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Saturday, Jun 6

Strikeforce: 'Lawler Vs. Shields' Live Blog Color Commentary

ESPN CA 8:22 pm. I just spotted former UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia hugging it out with Fedor. For those that recall, Fedor submitted Tim Sylvia in 36 seconds back at Affliction's first show. There are obviously no hard feelings between the two which is ...

Thursday, Jun 4

UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia Switching to Boxing?

CA by MoneyMaker (Scribe) According to news reports earlier this week, former UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is contemplating leaving MMA entirely, and entering the world of professional boxing full-time. Granted, the announcement comes leading up to ...

Wednesday, Jun 3

Frank Mir Vs. Brock Lesnar: Who I Think Will Win

CA He remained there until 2007 when he moved up to fight Tim Sylvia and Gabriel Gonzaga. When you spend so much time in LHW and then make a switch to HW (especially at 45 years old) it has got to affect your endurance. To Brock's credit he improved a lot ...

Friday, Apr 24

Better Cheick your Kongo

CA Complicating matters further has been the UFC's inability to maintain their roster. Losing guys like Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, and Fabricio Werdum hurt the divisions' credibility. Being unable to lure big names like Fedor Emilanenko and Alistair ...

Wednesday, Apr 15

Can You Guess Who I Am? Version Three

CA - Mike Leanza I am a former UFC fighter, recording just three wins in my eight fights with the organization. The last time I won in the octagon was in 2002, on the same card Tim Sylvia made his UFC debut. I KO'd Dave Menne that night. My popularity is the only ...

Monday, Apr 13

Affliction Head To Head With UFC 100 July 11th? No Way!

CA - tyler griggs Affliction's next event is suppose to have the fighters Fedor Emelianenko vs TBA, Tim Sylvia vs Paul Buentello, and Josh Barnett. Affliction has some very good talent, Sylvia, Fedor, Arlovski. The only thing is the UFC has so much going for it, ...

Wednesday, Apr 1

Tim Sylvia Trying To Buy a Win, but Can't Buy Credibility

CA A long awaited fight that was supposed to happen in the UFC, had steroids and contractual conflicts not popped up. A couple days ago, a man with no arms was just legally sanctioned to participate in an amateur MMA bout. If he wins, maybe Tim Sylvia ...

Tuesday, Mar 31

Randy Couture: You Can Call Him Old, I Call Him a Legend

CA Thirteen months after his devastating loss and retirement, Couture came back to fight for the heavyweight title against a giant of a man in Tim Sylvia. Sylvia was the reigning, defending, UFC heavyweight champion who had defended his title twice, ...

Keith Jardine: The Hardest Working Man in MMA, Part Three

CA Coming off the loss to Silva, Jardine was matched up against newly-minted light heavyweight Brandon Vera. Once a heavyweight prospect, Vera had run up against some enormous stumbling blocks in Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum, and had decided to make the ...

Wednesday, Feb 18

The Guinness Book Of World Records: Do They Actually Care About MMA?

CA The next UFC record I saw was very pointless to the educated MMA fan. This record was for " Heaviest UFC Fighters". The HW weight class has a limit of 265 so it simply included fighters that were at the limit: Gan McGee, Tim Sylvia, Brock Lesnar, ...

Friday, Feb 13

The Return Of "The Crow"

CA He made that return at UFC 82 and was KO by Yushin Okami. At UFC 57, Randy Couture loss to Chuck Liddell and retired. He returned at UFC 68 to battle the UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. Most people thought he was crazy, but "Captain America" ...

Tuesday, Feb 10

The Dana White Business Model

Brock Lesnar not only became the UFC’s heavyweight champion in 2008, but also the company’s biggest PPV draw by attracting approximately 2.2 million buys. Younger talents such as Cain Velasquez, Gabriel Gonzaga and Shane Carwin appear to be the heir apparent stars of the UFC heavyweight...

Monday, Feb 9

Fedor and The UFC: What Are The Chances It Will Happen?

His last two wins against former UFC Champions Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski in Affliction have helped his notoriety, but he still is nowhere near as popular as UFC stars such as Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, and Anderson Silva. If Fedor were to come ...

