5 Oz. Exclusive: Arlovski vs. Fedor on Oct. 11 likely to be scrapped

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Rumor: Fedor off Affliction II
Published 8/2/2008 by Michael Rome at Bloody Elbow
... There are rumors going around right now that Fedor is off Affliction II, and the main event will be Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski, with the winner (maybe) fighting Fedor. Sam Caplan posted the story here: ...

Fedor out
Published 8/2/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap
... August 2, 2008 – 10:27 am by fightlinker [image] More bad news for Affliction as 5 ounces reports that Fedor is off the card with a hand injury. The big question now is if they can still do well without their marquee fighter or if they’re gonna pull an EliteXC and get their asses handed to them in this next show. Affliction is reportedly trying to set up Barnett-Arlovski as a replacement, which would have been okay I guess if we hadn’t known the original plan was ...

Breaking News: Fedor out off Affliction 2
Published 8/2/2008 by InfiniteX at MMA Chump - MMA News, Fight Videos, Fight Cards, Rankings, Forums and more!
... FiveOuncesofPain is reporting that :“… proposed main event for Affliction’s second-ever show on Oct. 11 between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski appears to be off for the time being. A reliable source speaking on the condition of anonyomity revealed to Five Ounces of Pain that Emelianenko has been dealing with a lingering hand injury that will make it virtually impossible for him to be ready in time for Affliction’s October show at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.” What does this mean for us fans. Well it means that the likely ...

Rumor: Fedor Emelianenko Dropped From Affliction 2 Card, Josh Barnett A Possible Replacement
Published 8/2/2008 by CagE at MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
... According to FiveOuncesOfPain, a anonymous source has confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will not be able to compete at Affliction second event slated fro Oct. 11, due to an long standing hand injury. ...

No Fedor for Affliction 2?
Published 8/2/2008 by bfowlkes at www.cagepotato.com
... Fedor Emelianenko shrugged off his injured thumb following his thirty-six second demolition of Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned, but now a hand injury has his next Affliction bout against Andrei Arlovski in doubt. Five Ounces of Pain is reporting that Fedor is off the October 11 card and that instead we’ll see Josh Barnett step in to take his place. ...

Report: Arlovski vs. Fedor Canceled For Second Affliction Show
Published 8/2/2008 by Eric Shapiro at MMAFrenzy.com
... 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: ...

Fedor pulled from Affliction's second show
Published 8/3/2008 by Jared Barnes (jaredfbarnes@gmail.com) at Brawl Sports
Sam Caplan of Five Ounces of Pain is reporting bad news for Affliction and Fedor Emelianenko fans. A reliable source speaking on the condition of anonymity revealed to Five Ounces of Pain that Emelianenko has been dealing with a lingering hand injury that will make it virtually impossible for him to be ready in time for Affliction's October show at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Arlovski is expected to remain on the card and event organizers are said to be looking into finalizing a bout between Arlovski and Josh Barnett to ...