Affliction
Affliction Fighters: Where They Are Now!
Former Affliction fighters and where they are going to be now -
UFC
Vitor Belfort
Paul Daley
Chase Gormley
Ben Rothwell
Dan Lauzon
Oliviera
WEC
Javier Vasquez
LC Davis
Mark Hominick
STRIKEFORCE
Gegard Mousasi
Jay Hieron
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Dana White Conference Call: Tito, Vitor Signed; Fedor Not
Dana White talks about the Fedor deal not going through so far, the Affliction fighters UFC has now signed, the new UFC 103 main event – Vitor Belfort v/s Rich Franklin and of course, the re-signing of Tito Ortiz.
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UFC Absorbs 20 Affliction Contracts; Rothwell – Gormley at UFC 104
The UFC has taken control of close to twenty Affliction fighter contracts and the rumour is that this includes some really big names. The first of the new UFC fighters to fight will be Big Ben Rothwell who will take on Chase Gormley as scheduled for Affliction: Trilogy. The fight will take place on the [...]
Babalu versus Mousasi for Strikeforce LHW Belt on August 15th
It had to happen and it did. Gegard Mousasi now has the chance to announce his arrival on the US scene in grander style when he takes on veteran Renato Sobral for his Strikeforce Light heavyweight title on August 15th. The fight will be telecast during the SHOWTIME portion of the Carano vs Cyborg card.
“STRIKEFORCE [...]
Vitor Belfort to the UFC!
The rumours are strong and the rumours are good! The latest rumour coming out of the demise of Affliction is that Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort is finally making his return to the UFC.
Belfort was scheduled to fight Jorge Santiago on Affliction’s now defunct MMA event on August 1st. With Dana White’s previous comments about wanting [...]
Strikeforce in Talks with Fedor for Long Term Deal
Strikeforce is now in talks with Fedor’s management at M-1 Global for a long term contract with the Last Emperor. This news comes amidst talks of Dana White’s comments about ground breaking news to be announced on 31st July and all the rumours circulating around it.
Well, I guess its wait and watch again as far [...]
Affliction Back as UFC Sponsors
With the news of Affliction MMA closing shop a reality, Dana White has now confirmed that Affliction is back as a sponsor to the UFC and its fighters and may be seen in the UFC events as soon as August 8th at UFC 101!
Of course, the damage due to this news is mostly to the [...]
Affliction Eulogy? Trilogy Officially Cancelled.
Affliction has seemingly cancelled its Trilogy event officially. According to SI.com, Affliction has now officially cancelled its Trilogy event scheduled to happen on August 1st after the Josh Barnett failed drug test debacle.
“Finding an opponent for the number one ranked MMA heavyweight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor and [...]
Rumour: Werdum to replace Barnett at Trilogy?
The Rumour Mill is working overtime! The latest rumour to hit the MMA scene is that Strikeforce Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum is all set to replace Josh Barnett at Affliction: Trilogy against Fedor.
Werdum, who is thought of by some as the best heavyweight Jiu Jitsu fighter outside of Minotauro Noguiera, is a dangerous fighter who has [...]
Vitor Belfort at Affliction 2
A broken hand after the Terry Martin fight at Affliction’s first card had kept Vitor Belfort out of the second card. Now, thanks to the new Affliction: Golden Boy tie-up and a postponement of the second Affliction card, Vitor is back on and raring to go.
“I didn’t care about the postponement because I couldn’t [...]