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Monday, Feb 9
Strikeforce's Coker Talks Fighters, Potential Matchups | www ...
At light heavyweight, Strikeforce’s champ is still “Babalu” Sobral, said Coker, “and there's a lot of great fights for him at 205 with the two rosters combined.” So…we’re not even pretending that Affliction might be around long enough ...
Monday, Jan 26
Tito Ortiz: Great Commentator, or Greatest Commentator?
Sobral/Sokoudjou Yes, and uh, my back will be better in about three months, so I know all the fans would love to see me and you get it on. You know what, you're an awesome fighter, congratulations tonight. Everybody lets give a hand to Renato Babalu, one of the greatest light heavyweights, of t...
Sunday, Jan 25
Affliction Payouts Are as Ludicrous as You Expect, in More Than One Way
Affliction paid out a little over $3.3 million in disclosed fighter salaries for “Day of Reckoning,” pretty much guaranteeing that they’ll take a financial loss on this event, as we all expected. Naturally, the payouts include several head-scratchers and jaw-droppers, including $1.5...
Wednesday, Jan 21
Gambling Addiction Enabler: Affliction's Day of Reckoning
Fedor Emelianenko (-350) vs. Andrei Arlovski (+336) Josh Barnett (-500) vs. Gilbert Yvel (+491) Vitor Belfort (+160) vs. Matt Lindland (-160) Renato Sobral (-155) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (+125) Chris Horodecki (-220) vs. Dan Lauzon (+180)
Wednesday, Jan 14
Videos: Danablog #3, Belcher-Kang, + More Affliction Hype
Dana White’s latest video-blogging effort is very long but not very interesting. He pumps a little iron, tries to convert kilograms to pounds, wanders around Dublin, and strikes up conversations with a few fighters. Yawn. Just goes to show that the tedium of anyone’s daily life is still...
Tuesday, Jan 6
Videos: Bas Rutten Highlight Reel, UFC 94 In-Depth Preview + More
The best reason to tune in to HDNet's Inside MMA has always been to watch Bas Rutten act like a spastic, free-associative maniac. The above clip from the show's "Best of 2008" episode collects Bas's craziest moments, from his heroin-addict pantomimes to his beloved Tony Montana impres...
Wednesday, Dec 31
The 5 Best MMA Events of 2008
Sure, the pacing was a little shaky, and the picture quality for the pay-per-view broadcast was kind of dark, and apparently some of you don’t think that Megadeth’s Rust in Peace is one of the most kickass records ever released. But you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Affliction’s d...
Thursday, Dec 18
Affliction Releases Fight Lineup for "Day of Reckoning"
Affliction has announced the complete lineup for their "Day of Reckoning" event, which will go down January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. The five-fight undercard will be broadcast live on HDNet starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, while the six-fight pay-per-view broadcast wil...
Friday, Nov 21
Friday Link Dump
Kim Couture’s opponent misses weight, looks scared. (Xtreme Couture) “Babalu” Sobral will break his hand on Southworth’s face if need be. (NBC Sports) Joe Riggs only regrets that he didn’t get to smash Kimbo first. (MMA Rated) Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler.” Count me in. (Screen Junkies)
Monday, Nov 17
Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” Taking Shape, Going on Sale
According to Affliction’s website, here’s what the card is looking like so far: Main Card (pay-per-view) Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski Josh Barnett vs. TBA Vitor Belfort vs. TBA Renato Sobral vs. Matt Lindland Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
Scott Smith Lands on His Feet
Also on the card: Bobby Southworth defends his light-heavyweight title against Renato Sobral, Kim Couture takes on Lina Kvokov, and Joe Riggs faces Luke Stewart in a welterweight match. The event will be broadcast live on HDNet beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. (Smith during his last UFC appea...
Thursday, Nov 13
Showtime Taking Over Production for Affliction; Lindland, Matyushenko, Buentello Confirmed for “Reckoning”
“Day of Reckoning” is still headlined by Fedor Emelianenko defending his WAMMA heavyweight championship belt against Andrei Arlovski. Gross also confirmed the addition of three other bouts: First, Matt Lindland and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will meet in a middleweight match on the main...
Wednesday, Nov 5
‘Big’ John McCarthy Returns to the Cage — But Not for the UFC
Strikeforce’s upcoming “Destruction” card will feature such well-known fighters as Josh Thomson, Yves Edwards, Renato Sobral, Joe Riggs, and Kim Couture, but the biggest star will surely be the third man in the cage. Sherdog reports that beloved MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy is retu...
Wednesday, Oct 22
New “Fedor Will Return” Ad Gets Specific
They appear to still be calling this event “Day of Reckoning,” just as they called it when it was supposed to in Las Vegas earlier this month. Given all the trouble they’ve been having, the title could turn out to be sadly appropriate. The official event website lists only Fedor and Arlovski o...
Monday, Oct 13
Aleksander Emelianenko To Fight Next Month — Not in the U.S.
On October 29th 2008, the M-1 Challenge will come to Kansas City, Missouri for the 8th installment of this new fight series. 3 time All American Wrestler of Missouri and UFC and IFL veteran Mike Whitehead (22-6) is slated to take part in the event as the superfight participant.
