It’s that time of the year.  The time when you look back and try to recollect the best performances of 2009.  This will be a three part series, with best knockouts, submissions and the fights of the year.  I’ll begin with the knockouts.  I’m not going to put any extra weight to star power here, [...]

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MMA Legend Don Frye wants to step in and take Josh Barnett’s place to fight Fedor Emelianenko at Affliciton’s Trilogy event on August 1st.  Not only did he offer up his fighting services, but he also said some pretty harsh things about Fedor.  Here is what Fry said:

“If Tom (Atencio) was smart, he’d have me [...]

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By Delphi
Rafaello Oliveira (+400, Bodog) vs Takanori Gomi (-430, 5Dimes) 
Takanori Gomi is another one of those old veterans on this card.  He has been fighting since 1998 and has had very successful runs in Shooto and Pride.  He was the Shooto welterweight champion, won the Pride lightweight grand prix, and was the final Pride lightweight [...]

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There is a new tool the California State Athletic Commission is using to level the playing field in fight sport competition, it is called Random Drug Testing.  Yes, the CSAC has drug tested fighters in the past, but these tests would be performed on the fighters on a specific date at a specific time in which the [...]

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By Delphi
Fedor Emelianenko (-425, BetCRIS) vs Josh Barnett (+360, 5Dimes) 
This Affliction “Trilogy” main event of the evening for the heavyweight WAMMA belt is a very exciting affair.  It is a matchup of one of the most dominant men in MMA, Fedor Emelianenko, against another beast of a man in the form of Josh Barnett, who [...]

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Some of the greatest fighters in the world swear up and down that Fedor Emelianenko is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Dana White is sticking to his guns however, and denies this claim entirely. It sounds like the thinks GSP is the greatest pound for pound fighter in the world. [...]

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The competition in MMA is heating up, not only in the ring or cage, but in the business side of things as well.  With the UFC holding the torch, many other fight promotions are attempting to get on board with the worlds fastest growing sport.  Organizations like Affliction have an up hill battle against the [...]

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Bas Rutten interviews Fedor Emelianenko about his up coming fight with Josh Barnett, his training, his mental toughness and even about fighting Brock Lesnar in the UFC. I have to say that not only has Fedor proven to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, but he is also very modest, [...]

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Here it is MMA fans. Another Fedor fight coming your way. Will Josh Barnett be the guy to stop “The Last Emporor” or will he be another victim of the best pound for pound fighter in the world?

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By Roberto Segarra
 
Affliction Entertainment spun off from Affliction Clothing and developed into a semi-powerhouse MMA promotion in 2008.  Backed by Donald Trump and HDnet’s owner Mark Cuban, Affliction’s VP, Tom Atencio, is making a run at the MMA market.  They held 2 events thus far, Affliction: Banned (July ’08) and Affliction: Day of Reckoning (January [...]

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