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Between December 1, 2008 and December 1, 2009

Robert Drysdale: Only a Matter of Time

Traditionally, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight division has been the premier division in the organization thanks in large part to the huge success of fan favorites ...

Written by Derek Bolender about 9 months ago 416 reads 29 comments
Five Mental Hurdles Anderson Silva Must Manage To Remain Champ

On Oct. 25, 2008 the world saw a different side of Anderson Silva, one nobody could have anticipated or ever predicted...

Written by Derek Bolender about 10 months ago 623 reads 49 comments
Fedor Fights: Three Options In Strikeforce

Fedor Emelianenko has just recently signed a multi-fight deal, according to MMAJunkie.com. What does this mean for the UFC? What does this mean for Strikeforce? What does it mean for fight fans? ...

Written by Nick Colon about 3 months ago 215 reads 1 comments
Great Scott! Coker's Bold Moves Have Strikeforce On The Rise.

2009 has been a watershed year for Strikeforce and Scott Coker. It began with Coker negotiating successfully to purchase fighter contracts, fight library, and a broadcast contract with CBS/Showtime from the now defunct EliteXC...

Written by Scott Wilson about 3 months ago 383 reads 8 comments
UFC and MMA Fans Mourn the Death of Affliction

From the night of their first show, Affliction Entertainment was on shaky ground in their battle against the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the sport’s pre-eminent league...

Written by Greg Riot about 4 months ago 120 reads 19 comments
Dan White's UFC Checkbook May Not Be Enough To Buy Fedor Emelianenko's Loyalties

What does Fedor Emelianenko want? Now that Affliction Entertainment has collapsed, it's time to once again consider the negotiations between Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC...

Written by Darren Wong about 4 months ago 2,911 reads 34 comments
Affliction Aftermath: Gegard Mousasi Set On UFC?

Affliction Clothing has been a notable and successful clothing line geared towards the mixed martial arts community for several years. However, this week, they were not the ones doing the folding...

Written by Nate Lawson about 4 months ago 583 reads 7 comments
Affliction's Death a Valuable Lesson

Affliction's death as an MMA promoter on Friday shouldn't have surprised anyone. Since the first Affliction card took place in August 2008, the company has been on a downhill slide into oblivion, ...

Written by Jeremy Botter about 4 months ago 1,417 reads 10 comments
Fighters Lose in More Ways Than One

Jay Hieron was all set to meet British fighter Paul "Semtex" Daley at Affliction: Trilogy.The former IFL Welterweight champion and member of Xtreme Couture had already put in the work and gotten ...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 277 reads 3 comments
Affliction: The Requiem

After a long wait for one of the most anticipated fight cards of the year, we are left not with a Trilogy, but instead, only a eulogy...

Written by Darren Wong about 4 months ago 257 reads 16 comments
Affliction folds MMA promotion, will sponsor UFC

According to Kevin Iole, over at Yahoo!Sports, Affliction and the UFC are expected to release a statement sometime today in which it will be announced that Affliction will cease operations as ...

Written by Brian Oswald about 4 months ago 545 reads 25 comments
Affliction "Trilogy" Cancelled: Is This The Beginning Of The End?

With Josh Barnett's positive steroid test cancelling the main event between him and Fedor, the company cancelled the card, according to SI...

Written by chase ruttig about 4 months ago 609 reads 0 comments
Will Strikeforce Salvage What Is Left of Affliction Fight Card?

With Affliction: Trilogy cancelled, the one question that comes to mind is: "What about the other fights on the card fans wanted to see?" The first fight that comes to mind is the co-main event, which was set to feature the U...

Written by Brian Oswald about 4 months ago 728 reads 12 comments
Affliction Trilogy: 'Fedor vs. Barnett' Canceled

According to CNNSI, the recently troubled Affliction: Trilogy card has been canceled. The troubles for the promotion started when Josh Barnett was forced off the card due to testing positive for a banned substance...

Written by Brian Oswald about 4 months ago 2,301 reads 40 comments
Vitor Belfort Confirmed As Fedor Emelianenko's Next Victim

John Pollock of The Fight Network has reported that Vitor Belfort's trainer at Xtreme Couture, Shawn Tompkins, has confirmed that Belfort will face the Last Emperor at Affliction: Trilogy on Aug...

