Fedor Emelianenko vs. Vitor Belfort expected for “Affliction Trilogy”

After Josh Barnett has recently been pulled from the upcoming “Affliction Trilogy” card on August 1 due to testing positive for steroids, the company has found his unlikely replacement in the form of a Brazilian middleweight known as “The Phenom”. Fedor Emelianenko is expected to face off with Vitor Belfort in the main event of “Affliction Trilogy”. The news comes... [Read More...]

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Putting The “Fix” in Affliction

If Affliction Entertainment has a future as a successful promotion in the world of mixed martial arts, then they best get out their tool kits and fix a major problem: the production of their pay-per-view telecasts. Putting on quality fights – at least through their first two pay-per-view events (”Affliction: Banned” and “Affliction: Day of Reckoning“) – hasn’t been an... [Read More...]

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Affliction: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Whether or not Affliction made a dime from their second mega-card, “Day of Reckoning,” it would be hard to deny the event was a huge success from an aesthetic viewpoint. Every fight on the card was everything fans could of wished for (although it took Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Vladimir Matyushenko a round to get going). At the end of the year, this will surely be in the running for best... [Read More...]

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Fedor vs. Arlovski: Quick results from “Day of Reckoning”

Below are full results from Saturday’s presentation of “Day of Reckoning” by both Affliction and M-1: Jay Hieron def. Jason High via KO (punch) ~ Round 1 Fedor Emelianenko def. Andrei Arlovski via KO (punch) ~ Round 1 ~ 3:14 Josh Barnett def. Gilbert Yvel via submission (strikes) ~ Round 3 ~ 3:05 Vitor Belfort def. Matt Lindland via KO (punches) ~ Round 1 ~ 0:37 Renato Sobral def.... [Read More...]

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Pain Poll: The 5 Oz. Staff Breaks Down Day of Reckoning

The FiveOuncesOfPain.com staff is back to break down Affliction Day of Reckoning. Enjoy as 5 Oz. staff members preview and predict  10-bouts for tonight. After reading the picks, readers are encouraged to leave their predictions in the comment thread that proceeds this article. Enjoy the fights! Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski Caleb Newby: Fedor wins with his superior ground game and by just... [Read More...]

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Fedor vs. Arlovski: Matchups officially set for Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning”

Anaheim, Calif. – All 22 fighters involved with Saturday’s presentation of “Day of Reckoning” by Affliction Entertainment and M-1 Global met weight requirements during Friday’s weigh-in. The 60-minute plus marathon event was held inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. and saw the night’s heavyweight main eventers — WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko... [Read More...]

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Bobby Green chosen to fight Dan Lauzon; fight could be televised on PPV

FiveOuncesOfPain.com reported earlier in the day that a welterweight bout between Jay Hieron vs. Jason High was expected to be promoted to the pay-per-view portion of Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” on Saturday. However, we have since learned that concerns by HDNet, which is televising the undercard, could prevent Hieron vs. High from being promoted to the main card. Affliction... [Read More...]

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Gilbert Yvel licensed for Saturday’s fight vs. Josh Barnett at “Day of Reckoning”

Heavyweight competitor Gilbert Yvel passed his medical exams on Wednesday and was licensed by the California State Athletic Commission to fight Josh Barnett during Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” event. There was some question as to whether the 32-year old veteran would receive clearance to fight due to several infractions committed in prior fights. However, CSAC ruled earlier... [Read More...]

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Now Live: “Day of Reckoning” Trivia Ticket Giveaway (CONTEST CLOSED)

The FiveOuncesOfPain.com trivia ticket giveaway for Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” is now live. Below are the five questions you must be the first to answer correctly in order to receive a pair of floor seats to this Saturday’s event. Questions will be listed below, followed by the complete set of rules that you must abide by before playing. We only have one pair of... [Read More...]

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Later today: Affliction “Day of Reckoning” ticket giveaway

Make sure you check FiveOuncesOfPain.com throughout the day as we will be conducting a five question trivia contest in which the winner will be receiving a pair of floor seats to Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. this Saturday. At some point today, a post containing the five trivia questions will go live and you will be prompted to... [Read More...]

