Watching Fedor Emelianenko “made me nervous tonight,” said Josh Barnett about Fedor’s bout with Andrei Arlovski at Afflictions “Day of Reckoning”.

As those who have taken part in MMA betting for any length of time know, absolutely anything can happen inside the octagon (or squared circle, for fans of Affliction betting and PRIDE). When two trained fighters are pitted against one another, generally with both holding black belts in one discipline or another, it is difficult to give credence to MMA odds.

Affliction M-1Global’s star-studded “Trilogy” is stacking-up as one of the all-time best shows from top to bottom in professional mixed martial arts fighting history. The marquee performer is Russian combat fighting legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko, who defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett, August 1 live on Pay-Per-View from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Tim Sylvia has been pulled from the Affliction: Trilogy event scheduled for August 1 as a result of his nine-second knockout loss to Ray Mercer.

Just like Andrei Arlovski last week, Tim Sylvia lost his first fight since losing to Fedor Emelianeko. And like Arlovski, Sylvia lost his fight in a matter of seconds.

SEAL BEACH, California (June 3, 2009) – Russian combat fighting legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett, when Affliction M-1Global presents its third major mixed martial arts show, “Trilogy,” Saturday night, August 1 live on Pay-Per-View from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Affliction have confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will take on Josh Barnett this August at ‘Trilogy’.

While the UFC isn’t quite the be-all, end-all of mixed martial arts, it still features an overwhelming percentage of the best fighters in the world.

And while many fighters of lesser talent are able to stake a claim for being in the top ten rankings of pound-for-pound MMA fighters, there’s still no substitute for facing top competition every time out like fighters in the UFC do.

The UFC could find itself running head-to-head with Affliction this July, according to a report.

For many fighters, getting to the top of your division is the ultimate goal. There’s no better feeling than winning a title in your weight class. However, when you get to the top, where do you go?

The discussion around forums, websites and events often focuses around the best pound for pound fighters in the world. The name on everyone’s lips – Fedor Emelianenko – dominates everyone’s top five. Of course, there is no definitive pound for pound rankings. Basically, I could have Fedor as my number one and someone else could have Anderson Silva. That is the beauty of the pound for pound rankings.

Affliction’s Day of Reckoning PPV does impressive ratings in the UK.

A replay of UFC 91 on Spike TV does record ratings going head-to-head with the Affliction: Day of Reckoning PPV.

Over 12,000 were in attendance at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on Saturday night for Affliction M-1 Global’s “Day of Reckoning” PPV which saw Fedor Emelianenko rock Andrei Arlovski in the main event with a first-round knockout win.

“I feel great. I feel really good about it,” said Emelianenko after his win.

“I want to thank God for my victory and thank everyone that was behind me.

“I knew that Arlovski was prone to making mistakes and at that moment I caught him…