fiveouncesofpain.com - 5/5/2008
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While Affliction’s first-ever mixed martial arts card on July 19 does not appear to be in peril, it looks like the event may require a new venue.
On Saturday afternoon, FiveOuncesOfPain.com was informed by a source that a proposed deal between Affliction and HDNet appeared to have fallen through. As a result, Affliction was not able [...]
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Report: Affliction-HDNet Deal Falls Apart
MMA on Tap —
... The news comes from Five Ounces of Pain, which reports through a source close to the deal that an agreement to book the arena, which serves as the home for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and NHL’s Dallas Stars, was not able to be finalized. ...
Affliction Gets The Boot From EliteXC, Loses Arena For First-Ever Event
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Lastly, Affliction seems to have soured their broadcast deal with HDNet, which in turn has caused some venue-fumbling for their inaugural July 19 show: ...
First Affliction Show Having Troubles?
MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis —
... Sam Caplan at FiveOuncesOfPain.com is reporting that the July 19th show scheduled by the new Affliction promotion may be in jeopardy. ...
Affliction Loses Dallas Venue for its Debut Show on July 19
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion —
... According to Fiveouncesofpain, negotiations with Mark Cuban’s HDNet has apparently fell trough, as a result, the scheduled Affliction debut on July 19 will not take place at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. ...
Affliction Banned From EliteXC, Loses Arena For First-Ever Event
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Lastly, Affliction seems to have soured their broadcast deal with HDNet, which in turn has caused some venue-fumbling for their inaugural July 19 show: ...
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Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo at Affliction “Banned”
redsweat.com 5/6/2008 —
Josh Barnett announced on MMAWeekly’s Monday night radio program that he will be joining Fedor and Tim Sylvia on the fight card for Affliction’s upcoming debut event set for July 19th.
His opponent will be UFC veteran and one ...
Affliction “BANNED” July 19th —
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Added: May 9, 2008
Updated Affliction news —
Five Ounces of Pain
There is a very well written and informative blog piece on the first Affliction show over at USA Today. The updated fight card for the July 19th show from The Pond in Anaheim is as follows:
Fedor Emelianenko vs Tim Sylvia
Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo
Matt Lindland vs Fabio Negao
Renato Sobral vs Mike Whitehead
Aleksander Emelianenko vs [...]
Affliction MMA show debut official for July 19 —
MMA Mania
Affliction — one of the most recognized and popular clothing brands out right now — made its bid to become the latest mixed martial arts promoter official today during an episode of “Inside MMA” on the HDNet network.
It’s been known for some time know that Affliction would throw its hat into the MMA ring. In fact, the UFC and Elite XC recently banned their ...
Affliction MMA show debut official for July 19 —
MMAdness
Affliction — one of the most recognized and popular clothing brands out right now — made its bid to become the latest mixed martial arts promoter official today during an episode of “Inside MMA” on the HDNet network.
It’s been known for some time now that Affliction would throw its hat into the MMA ring. In fact, the UFC and Elite XC recently banned their ...
Report: Four Prelims Signed for Affliction Show —
MMA on Tap
Savant Young. Photo by Tracy Lee. Courtesy of CombatLifestyle.com
On the same day that Affliction Clothing makes it’s official entrance into the world of promoting mixed martial arts events, details regarding four signed preliminary bouts for it’s upcoming planned “Banned” show on July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California have come to light.
The news comes from ...
Affliction MMA Announcement Video —
MMA Videos
Affliction MMA is open for business starting July 19th. The fight card will feature #1 Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko facing former UFC HW Champion Tim Sylvia and former UFC HW Champions Josh Barnett and Pedro Rizzo fighting for the second time. The event will be at the Pond in Anaheim. Other fighters that are speculated to fight are Matt Lindland, Ben Rothwell, & Renato ...
Affliction Show Details Tonight on “Inside MMA” —
MMA on Tap
Photo courtesy of FedorMMA.com.
Affliction Clothing will make it’s official entrance into the world of promoting mixed martial arts events when the company announces details tonight on HDNet’s “Inside MMA” television program regarding it’s upcoming planned “Banned” show on July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California according to our ...
Josh Gross Talks Affliction Card —
Bloody Elbow
In his latest article on sportsillustrated.cnn.com : Of the forthcoming summer cards, few have generated as much curiosity as the bill promoted by Affliction. Featuring a contingent of the sport's top heavyweights including Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Josh Barnett and Pedro Rizzo, the July 19 Affliction event is expected to exceed an unheard of $6 million in fighter purses , which, ...
Report: Lindland to fight Fabio Negao at July 19 Affliction show —
Five Ounces of Pain
Josh Gross, over at SI.com, is reporting that a fight between Matt Lindland and Fabio Negao is close to being a done deal for Affliction’s inaugural show on July 19:
However, SI.com learned Tuesday that the leading candidate to face the gangly wrestler is Brazilian middleweight Fabio Negao, owner of an 8-3 record. Splitting his last [...]
Barnett vs. Rizzo Confirmed For July 19th Affliction Event —
MMAFrenzy.com
Top ranked MMA heavyweight Josh Barnett will take on Pedro Rizzo in a long awaited rematch that dates all the way back to UFC 30. The bout was confirmed directly by Rizzo through Sherdog.com .
The match is set for July 19th at Affliction’s inaugural MMA show, now slated to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The event will feature former UFC heavyweight champion ...
Affliction: Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo 2 —
MMAdness
Former UFC heavyweight champion and PRIDE superstar Josh “The Babyface Assassin” Barnett (21-5) will face fellow UFC veteran Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (16-7) on July 19 at the first mixed martial arts event under the Affliction banner according to reports from both Sherdog and MMAWeekly .
In addition to being one of the most sought-after free agents in mixed martial arts (this side of the ...
Affliction: Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo 2 —
MMA Mania
Former UFC heavyweight champion and PRIDE superstar Josh “The Babyface Assassin” Barnett (21-5) will face fellow UFC veteran Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (16-7) on July 19 at the first mixed martial arts event under the Affliction banner according to reports from both Sherdog and MMAWeekly .
In addition to being one of the most sought-after free agents in mixed martial arts (this side of the Iron ...
Pedro Rizzo confirms bout with Barnett —
Five Ounces of Pain
Pedro Rizzo confirmed today to Sherdog that a bout with Josh Barnett has been set for the Affliction show on July 19th. The bout will be a rematch of a fight that took place at UFC 30 when Rizzo knocked Josh Barnett out in the second round:
“I knew about this fight for some time, but [...]
Rizzo: “I’m Fighting Barnett in July” —
MMA on Tap
Pedro Rizzo throws a right hand at Josh Barnett. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship title contenders Pedro Rizzo and Josh Barnett will most likely collide in a rematch of their February 2001 bout when Affliction Clothing holds it’s first-ever mixed martial arts show on July 19th at a venue yet to be determined.
The news comes ...
