Affliction DOR: What's Next for the Winners and Losers

§  WAMMA Heavyweight Championship bout:  Fedor Emelianenko vs.  Andrei Arlovski

Emelianenko defeated Arlovski via KO (punch) at 3:14 of round 1 to retain the WAMMA Heavyweight Championship.

Fedor: It’s obvious the next fight for Fedor will be former UFC Champion Josh Barnett.  Although Josh did not look impressive in his fight earlier in the night, I think he can still be a major threat for Fedor is he can manage to take the fight to the ground.  I just hope we don’t have to wait another six months for the next Affliction card to see it. There aren't too many Heavyweight threats out there for Fedor who aren't already signed with the UFC, so Barnett makes the most sense right now.

Arlovski: He looked good in the early going, but like most of Fedor’s opponents he made a mistake and paid for it. After looking at Affliction’s heavyweight division, I would like to see Andrei rematch Paul Buentello.  The two fought a few years back in the UFC in what was a quick knockout win for Arlovski.  Buentello looked good earlier on the card against “Baby Fedor.”  So I feel an Arlovski-Buentello rematch would be a good fight.

§  Heavyweight bout:  Josh Barnett vs.  Gilbert Yvel

Barnett defeated Yvel via submission (strikes) at 3:05 of round 3.

Barnett: He didn’t look too great against Yvel for the majority of the fight.  It wasn’t until the end of the fight that we really got to see Barnett’s strength on the ground.  Obviously, Fedor is next for “The Baby Faced Assassin,” and if Barnett wants a shot to do what no man has done before, he’s going to need to take Fedor down and try to wear him down.  Regardless, this is fight I can’t wait to see.

Yvel: In what many saw as a “push over” fight for Barnett, Yvel actually gave Barnett some trouble and showed he can hang with some of the best in the heavyweight division. Gilbert Yvel has a vicious stand up and would make for an entertaining fight against either Buentello or possibly Arlovski. 

§  Middleweight bout:  Matt Lindland vs.  Vitor Belfort

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