Monday, Jan 26

Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir II: Say Goodbye to Hollywood

Former Wrestling star (real and fantasy) Brock Lesnar made his MMA debut at a K1 kickboxing event in June/'07 against Min Soo Kim (3-6-MMA), winning by TKO with ground and pound. Brock Lesnar's famous "moment" arrived in Feb. 2008 when he made his UFC debut at UFC 81 against the resurgent for...

Sunday, Jan 25

Have You Ever Heard of Fedor Emelianenko?

Also to Emelianenko's credit are submissions over Tim Sylvia (like Randleman, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion), Matt Lindland, Mark Hunt, and Mark Coleman (yet another former UFC Heavyweight Champ whom Fedor actually tapped out twice).

Thursday, Jan 22

Fedor a Whole New Animal For Seasoned Arlovski

Emelianenko contains arguably the most well-rounded ground game of any fighter Arlovski will have competed against—from his relentless ground-and-pound to one of the most fluid, seamless arm-bars in all of mixed martial arts.

Affliction: Day of Reckoning Preview

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski - What really can be said for analysis regarding a Fedor fight? Fedor is better than Andrei Arlovski in every aspect of MMA. Fedor’s submission and grappling game are easily far superior to Arlovski’s. Fedor’s striking technique and hand speed are bet...

Tuesday, Jan 20

Affliction Follows Elite XC's Path to Failure

July 19th 2008. The day that the partnership between Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA had all there hard work come to fruition in the form of an excellent mixed martial arts card. Affliction paid Tim Sylvia $800,000 just to show up and fight Fedor. The most the UFC ever paid Tim Sylvia in...

Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Thoughts & Predictions

It almost seems like he is showing the world and Dana White that he is still the best heavyweight in the world and should be in the UFC. He walked through the ex-UFC heavyweight champion like he was a nobody fighting in his first professional fight. I think he will do the same again Arlovski, o...

Monday, Jan 5

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski: Freddie "La Cucaracha" Roach Speaks Out

On January 24th at Afflictions next event entitled "Day Of Reckoning", Fedor will meet his next nemesis who is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion from neighbouring Belarus and a Junior Sambo Champion known as "The Pit Bull", Andrei Arlovski.

Sunday, Dec 28

After Frank Mir's KO of Antonio Nogueira at Heavyweight, What Will 2009 Bring?

At last night’s UFC 92 year end event, we saw Frank Mir complete his resurrection after a second round knockout of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, marking the first time Nogueira has ever been finished in a fight. Basically for 2009, Fedor needs to beat Arlovski.

Saturday, Dec 27

Frank Mir Slays His Demons: Second-Round TKO over "Minotauro" Nogueira

When Brock Lesnar won the linear heavyweight championship from Randy Couture last month at UFC 91, Mir became the only man who possessed a win over the new champ; in order to get a rematch with Lesnar and a shot at winning his linear belt back, he needed the big win tonight over Nogueira.

UFC 92: The Supercard Showdowns

Also on the card are the coaches of this last season's Ultimate Fighter as the interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueria (31-4-1-1NC) defends his crown against former Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (11-3).

Friday, Dec 26

UFC 92 Preview: Frank Mir Vs. Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

You saw them on season eight of The Ultimate Fighter and in just a few hours, interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will defend his piece of the title against former champion Frank Mir in the co-main event of UFC 92: The Ultimate.

Tuesday, Dec 23

Frank Mir Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: What to Expect From Two BJJ Masters

Prior to Couture’s return, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira won the interim Heavyweight Championship in February 2008 at UFC 81 by submitting Tim Sylvia via guillotine choke. That same night, Frank Mir faced Lesnar in his UFC debut, winning by ankle lock submission. Both fighters’ victories...

Thursday, Dec 11

Dana White Vs The Crazy Russians

It has been long rumored that had Fedor signed with the UFC, the contract would have made him the highest paid MMA fighter in the world. Somehow, though, Affliction Entertainment managed to give Fedor a better offer, and so Fedor signed with Affliction.

