*RUMOR* Affliction 3: Fedor vs Barnett Set For June
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:16 PM EST
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Affliction 3
Date: June, 2009
Place: Honda Center in Anaheim
Main Event:
Fedor Emelienenko vs Josh Barnett
Possible Matchups:
Vitor Belfort vs Gegard Mousasi @ 205
Possible Participants:
Gegard Mousasi
Fabricio Werdum
Andrei Arlovski
Tim Sylvia
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Paul Buentello
Jay Hieron
Renato “Babalu” Sobral
Vitor Belfort
L.C. Davis
Chris Horodecki
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Gilbert Yvel
Tito Ortiz
Ricardo Arona
Although the venue has not been confirmed, it makes perfect sense for Affliction to return to the Honda Center, where they've had success in their past 2 events. It also helps that now Affliction has been granted a promoters license by the CSAC.
Affliction Entertainment, the muscle behind "Banned" and "Day of Reckoning," was permanently granted the ability to act as the "promoter of record" for its California based shows. Until Tuesday, the company had used the promoter's license of veteran boxing and MMA promoter Roy Englebrecht.
Clifton Chason, CEO of Affliction Entertainment, attended the meeting and was very positive about his company's future. He endorsed a July return for the upstart MMA show, saying "it's a date that's worked for us in the past," and said the company was in the midst of an aggressive expansion of their clothing line.
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Those are the fights that fans want to see, but Mousasi is fighting at LHW I believe, so he could fight Babalu, Lil Nog, or Soko, perhaps.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, they could do a Vitor vs Mousasi at LHW, since both Vitor and Mousasi want to move up in weight, so that looks like it may take place in Affliction 3.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yup, it looks like Vitor vs Mousasi @ LHW is the proposed match up.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for tricking me into reading a total non-story.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
What rumor?
You think it would be a good idea? Real good..
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
This is in the works but not confirmed, therefore rumored.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Ha
You don’t have a source, or give any indication how this is in the works. You named a bunch of fighters and retreaded info about Affliction getting a promoters license. Here’s a rumor: UFC to do show in Vegas. Possibly in September. Brock vs. Randy II, Chuck, Maia, Thiago Silva, Fitch.
Hey, it’s a rumor..
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I just posted info I know.
Thanks for reading though.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
I can't wait til....
there’s an Affliction event that is not Fedor vs. _. In any case Fedor vs barnett was a given. No shock they are putting them together for the next event
Yeah, except for all the people that said Barnett doesn’t want to fight Fedor, etc.
There is the interesting aspect that Fedor is talking to Dana about fighting Lesnar in June, but there is NO CHANCE of that happening since he is fighting Mir.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Hm...
Fedor is talking to Dana is June. He’s not going to meet him and Brock in a parking lot.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Im an
Affliction fan! Yeah I said that shit! lol The 1st two shows were great so I dont see why anyone wouldn’t like them.
Babalu vs Ortiz and Mousasi vs Lil Nog would be nice!!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
There are a ton of matchups here that would be incredible.
Babalu vs Lil Nog or Ortiz would absolutely be a greath LHW fight.
They could even do a revenge match of Lil Nog vs Soko.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
For some reason, I don’t think Fedor would KO Barnett.
I think he would take him to the ground and GnP and submit him.
Remeber, Fedor beats you at your own game.
It would be interesting seeing someone do that to Barnett, which no one really has.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Good Use of the “Rumor” clause although you missed completing the BE front page trifecta: Rumor + Affliction + Out of Business
If we are going to play the fight speculation game than lets get it on.
Fedor vs Barnett (It’s going to happen, both guys will take the money cause Fedor isn’t getting $1 million for Vitor)
LHW Fights
Pick a fight or two between Vitor, Mousasi, Babalu and Lil Nog. I don’t expect Tito to be healthy but there is also a chance Affliction gets Strikeforce to throw in a MW to fight Vitor if they loan out Hieron for Shields.
Cro Cop vs Arlovski would be great, two popular HW strikers. I can see Cro Cop going Affliction because the ring suits his style best, but UFC and Strikeforce probably have the same chance.
