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Snapshot of the Day: Affliction Presser Edition

The New York City presser announcement after the jump.

Update [2008-5-15 16:53:3 by Nick Thomas]: May 19 is the day:

When Andrei Arlovski could sign with Affliction, SI.com has learned. That is, assuming the UFC declines to match what is believed to be a deal that pays the former UFC champion in the low-to-mid six figures for the first of three non-exclusive bouts.

A representative from Arlovski's camp explained there was "nothing to report," though continued on to say negotiations with the UFC were ongoing.

Should Arlovski and Affliction complete their deal, the Belarusian is expected to appear at next Tuesday's press conference at the in Century City, Calif., to announce a fight against former International Fight League heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell.

The other name that jumped out was George Greenberg from Fox Sports. Greenberg's presence at the press conference suggests there is something to rumors that the undercard of the July 19 Affliction event would be broadcast live on FSN. Asked to confirm why Greenberg was attending the announcement, Affliction declined to comment.

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Re: Snapshot of the Day:
If they end up getting AA to sign... what a great freaking card.
  • Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) vs. Tim Sylvia (24-4)
  • Matt Lindland (20-5) vs. Fabio Negao (8-3)
  • Josh Barnett (21-5) vs. Pedro Rizzo (16-7)
  • Mike Whitehead (20-5) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (29-7)
  • Aleksander Emelianenko (13-3) vs. Paul Buentello (23-10)
  • Andrei Arlovski (12-5) vs. Ben Rothwell (29-5)
  • Mark Hominick (15-8) vs. Savant Young (9-7)
  • Mike Pyle (15-5) vs. Brett Cooper (7-4)
  • Justin Levens (9-8) vs. Ray Lazama (5-5)
  • J.J. Ambrose (9-1) vs. Patrick Speight (6-0)

by Nick Thomas on May 15, 2008 2:00 PM EDT   0 recs

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A great card that will not break 80k in ppv buys

by thisredengine on May 15, 2008 3:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Snapshot of the Day:
This is definately a UFC caliber (or better)  card. But I agree this will probably be the first and last for Affliction.

by nitro on May 15, 2008 3:33 PM EDT   0 recs

Re: Affliction Presser Edition
Gee, I wonder which brand the fighters will be wearing when they enter the ring?  Hmmm... :)

by pud333 on May 15, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Re: Affliction Presser Edition
I'm sure they will all be wearing UFC hoodies, lol!

by BJJDenver on May 15, 2008 10:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Snapshot of the Day: Affliction Presser Editio
Okay, Mike Rome,......i think your mandate is clear...get over to this media conference and pick up one of those free t-shirts, so we can conduct a little test...... let's see if our Managing Editor Luke wouldn't even wear an Affliction shirt......even if it was free....

by robnashville on May 15, 2008 9:45 PM EDT   0 recs

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