Comments on: 5 Oz. Exclusive: Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell not expected to fight at second Affliction show

By: Warcry

Warcry — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:04:07 +0000

Someone said Affliction is in it’s infancy. If this trend keeps up we’re looking at a stillbirth. Besides all of that Ben and Tim aren’t compelling fighters anyway. Affliction should have started from the ground up instead of going for the big splash. Maybe that is where they will be ultimately head. Square One

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:14:06 +0000

ohhhhh, thanks serg, you cleared that up..

i thought it meant, they’re fighting each other, just not at next event..

clearly it means neither of them will fight at next event.

thanks..

By: Jason G

Jason G — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:47:16 +0000

I think they both have prior commitments to Adrenaline.

By: Sergio G. Hernandez

Sergio G. Hernandez — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:43:42 +0000

Rich S., I think you’re reading it incorrectly. “Neither Sylvia nor Rothwell are expected to fight…” would be a clearer, if not more verbose, headline.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:01:08 +0000

i could’ve sworn, that during the last event, they said that Rothwell said him and Syvlia would never fight again..

so, next thing you know they’re scheduled to fight each other???

i’m confused..

By: matt

matt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:18:19 +0000

On one side they save a million dollars on fighter pay by having neither on the card. On the other, this card won’t sell itself with just Barnett/Arlovski.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:09:04 +0000

#2,

i totally agree. i think they plan on having only 2-3 big fights and the rest filled with guys that casual fan will have no interest in seeing. leaving fedor off the card could be bad too. i dont see them lasting too long

By: Sergio G. Hernandez

Sergio G. Hernandez — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:04:59 +0000

Why they hell would they pay another $800,000 for Sylvia?

This decision makes complete sense.

By: Nolan

Nolan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:04:59 +0000

Tim and Ben sounds like an incredibly boring fight.

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Fightlinker.com » Blog Archive » Coxy says no Timmy, no Benny — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:37:56 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:37:24 +0000

Could this be some cost cutting on the part of Affliction?

By: Nick Travaglini

Nick Travaglini — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:08:49 +0000

I smell something foul afoot here. Affliction appears to be on very shaky ground right now. I would not bet money on the longevity of that company in the MMA fight game. Wonder if Tim and Ben are going to fight in the next Adreneline show?