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- MATT LINDLAND: FIGHTER, PROMOTER, POLITICIAN? (Saturday, July 19, 2008) Matt Lindland returns at Affliction's debut event, taking on Fabio Negao and spoke with MMAWeekly about the fight, promoting and politics.
- ARLOVSKI READY FOR ROTHWELL (Saturday, July 19, 2008) Polishing up his boxing skills with famed trainer, Freddie Roach, it looks as if former UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski, is ready to start fresh in Affliction. First order of business is Ben Rothwell...
- FEDOR LOOKING TO RE-ESTABLISH DOMINANCE (Friday, July 18, 2008) Facing Top 5 heavyweight Tim Sylvia at Affliction "Banned," Fedor Emelianenko is looking to re-establish his dominance as the top heavyweight in the world...
- FIGHT-BY-FIGHT: AFFLICTION "BANNED" PREVIEW (Thursday, July 17, 2008) MMAWeekly.com's Ricardo Mendoza breaks down the inaugural fight card of Afflcition as we head towards the showdown between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia...
- BEN ROTHWELL: HE HITS HARD... I HIT HARD TOO (Thursday, July 17, 2008) Despite an impressive record with over 30 professional fights, training at one of the top camps in the world, and being on a 13-fight win streak, former International Fight League heavyweight Ben Rothwell seems to be quite the underdog heading into his upcoming fight at Affliction “Banned” against Andrei Arlovski...
- BARNETT SEEKING REVENGE AT AFFLICTION "BANNED" (Wednesday, July 16, 2008) Josh Barnett will look to avenge the first loss of his career when he faces old foe, Pedro Rizzo, at Affliction: Banned on Saturday night in California...
- PYLE WANTS A BIG 'SMASH' AT AFFLICTION (Wednesday, July 16, 2008) Welterweight standout Mike Pyle looks to, "smash" his opposition at Affliction on July 19 in Anaheim, California...
- TIM SYLVIA IS READY TO SHOCK THE WORLD (Tuesday, July 15, 2008) Defying all of the odds, Tim Sylvia steps into Affliction: Banned as the underdog facing #1 heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, but he plans on coming out victorious...
- VITOR BELFORT READY FOR 185 DEBUT AT AFFLICTION (Sunday, July 13, 2008) Not only is Vitor Belfort making the move to Affliction, he's also moving down to the 185-pound middleweight division when he faces Terry Martin at Affliction "Banned" ...
- HOMINICK TO STAND AND PROVE AT AFFLICTION (Saturday, July 12, 2008) Canadian 145-pound star Mark Hominick looks to prove himself worthy of a Top 10 ranking against Savant Young at Affliction on July 19...
- BOXING TRAINER ROACH TEAMS UP WITH ARLOVSKI (Friday, July 11, 2008) Famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach has teamed up with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski to help him prepare for his upcoming fight in Affliction on July 19...
- DONALD TRUMP UPBEAT ON MMA PARTNER AFFLICTION (Thursday, July 10, 2008) Partnered with Affliction for its fledgling MMA event "Banned," Donald Trump sees success in the future of this promotional start-up ...
- AFFLICTION TO USE UNIFIED RULES AT BANNED (Wednesday, July 09, 2008) Affliction vice president Tom Atencio verified on Wednesday that the promotion will adopt the unified rules for their first show on July 19 and also discussed the addition of new titles for the organization...
- AFTER AFFLICTION, FEDOR TO FIGHT 2 MORE IN 2008 (Tuesday, July 08, 2008) As the July 19 date for his showdown with Tim Sylvia at Affliction quickly approaches, Fedor Emelianenko already has two more fights planned for 2008
- AFFLICTION SETS PLANS FOR TWO FUTURE SHOWS (Tuesday, June 24, 2008) Affliction vide president Tom Atencio spoke to MMAWeekly Radio on Monday night about the company's plans for future MMA shows and the addition of lighter weight fighters to future events...
- ROTHWELL HAS THE INSIDE TRACK ON ARLOVSKI (Thursday, June 19, 2008) Having once mimicked the former UFC champ for his training partner, Tim Sylvia, Ben Rothwell has the inside track on Andre Arlovski ...
- METAL BAND MEGADETH TO PERFORM AT AFFLICTION (Wednesday, June 18, 2008) Affliction on Wednesday announced that metal band Megadeth will perform at its debut event, "Banned," on July 19 in Anaheim, Calif. ...
- TRUMP VP NAMED COO OF AFFLICTION ENTERTAINMENT (Wednesday, June 11, 2008) On Tuesday, Michael D. Cohen, Executive Vice President & Special Counsel to Donald Trump, was named Chief Operating Officer for Affliction Entertainment ...
- AFFLICTION MMA ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH FOX SPORTS (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) Affliction kicked off its mixed martial arts promotion on Tuesday announcing a deal with Fox Sports Net, a premier signing, and promising early ticket sales ...
- JOSH BARNETT JUST TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (Saturday, May 17, 2008) Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett is getting ready to take on his former training partner and friend Jeff Monson on Sunday at Sengoku II in Tokyo...
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