5 Oz. Exclusive: Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell not expected to fight at second Affliction show
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 Wrestling Observer that indicated Ben Rothwell... [Read More...]
Tim Sylvia expects to fight on second Affliction card
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 of fighters. You can watch the interview... [Read More...]
More on Fedor Emelianenko’s pay from Affliction
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 the rest of Fedor’s money was indeed... [Read More...]
K-1 signs Marcelo Garcia
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 card. Read More →