Expect a match for Werdum . . . maybe Buentello, Yvel or Matyushenko or M-1 might come up with someone.
Horodecki vs Lauzon Attempt III
Also any who emerges with a a good rep from the M-1 Global Challenge
Some great possibilities at LHW. Yes I said great.
If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.
It would be nice to see if Affliction can get Arona back in the Ring as well.
They were in talks just a few months ago. That would make their LHW roster stacked outside of the UFC.
Vitor Belfort
Tito Ortiz
Ricardo Arona
Babalu
Lil Nog
Mike Whitehead
Gerard Mousasi
Vladimir Matyushenko
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
This is if Ortiz and Arona sign with Affliction, although even without them, the division is still very very talented.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm...
All I see is Vitor, Babalu and Lil Nog. Sokou (who I am a huge fan of) has been terrible, Vlad is alright, Whitehead sucks ass, Young Vagabond has neither fought at 205 nor in Affliction and the others are hopeful speculation.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Huh?
Only 2 are speculation. Mousasi is fighting for Affliciton on their next show.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Nevermind Young Vagabond; you're speculating that Affliction is even HAVING a next show
…or when. Or where. And those are a big two to speculate on. You can’t just shrug along that sort of conjecture when you’re be-boppin around other threads talking about how the UFC isn’t anywhere near signing Schilt, Overeem, Kid, Caol and co. Add those two to UFC’s 205 division and see what that does. Your heavy handedness with all things non-Zuffa needs to be tempered. The fact remains, the 205 division in Affliction is very weak right now and comparing it to that of the UFC is humiliating. I wouldn’t be championing it, in it’s present form, under any circumstances. Yeah, there are interesting match ups. But shit, if you don’t have those, you don’t have a division.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha. Angry post much?
Let me point out a few things that are wrong in your post:
You can’t just shrug along that sort of conjecture when you’re be-boppin around other threads talking about how the UFC isn’t anywhere near signing Schilt, Overeem, Kid, Caol and co.
What I said was that there are many rumored foreign fighters that the UFC has shown interest in, but none have officially signed yet, Uno now being the exception.
The fact remains, the 205 division in Affliction is very weak right now and comparing it to that of the UFC is humiliating.
Where did I ever say the Affliciton LHW division is comparable to the UFC? I said it is the best LHW division outside of the UFC.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
That would make their LHW roster stacked outside of the UFC.
Perhaps saying “the most stacked” rather than indicating that it is stacked and not the UFC.
Also, try not to decipher my mood through type. I’m a real sweetheart, honest.
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously,
1) My comment was not that hard to understand.
2) Your overreaction makes me question your sweetheartedness.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I'm positively furious
Spare me…
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
What I said was that there are many rumored foreign fighters that the UFC has shown interest in, but none have officially signed yet, Uno now being the exception.
How about Ishii? White said they have an agreement in place. I realize he may never actually fight in the UFC but he is signed.
I think folks were saying that was probably just a deal that entered him into a period of exclusive contract negotiations with the UFC, not a fight contract.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Feb 17, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/2/10/755206/satoshi-ishii-should-liste
Apparently, Ishii has already signed with the UFC but is having second thoughts because of the amount of money he’s being offered by other promotions. As reported by MMA Weekly, Dana White makes it clear that he has Ishii’s best interests at heart:
“Well, yeah, I’m going to hold on to him, I’ve got a contract with him,” White began. "But if he comes back and tells me I want to take this lottery ticket, I’ll give it to him. He needs to decide what he wants to do with his life. Just because I have a contract with him, I’m not going to try to tell him what he should do with his life. I’ve sat down and I’ve talked to him for hours on what I think he should do with his career. Now it’s up to him. You can’t force anybody to be a mixed martial arts fighter, they have to want to do it.
Sounds like a fight contract to me.
A contract that Dana doesn’t want to hold him accountable to since Dana himself said that Ishii doesn’t know what he wants. Ishii could still sign with DREAM, Sengoku, and/or Affliction.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 18, 2009 4:24 AM EST up reply actions
And although you say someone like Sokou has been terrible, interesing matchups can still be made, like having a rematch with Lil Nog, since Sokou is the last person to KTFO.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Where’s Logic?
