments
Tim Sylvia Weighs In at 310 Pounds For MMA Fight Against Ray Mercer

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia weighed in at an astonishing 310.6 pounds on Friday in Birmingham, Alabama for his Adrenaline III headliner against former boxing champion Ray Mercer, who tipped the scales over 50 pounds lighter at 256.6 pounds.

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Tim Sylvia and Ray Mercer To Fight Under MMA Rules After Boxing Match Deemed Illegal
Jun 11, 2009 - 5:00 pm ET | 18 Comments
Tim Sylvia and Ray Mercer To Fight Under MMA Rules After Boxing Match Deemed Illegal

A scheduled boxing match between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and former boxing champion Ray Mercer that was to headline Adenaline III has been scrapped, with the pair of former champions now set to square off in an MMA-rules bout this Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Emelianenko-Barnett Official to Headline Affliction: Trilogy; Fourth Event Planned for East Coast
May 29, 2009 - 11:48 am ET | 22 Comments
Emelianenko-Barnett Official to Headline Affliction: Trilogy; Fourth Event Planned for East Coast

On Friday, Affliction officially announced its third event, "Affliction: Trilogy", which will take place on August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and features a main event pitting WAMMA heavyweight champion and top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko against challenger and former UFC champion Josh Barnett.

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Video: Promo for Sylvia-Mercer Boxing Match
Apr 21, 2009 - 5:30 pm ET | 18 Comments
Video: Promo for Sylvia-Mercer Boxing Match

Despite all logic and sanctioning blockades, it appears that the boxing contest between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and 48 year old pugilist Ray Mercer will indeed take place on June 13th as part of Adrenaline MMA’s “Bragging Rights In Birmingham.”

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Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More
Apr 13, 2009 - 11:09 am ET | 16 Comments
Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More

A women's superfight between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg is likely to take place in Strikeforce in August, Scott Smith suffered a shattered hand in Saturday's loss, DREAM has announced their featherweight grand prix pairings, and more...

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Quick Hits: Fitch Inks Extension, Bellator Announces Cards, Additions to UFC 101, and More
Mar 25, 2009 - 2:08 pm ET | 20 Comments
Quick Hits: Fitch Inks Extension, Bellator Announces Cards, Additions to UFC 101, and More

Jon Fitch has signed a five-fight extension with the UFC, Bellator has announced the complete lineups for its first three events, Kendall Grove and Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer have been added to UFC 101, and more...

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Quick Hits: Koscheck To Return at UFC 98, Duffee vs. Al-Turk Added to UFC 99, and More
Feb 27, 2009 - 2:03 pm ET | 15 Comments
Quick Hits: Koscheck To Return at UFC 98, Duffee vs. Al-Turk Added to UFC 99, and More

Welterweight Nick Thompson has signed with Strikeforce.
After undergoing a knee surgery following his UFC 92 loss to CB Dollaway, UFC middleweight Mike Massenzio will soon undergo neck surgery to repair several bulging discs that are causing stingers. He’ll be sidelined for six months to recover from the surgeries.
A heavyweight boxing match featuring Tim Sylvia and [...]

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Tim Sylvia vs. Jerome LeBanner Under Consideration For Affliction 3
Aug 29, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 37 Comments

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia may take on K-1 kickboxing standout Jerome LeBanner at Affliction’s third event, which is likely to take place in January or February 2009.
Affliction Vice President Tom Attencio confirmed the possible matchup to MMA News on Wednesday.
“In terms of fighters we are looking at Jerome LeBanner,” said Attencio on Sylvia’s [...]

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Affliction “Day of Reckoning”: Lindland-Belfort, Nelson-Buentello Announced; Horodecki Signed
Aug 7, 2008 - 12:00 pm ET | 47 Comments

Middleweights Vitor Belfort and Matt Lindland will square off on the main card of Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which takes place on October 11th in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.
Belfort (17-8) defeated Terry Martin at Affliction’s first-ever event in July, but is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension and will need to be cleared [...]

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