Written by Brad about 4 months ago 963 reads 14 comments
Why Bobby Lashley Won't Fight Fedor

As developments continue to come in, many people have commented that Bobby Lashley would have been the most marketable fighter to replace Josh Barnett at Affliction Trilogy against Fedor Emelianenko...

Written by Darren Wong about 4 months ago 1,560 reads 37 comments
Affliction: Trilogy 'Fedor vs. Barnett' Conference Call Notes

Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio answered questions this afternoon from the press related to the recent fallout surrounding the Josh Barnett steroid situation ...

Written by Brian Oswald about 4 months ago 1,302 reads 11 comments
As Affliction Crumbles, Dana White Wins Again

Like it or not, it's time to give it up to Dana White.His detractors will say that he enjoys the failure of his competitors too much and while it may certainly be true, you have to give the guy credit for what he has managed to accomplish with the UFC...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 1,257 reads 17 comments
Cheating Will Be Josh Barnett's Legacy

Josh Barnett's positive test for what will likely turn out to be an anabolic steroid on the eve of the biggest fight of his career illustrates a few important points...

Written by Jeremy Botter about 4 months ago 4,252 reads 29 comments
Barnett Vs. Fedor In Jeopardy?

As reported here first, it is being widely reported that the much-anticipated main event for Affliction: Trilogy, scheduled for Aug. 1, is in jeopardy of being cancelled...

Written by Dan Carey about 4 months ago 226 reads 12 comments
Resurrecting the Champ: Why a Rededicated Vitor Belfort Is Good For the UFC

With a fight against Sengoku middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago, coming up on August 1, we may ask ourselves where Belfort will go from here, since there may not be an Affliction 4, and since the promotion's hopes are probably banking on Trilogy...

Written by Flying Knee about 4 months ago 409 reads 10 comments
My 2009 MMA Top-10 Wish List

Each year, it is good to take a step back and look at the sport of mixed martial arts as a whole. 2008 has been another exciting and unpredictable year and 2009 will likely be no different...

Written by Derek Bolender about 11 months ago 661 reads 32 comments
Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Brock Lesnar: The Dream Matchup

UFC President Dana White has talked often about giving the people what they want and creating the most exciting fights possible. If there’s a big fight out there, he once said, he’ll do his best to try and make it happen...

Written by Greg Riot about 4 months ago 1,012 reads 19 comments
The Best Month in MMA History

UFC 100 and the post-fight antics of Brock Lesnar have the mainstream media paying attention.Pardon the Interruption has discussed MMA each day since returning to the airwaves following the centennial show in Las Vegas...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 318 reads 9 comments
Fedor Emelianenko: Supremely Talented, Surprisingly Unknown

This is Fedor Emelianenko, the guy Dana White guaranteed would be in the UFC in the future and arguably the best fighter in the entire world.Up until Saturday night, a huge portion of the fight fans out there had no idea who this man was...

Written by E. Spencer Kyte about 4 months ago 586 reads 28 comments

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Affliction Article Archive

Robert Drysdale: Only a Matter of Time

Five Mental Hurdles Anderson Silva Must Manage To Remain Champ

Fedor Fights: Three Options In Strikeforce

Great Scott! Coker's Bold Moves Have Strikeforce On The Rise.

UFC and MMA Fans Mourn the Death of Affliction

Dan White's UFC Checkbook May Not Be Enough To Buy Fedor Emelianenko's Loyalties

Affliction Aftermath: Gegard Mousasi Set On UFC?

Affliction's Death a Valuable Lesson

Fighters Lose in More Ways Than One

Affliction: The Requiem

Affliction folds MMA promotion, will sponsor UFC

Affliction "Trilogy" Cancelled: Is This The Beginning Of The End?

Will Strikeforce Salvage What Is Left of Affliction Fight Card?

Affliction Trilogy: 'Fedor vs. Barnett' Canceled

Vitor Belfort Confirmed As Fedor Emelianenko's Next Victim

Why Bobby Lashley Won't Fight Fedor

Affliction: Trilogy 'Fedor vs. Barnett' Conference Call Notes

As Affliction Crumbles, Dana White Wins Again

Cheating Will Be Josh Barnett's Legacy

Barnett Vs. Fedor In Jeopardy?

Resurrecting the Champ: Why a Rededicated Vitor Belfort Is Good For the UFC

My 2009 MMA Top-10 Wish List

Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Brock Lesnar: The Dream Matchup

The Best Month in MMA History

Fedor Emelianenko: Supremely Talented, Surprisingly Unknown

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