Monday, Dec 8

UFC 92: Nogueira Vs. Mir

Antonio “Minotauro” Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir will fight for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 scheduled for the 27th of December. The winner of this fight is supposed to face current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in a bout that will decide the undisputed he...

Thursday, Dec 4

Andrei Arlovski's Tantamount Moment Is Affliction's Day of Reckoning

From November 22, 2002 to April 15, 2006 former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski made history by becoming one of the most upsetting fighters in UFC. Fight Prediciton: long-shot for Arlovski win by decision or TKO; easy, but time-consuming win for Emelianenko TKO.

Sunday, Nov 23

Nogueira Vs Mir: What Will Happen On The Canvas?

On December 27th the UFC will host their end of the year card, "The Ultimate 2008". On this card, the Interim-Heavyweight Championship and/or heavyweight No. 1 contender will be decided when Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir do battle.

Saturday, Nov 22

Can Frank Mir Do It Again? Or Will Nogueira Be Next for the Rodeo?

Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will battle for the Interim Championship at UFC 92 on Dec. 27. Both of these men are coming off the reality show The Ultimate Fighter, as opposing coaches and are known as the two best Jiu-Jitsu heavyweights of all time.

Thursday, Nov 20

Big Tim Sylvia: Misunderstood and Underappreciated

Big Tim Sylvia (born Timothy Deane Sylvia on March 5, 1976) is a long-time veteran of the sport and a five-time UFC heavyweight champion. Despite being possibly the greatest UFC heavyweight champion not named Randy Couture, the fans have never really taken to Tim for a variety of reason...

Monday, Nov 17

Randy Couture: Are You Buying into the Hype?

Randy Couture. After being in mixed martial arts for over a decade, he had 24 fights to show for it. Other top heavyweights include Fedor Emelianenko (30 fights), Antonio Nogueira (35 fights), Josh Barnett (28 fights) and Tim Sylvia (29 fights). All have stayed active (some more than others...

Friday, Oct 10

Andrei Arlovski: It's Time To Slay the Lion

When MMA fighter Andrei Arlovski first entered the UFC, he was somewhat thrown to the lions. In only his second fight in the UFC, he faced, and lost to, Ricco Rodriguez and next, heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo. Despite those early defeats, wins over Ian Freeman and Vladamir Matyushenko...

Friday, Sep 26

Slaying the Minotaur: Can Anyone in Defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira?

Slaying the Minotaur: Can Anyone in the UFC Defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? Yet, unfortunately, this proved not to be the case for Nogueira, who was relentlessly assaulted by relative newcomer Fedor Emelianenko in a three-round war that resulted in Nogueira losing the PRIDE heavywe...

Wednesday, Sep 3

Randy Couture to Fight Brock Lesnar for Title: How Did the UFC Come to This?

Since being announced a little less than a day ago, the news that "current" UFC heavyweight champ Randy Couture would be fighting UFC newcomer Brock Lesnar has crowded Mixed Martial Arts message boards across the net (mostly with choice four letter words).

Monday, Jul 28

Heavyweights: The Thinnest Division in the UFC

“Minotauro” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Last Fight: UFC 85 (06/07/08) Brandon Vera – W – TKO (Punches) Frank Mir Former UFC Heavyweight Champion

Tuesday, Mar 11

MMA: Top 10 Heavyweights (Part 2 of 5)

3) Randy Couture (UFC) – 16 – 8, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Current UFC Heavyweight Champion 4) Tim Sylvia (UFC) – 24 – 4, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion 7) Andrei Arlovski (UFC) – 13 – 5, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion 9) Brandon Vera (UFC) – 8 – 1

Sunday, Feb 17

Fantasy Fight: Tim Sylvia versus Brock Lesnar

Not for a moment before his UFC debut or in weeks preceding have I thought for a moment that Frank Mir was anything but the best opponent that Brock Lesnar could have faced. Not only is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he is also a dangerous submission expert. And as the fight showed to the wor...

Friday, Feb 1

Champions of the UFC: Who is the next to fall?

Not long after this article is posted, a new Heavyweight Champion will be crowned after the Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Nogueira. So we can safely say there will be one change. But how long will that last with Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar battling for supremacy? And lets not forget Cheick Kongo who is c...