Dana White on Fedor: “We all have to thank him for getting rid of Tim Sylvia…”

August 14, 2008

In Kevin Iole’s latest piece on Yahoo! Sports, he interviews Fedor Emelianenko, a man that many feel is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Fedor says himself that he doesn’t think he’s the best and is hesitant to name a fighter that he believes is the best. But the real gem of the article is a comment from Dana White regarding Fedor,... 

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

August 7, 2008

Despite public comments that he would return for Affliction’s second-ever MMA event on Oct. 11 in Las Vegas, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia currently has not been scheduled for the show and is unlikely to be added, his manager Monte Cox relayed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Wednesday. And in spite of a report in the Aug. 4 print edition of the... 

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Tim Sylvia expects to fight on second Affliction card

July 28, 2008

Tim Sylvia recently conducted an interview with The Houston Chronicle and stated he believes he’ll be a part of Affliction’s second show on October 11th. Other topics include his thoughts on WAMMA as a unified MMA world championship, a future rematch with Fedor Emelianenko and the difference between the UFC and Affliction is it pertains to the treatment... 

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More on Fedor Emelianenko’s pay from Affliction

July 26, 2008

There seemed to be a big to-do about Fedor Emelianenko’s official salary that was posted from the CSAC this past week. Emelianenko, on record, made a measly $300,000 for his fight against Tim Sylvia while Sylvia made a whopping $800,000. There was much speculation as to what Fedor was actually paid and now Mike Chiappetta at NBC Sports is reporting that... 

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K-1 signs Marcelo Garcia

June 4, 2007

K-1 actually had a positive announcement to make on Friday. No, not their intention of having Dennis Rodman make his “MMA debut” in the fall, but the signing of Marcelo Garcia. Garcia is considered by many to be the consensus top competitive Jiu-Jitsu player in the world right now. He is expected to make his debut on K-1 Hero’s September 17... 

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