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Fedor Emelianenko to feature on re-scheduled Affliction event
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It now appears WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will be featured on the re-scheduled “Affliction: Day of Reckoning.”
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The re-scheduled event is rumoured to be held at the site of the organization’s debut - the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. That event drew nearly 15,000 spectators for a live gate of $2.1million.
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According to company officials, “Affliction: Banned” also did more than 100,000 pay-per-view buys.
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However, as reported on Wednesday, poor ticket sales are being blamed for the re-schedule and therefore, the organisers have decided to …
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Affliction’s second pay-per-view show, scheduled for October 11 and to be headlined by Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett for a title shot at Fedor Emelianenko, has been cancelled.
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Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the news on Wednesday afternoon, although tickets for the show, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, were still being sold as of lunchtime local time.
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But fighters on the card were being informed today that the show had been postponed to a later date, as were PPV companies.
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Kizer told Sherdog.com that the …
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As the XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championship) promotion builds up towards another fantastic night of MMA action in Florida, their star man took time out of his busy schedule to talk about his return. Ladies and gentleman, “The Giant” has awoken.
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For many, that signals very bad news. “The Giant” is better known as Gan McGee - a man who needs no introduction. Standing at an incredible 6′10 and weighing over 250lbs, McGee is a heavyweight fighter with an impressive reputation.
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Having beaten some big names throughout MMA, McGee was left “robbed” of …
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WEC’s September 10 show headlined by Urijah Faber has been moved to November 5 due to concern about Hurricane Ike.
The following statement was released late on Friday night:
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HOLLYWOOD, FLA. - World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today announced that WEC: FABER vs. BROWN fight at the Hard Rock Live scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 has been POSTPONED due to the threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida.
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The fight has been rescheduled for November 5 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel …
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MMAPreview.com’s Martin Smith caught up with Johnathan Ivey for an exclusive interview talking about his preparations for his upcoming fight with Gan McGee, comparing himself to Paris Hilton, thoughts on Brock Lesnar and more…
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First of all Johnathan, we’ll start with the typical cliche question, how are things going and how is the training coming along?
Johnathan Ivey: Training is going really great right now, man. I want to thank Ryan McDonald, David Powers, and Tyler Dennis - along with a really good up-and-coming fighter named Coty Davis. They’ve been pushing me …
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Martin Smith provides you with his thoughts on the latest news and rumours in the world of MMA…
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Rumours of a Quinton Jackson fight in November raised my eyebrows this week - as I’m sure it did for readers of this site. The fight, scheduled to be against Wanderlai Silva, would be an explosive hard hitting slug-fest that would no doubt draw big at the box office. Seriously, what are the UFC playing at?
Quinton Jackson should not be in the octagon again this year.
UFC should be putting its arm around Jackson …

