Comments on: Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski to headline Affliction: “Day of Reckoning”

By: sobral311

sobral311 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:31:39 +0000

bring frank shamrock……………

By: Warcry

Warcry — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:43:50 +0000

The odds are stacked against Affliction. They can’t afford to have injuries or their company and all their aspirations will go up in smoke. Tito and Babalu are no longer relevant fighters. They are no longer headliners

By: Stickney

Stickney — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:29:39 +0000

If they do sign Tito and he fights Bobalu it will sell tickets

By: maddog

maddog — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:41:26 +0000

without fedor is like elitexc with no kimbo-they will lose even more $. ufc dosen’t need to counter. affliction r.i.p. in less than a year.

By: ANBUsquad

ANBUsquad — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:37:20 +0000

Too Bad… I hope fedor’s hard heals soon. Anyway, this is a good match up. BUT I’ll go for Barnett. He’ll finish this fight with one of his wicked ankle locks… hehehe. But to be honest, I was looking forward for a Fedor/Arlovski fight… guess I’ll have to wait a little bit longer.

By: saerbarnet

saerbarnet — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:38:32 +0000

Maybe they should do more PR for this event than they did for the last one..

By: JOe K.

JOe K. — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:07:06 +0000

Those affliction preview commercials were awesome. The production value on them was insane. Like guys headbutting through glass, Babalu looking all demon, Fedor smiling politely.

They should show those all over the place.

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:03:41 +0000

“Affliction is staying true to its plan to have the best heavyweights in the world go head to head with one another and this bout will be no different.”

No shit since that’s all they have. they better hope that massive injuries dont ever hit one of their cards.

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:59:25 +0000

This is a good match up that creates drama for a fight between the winner and Fedor. Knowing that the winner gets Fedor creates more interest for this fight than if one or both of them fought and lost against Fedor first.

As far a predictions go, Barnett has the advantage. His stand up is good and so is his ground game, which could be better than Arlovski’s. Arlovski looked great against Rothwell, but Rothwell is one-dimensional and no threat on the ground. Arlovski knew that and could be more aggressive. I don’t think he can or will be that aggressive with Barnett.

By: bob

bob — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:50:25 +0000

i hope the undercard is on hdnet

By: neijia

neijia — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:42:49 +0000

have to agree with steak_knife and DocWagner. we need to see Fedor.

E, yeah, what is up with Fedor’s hand all the time? The dude is punching too hard! I think he broke it doing gnp before when he missed and punched the floor with massive force. Maybe he should consider switching to palm strikes when he’s aiming for the head.

By: DocWagner

DocWagner — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:18:44 +0000

Its a good match up but a disappointment nonetheless. I’ll watch certainly, but without the genuine excitement of seeing Fedor fight again.

By: steak_knife

steak_knife — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:14:13 +0000

I like this matchup. I’d like it even better if we were assured that Affliction would still be around for a 3rd card w/ Fedor.

By: Tony Fennen

Tony Fennen — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:08:59 +0000

I have my money on the Pitbull (TKO),
I am a Barnett fan but he is much slower then he was a few years ago and I dont think he will withstand the pace of the Arlovski

Arlovski DESTROYED Rothwell… If that same Arlovski fights Barnett it should be a WAR!

Winner Gets Fedor!?

Tim Sylvia vs Ben Rothwell 2?

By: Matthew Lenz

Matthew Lenz — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:07:47 +0000

Fedor. Hit to the body man Its softer.

By: E

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:04:23 +0000

isn’t this like the third time that fedor has hurt his hand?

1st time – lead to the interim pride hw match between cro cop and nog
2nd time – pulling out of the open weight gp

By: Derek B

Derek B — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:00:28 +0000

u think fedor hurt his hand at the amusement park he was at after his fight with Tim?

By: Tigerfansince84

Tigerfansince84 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:50:06 +0000

Personally I’m excited for this bout, but at the same time I think it’s a little crazy to put these two against each other. Either man deserves their shot at Fedor but now who ever loses drops their stream they had building up. Either way I’ll still be watching because I think this will be a really close fight.

By: dbess

dbess — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:46:11 +0000

I really like Afflictions Marketing of their events. they make it very dramatic and almost like you’re watching a movie preview.