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
Logic and Affliction events have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
Oh wait you meant mmalogic….
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Feb 17, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Where’s your source that I made this up?
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Huh?
Lovefest much? Appears to be nothing but rumors and conjecture in this post.
This should be happening unless somethings falls out.
If I were 100% certain, I would move away the RUMOR tag from the title.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 17, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
u talk 2 ur insidorz?
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s the real news:
While attencio and co is deliberating on whether to even HAVE a third show… Finkie and Co are already trying to renegotiate and fuck Affliction.
What’s apparent here is how MMAsupremacy tries to inject affliction non-stories to keep them in the conversation. Here’s a little business advice… you’d be better off handing out flyers on your local street corner if you really want to help affliction.
If you have a job and do your shilling on your bosses dime go to a forum where they dont know anything about Affliction or MMA and segway into introducing Affliction to them.
Go make friends and get them into Affliction. These shallow attempts do nothing for your cause.
We actually want to discuss REAL things here… not what you day dreamed about while sharpening your pencil.
by mmalogic on Feb 17, 2009 9:23 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Yeah..
But who would win in a fight; Gilbert Yvel or the Green Goblin?
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
by Charles Awad on Feb 17, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Not really.
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by Richard Wade on Feb 17, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
"We actually want to discuss REAL things here… not what you day dreamed about while sharpening your pencil."
Yeah, real things like a fanpost about a rumor that Affliction is done.
Take it easy.
by Farthammer on Feb 17, 2009 10:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
They haven’t exactly booked a date for a third show – and, as they’ve shown in the past, a booked event does not equal a 100% for sure to happen event. You cannot bleed that kind of money over two PPV’s and not have one foot in the grave.
by Derek Suboticki on Feb 18, 2009 2:58 AM EST up reply actions
I dont post rumors or “fantasies” like this…
Someone added the word “rumor” to my post. Why do you think Fedor is meeting with Dana soon?
Oh right… maybe affliction isnt having the third show after all… maybe they are in fact trying to negotiate out of the business. hmm… 2 plus 2 might just equal 4 :)
You haven’t seen mmasupremacy’s reaction yet?
You’re better t han this mmalogic.
You’re better than this.
Actually, as a professional shill, you should do better than this.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 18, 2009 5:18 AM EST up reply actions
It would have been better for me if the article had any links pointing to anything new that would lead me to believe that there would really be a fight booked between Fedor and The Baby. Fedor-Barnett has been thrown around alot, I was expecting some sort of confirmation.
Sorry, this is as good as I could do at the moment.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 18, 2009 4:26 AM EST up reply actions
The Fanpost Patrol
is out in full force on this one. Calm down peeps its not like this is in the front page. Also, I like talking Affliction rumors. 4-5 months isn’t as long as I thought they would take to put another show on. :)
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
But it’s better to talk about rumors that are actually rumors, not a poster’s imagination.
Usually a rumor comes out because someone who knows something hears something. There’s a huge difference between an actual rumor, and someone’s complete speculation.
This is complete speculation.
Where is your source that this is complete speculation?
Also, what clasifies a rumor? Something with a source? LOL
by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 18, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
There is no actual rumor here (besides the one you are starting).
All you did was take an old rumor, that Affliction is going to have a show in June, and you listed everyone on Affliction’s roster plus some top fighters not under contract to the UFC, that’s not a rumor, that’s making shit up.
Rumors usually have some sort of source. You haven’t proven at all that you are a reliable one, since you hardly have any new information.
3 Days Later Josh Gross Reports It
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/02/20/fedor-barnett/index.html
Fedor Emelianenko could return to the ring in June against Josh Barnett, sources close to the Russian heavyweight champion and his promoters, Affliction Entertainment and M-1 Global, tell SI.com.
The anticipated bout, which would put Emelianenko’s WAMMA belt on the line for a second time, is the preferred choice for Affliction and its partners — Golden Boy Promotions, Trump Entertainment, and M-1 — as they gear up for a third event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
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