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...]
Report: Affliction balks at signing ex-UFC heavyweight Werdum
According to a report by Franklin McNeil of ESPN.com and the Newark Star-Ledger, the camp for Fabricio Werdum approached Affliction Entertainment in an attempt to place the former PRIDE and UFC heavyweight with the organization. McNeil revealed the news during this week’s edition of MMA Live, which can be viewed on FiveOuncesOfPain.com. McNeil stated that both sides talked about Werdum joining... [Read More...]
Now a free agent, Werdum has his sights set on Affliction
After initially denying published reports that he had been released from his contract with the UFC, heavyweight Fabricio Werdum acknowledged in a recent interview with the Brazilian MMA website Tatame.com that he is indeed a free agent. “When I first heard the rumors, I didn’t know anything,” Werdum is quoted as telling Tatame. “I had four more fights left with them on my contract,... [Read More...]
Top Korean, Dong Hyun Kim, Joins UFC
MMA Fightline reports that the UFC has signed top Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim. The source of the report is the Korean-language site, Mfight. Kim holds an undefeated record of 8-0-1 with notable wins over Hidenobo Koike and Yukiharu Maejima. Kim also defeated DEEP champion Hidehiko Hasegawa in a non-title fight at DEEP 31. His last fight was a rematch against Hasegawa in October, which resulted in... [Read More...]