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Report: Bao Quach to replace Mark Hominick at Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

A planned featherweight bout between Mark Hominick and L.C. Davis that was scheduled for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 has been changed due to injury. Hominick has been forced to withdraw from the event and has been replaced by EliteXC bantamweight title contender Bao Quach. FiveOuncesOfPain.com video content partner The Fight Network was the first to report the news. Quach,... [Read More...]

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Fedor Emelianenko responds to Andrei Arlovski, Freddie Roach, and Dana White in exclusive interview with 5 Oz. of Pain

There are just 17 days until Fedor Emelianenko defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski during Affliction and M-1’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 in Anaheim, California. Despite having recorded victories in the past over the likes for former PRIDE and interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, former UFC heavyweight champion... [Read More...]

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Sources: CSAC allows Gilbert Yvel to move one step closer to getting licensed (UPDATED)

Gilbert Yvel moved one step closer to receiving clearance for a proposed featured heavyweight encounter against Josh Barnett during Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 after the California State Athletic Commission ruled Tuesday that Yvel has been approved to apply for a license in the state. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the development late Tuesday night from a source... [Read More...]

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Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” to face more competition in the form of UFC 91

When Affliction Entertainment held its inaugural pay-per-view event entitled “Banned” last July 19, it prompted the UFC to hastily put together a live UFC Fight Night 14 event to go head-to-head with it on Spike TV. Affliction’s second-ever PPV, entitled “Day of Reckoning,” is scheduled for Saturday, January 24. With the UFC scheduled to promote pay-per-view events on... [Read More...]

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Affliction finalizes PPV and HDNet lineups for “Day of Reckoning”

During a Wednesday press conference in Los Angeles, Affliction Entertainment officials finalized the lineup for its “Day of Reckoning” event set for Jan. 24 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The show has essentially been broken down into two cards. There will be a six-bout lineup for the show’s pay-per-view telecast, which will retail for $44.95 and feature Sean Wheelock,... [Read More...]

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Sokoudjou confirms matchup vs. Sobral for Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

Affliction Entertainment has added a light heavyweight bout between Renato “Babalu” Sobral and former UFC and PRIDE star Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou to its “Day of Reckoning” event set for Jan. 24. FiveOuncesOfPain.com spoke with Sokoudjou on Friday during the weigh-ins for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, where he stated that he had signed the bout agreement to face... [Read More...]

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Jan. 24 Mosley vs. Margarito bout set to take place in Los Angeles

A welterweight boxing attraction between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito that will be co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions will not only take place on the same date as Affliction’s next event, but in the same market. According to Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum announced after Saturday night’s eighth round TKO victory by Manny Pacquiao over Oscar De La Hoya... [Read More...]

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Josh Barnett to face Gilbert Yvel at Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

M-1 Global heavyweight and former PRIDE star Gilbert Yvel has signed a three fight contract with Affliction Entertainment and will be making his debut against Josh Barnett during the promotion’s “Day of Reckoning” event on January 24 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Officials with M-1 made the official announcement in a press release that was sent out Tuesday morning. Yvel,... [Read More...]

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Gilbert Yvel in talks to fight for Affliction

Former PRIDE heavyweight Gilbert Yvel, who is currently contracted to M-1 Global, is reportedly in talks with Affliction Entertainment about competing for the promotion. FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the reports with Jacob Schaap, M-1 Global’s Director of Communications. “Affliction is negotiating with Yvel right now about a three fight deal,” said Schaap responding to a request for... [Read More...]

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Sobral and Lindland now set to face different opponents at Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning”

A planned catchweight bout between Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral and former Olympic Greco-Roman silver medalist Matt Lindland has been scrapped from Affliction Entertainment’s next pay-per-view event scheduled for Jan. 24. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was alerted about the change by a source speaking on the condition of anonymity. We then contacted Richard... [Read More...]

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