Fedor vs. Arlovski confirmed for October 11th in Las Vegas

[sleung]

The main event will feature Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski.

What can UFC do to counter-program this event? The promotion already has events set in stone for the following two weeks. UFC 89 in Birmingham, U.K. on Oct. 18 and UFC 90 in Chicago on Oct. 25. It's not feasible to throw together another free SpikeTV show to match the Affliction II PPV.

The War is on...

UFC did very well in countering Affliction and EliteXC with free programming but they cant this time.

 

[Uno]

haha... fedor runs through sylvia (allegedly) so they put him against someone who sylvia beat twice.

so transparent.. and it works.

with that said i look forward to watching the event, hopefully they can stack this card.

 

[sleung]

well Uno who else is Fedor suppose to fight

my choice is Josh Barnett but Arlovski my second choice

Of course everyone wants Randy but legal issue will put that off

 

[JohnnieC]

Barnett is a better fighter than Arlovski but since Arlovski was former UFC champ and has a bigger name to newer MMA fans Affliction made the right choice here.

 

[sleung]

true but you know Barnet was former UFC heavyweight champ and never offically lost title

 

[JakeT.]

I can't help but feel that Barnett is ducking Fedor. He's had alot of chances to fight him and never does.

 

[Mr_Mark]

should be a better fight than Sylvia... Arlovski is a brawler too so hopefully this one is worth the money

 

[JohnnieC]

true but you know Barnet was former UFC heavyweight champ and never offically lost title

thats a good point, but since that was pre-TUF very few people realize that. Barnett/Fedor is the fight I want to see, but I can understand why they'd do Arlovski/Fedor instead.

 

[JohnnieC]

I can't help but feel that Barnett is ducking Fedor. He's had alot of chances to fight him and never does.

can you blame him?

 

[GoForBroke]

can you blame him?

Nope. Fedor is a monster.

 

[sleung]

Looks like fight will be Arlovski vs Barnett instead; Fedor broke his hand

Thiis will be a great fight more competitive than Fedor vs AA

 

[GreenDoberman]

• EMELIANENKO OUT -- The poster for Affliction's second MMA card debuted on the promotion's Web site Monday without an expected face.
Fedor Emelianenko, widely regarded as the world's top heavyweight, was absent from the poster and will not appear on the Oct. 11 card at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Emelianenko was to take on Andrei Arlovski in the main event, but has been sidelined by a hand injury sustained in his victory over Tim Sylvia.
It was pretty much the only type of injury Emelianenko could have suffered in the bout. He did nothing but land solid punches before finishing Sylvia with a choke only 36 seconds into the bout.
Arlovski will instead take on Josh Barnett in a fight that likely will determine the top contender for Emelianenko's World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight title.
• TRAGIC TURN -- There is tragic news resulting from Quinton Jackson's apparent mental breakdown on a Southern California freeway last month.
According to the Daily Pilot newspaper of Newport Beach, Calif., a miscarriage was suffered last week by a woman who was driving one of several vehicles struck by the former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight king.
Holli Griggs, 38, was 16 weeks pregnant. According to the newspaper, prosecutors in Costa Mesa have yet to file any charges in the case and would not comment further. Griggs and her fiancé have hired an attorney, but have yet to take legal action against Jackson.

 

[turbozed]

Damn, Rampage is gonna get his ass handed to him in court. Hope he starts fighting again soon, because he's gonna be paying a lot of legal fees and a ridiculous amount of damages.

I guess he won't be playing B.A. Barracus in the A-Team movie either. Way to ruin your life Quinton!

 

[Mr_Mark]

that sucks