Five Ounces of Pain » Josh Barnett http://fiveouncesofpain.com Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 27 May 2012 04:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 5 Oz. Exclusive: Arlovski vs. Fedor likely to be scrapped http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/01/5-oz-exclusive-arlovski-vs-fedor-on-oct-11-likely-to-be-scrapped/ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/01/5-oz-exclusive-arlovski-vs-fedor-on-oct-11-likely-to-be-scrapped/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:40:31 +0000 Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=4737 FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned late Friday that a proposed main event for Affliction’s second-ever show on Oct. 11 between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski appears to be off for the time being.

A reliable source speaking on the condition of anonyomity revealed to Five Ounces of Pain that Emelianenko has been dealing with a lingering hand injury that will make it virtually impossible for him to be ready in time for Affliction’s October show at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Arlovski is expected to remain on the card and event organizers are said to be looking into finalizing a bout between Arlovski and Josh Barnett to serve as the show’s new main event.

The two former UFC heavyweight champions both competed and were victorious on Affliction’s first show last month. Barnett knocked out Pedro Rizzo at 1:44 of round 2 while Arlovski knocked out Ben Rothwell at 3:13 of round 3.

So far, no bouts have been officially announced for the Oct. 11 card by Affliction. However, rumors indicate that bouts featuring Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort and Tito Ortiz vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral could be in the works.

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