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Affliction Behind-the-Scenes Video Channel

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As part of its offerings for "Day of Reckoning," which takes place Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Affliction has a video channel that will contain a mix of pre-recorded material and various live offerings.

The stream begins at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday from the host hotel lobby where Affliction intends to conduct various fighters and trainer interviews, along with other notables. The weigh-ins will be live on HDNet and streamed on ESPN, but Affliction will offer an edited version on the video channel.

The channel is expected to continue streaming until "sometime in the evening," according to Affliction.

You can check out the Affliction video channel here.

Labels: Affliction, Day of Reckoning

posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:10 AM 

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Fedor Takes Part in Opening Bell for NASDAQ

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Fedor Emelianenko -- who will fight top-ranked heavyweight Andre Arlovski this Saturday, Jan. 24, in the main event of Affliction M-1 "Day of Reckoning" at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. -- took part in the Opening Bell Honors at NASDAQ on Wednesday morning in anticipation of his heavyweight MMA showdown.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and color commentator for the "Day of Reckoning" Pay-Per-View telecast Tito Ortiz, Affliction Entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio, and Vice President of NASDAQ MarketSite David Wicks joined Fedor, to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ headquarters in Times Square, New York.

Labels: Affliction, Day of Reckoning, Fedor Emelianenko, Tito Ortiz

posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:15 PM 

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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Stephan Bonnar Mixes It Up With Gilbert Yvel

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As always, the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas is buzzing with activity. MMAInsider was on the scene last weekend while several well-known fighters prepared for upcoming bouts in a group sparring session.

Amidst the swarm of fists and kicks on the gym's main workout area, Gilbert Yvel was engaging Stephan Bonnar near the cage in the second of five five-minute rounds. From the looks of it, Yvel was taking it to the runner-up of the original "Ultimate Fighter."

Yvel's hands and feet were lightning fast; he never let anything get away. The second Bonnar threw a punch, another was on its way to meet him. He did his best to catch-up, but after eating several kicks to the midsection, he thought twice about being overly aggressive.

And apparently, Yvel was still being too nice. Between rounds, Yvel's trainer, John Lewis, told his fighter to turn it up a notch.

"You can hit harder," he encouraged.

When the two found each other in the fifth five-minute round, Yvel quit playing patty-cake.

One particular kick to Bonnar's midsection took the wind out of his sails.

"It kinda sucked," Bonnar later told MMAinsider. "Every time I hit him, he'd hit me back harder. So I took him down at the end of the (second) round, kinda got a good position on him. He didn't like that, so he found me again for the fifth round and hit me with a few."

Bonnar pointed to his left eye, which was marked red.

"It's good to take an ass whupping every now and then," he said with a smile.

Make sure to check out videos with Yvel and Bonnar as they discuss their upcoming fights at Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" and UFC 94, respectively.

Labels: Day of Reckoning, gilbert yvel, Stephan Bonnar, UFC 94

posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:34 PM 

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Holiday Wish List for Affliction Fighters

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PRESS RELEASE:

With the holiday season in full swing, some of the top MMA fighters in the world fighting on the extraordinary Affliction "Day of Reckoning" fight card have made their holiday wish list, checked it twice and set their sights on goals and resolutions for the New Year. From cars to sushi dinners, a victory on January 24th isn't the only thing these fighters are hoping for this holiday season.

Holiday Wish List

Andrei Arlovski-
"Gift card to Dolce & Gabbana. Seriously, I just want to make my family and friends proud for the upcoming fight, and do my best for all my fans."

Josh Barnett-
"That everyone I care about can have the awareness and the ability to be better human beings."

Babalu Sobral-
"I want to enjoy the holiday with my family and friends."

Vladimir Matyushenko-
"A nice gift card to a sushi place. I love sushi."

Chris Horodecki-
"A car...black Jeep Wrangler. I want to put the top down and cruise around. Or a date with Halle Berry."

Brett Cooper-
"A laptop to use for my classes at Long Beach City College would be great."

Dan Lauzon-
"A car...that moves."

Jason High-
"Xbox 360."

Albert Rios-
"A new cell phone because I dropped mine in the toilet. I tried to dry it off but it is going crazy. I can't tell who is calling me anymore."

New Year's Resolutions
Andrei Arlovski-
"Beat Fedor, for my family to stay healthy, and for peace in all of the world."

Josh Barnett-
"To hold my own destiny."

Babalu Sobral-
"I want to continue the success of my gym in Cerritos, California, stay healthy and I have a child coming so I'm really looking forward to that."

Vladimir Matyushenko-
"Make a lot more money than I did last year. Also keep improving my gym VMAT MMA and PT Training Facility in El Segundo. And spend more time with my son who is about to turn 18."

Chris Horodecki-
"Continue the success of my gym Adrenaline Training Center in London, Canada."

Brett Cooper-
"Don't let girls get the best of me. Be a pimp and don't get pimped."

Dan Lauzon-
"Give up fast food. Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut."

Jason High-
"I don't make them. They are stupid and nobody ever keeps them."

Albert Rios-
"Stop eating Thai food in the middle of the night. I eat a bucket of noodles after training and it's not good when I'm trying to lose weight."

Labels: Affliction, Day of Reckoning

posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 12:04 AM 

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