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Affliction Teams up with Boxing’s Golden Boy Promotions »

Affliction and De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions have teamed up to bring the world’s two greatest fighting sports together on the same stage.
Golden Boy’s CEO Richard Schaefer made the landmark announcement today in Vegas during promotions for the organization’s upcoming Joel Casamayor vs Juan Marquez boxing match. The two companies will team up 50/50 [...]

Fedor Added to “Day of Reckoning” / Big Announcement in 2 Weeks »

Affliction COO Michael D Cohen has confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will return at Affliction’s rescheduled “Day of Reckoning” card on January 17th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.
Emelianenko, who pulled out of the originally scheduled Oct. 11 “Day of Reckoning” card with a hand injury, will now likely push aside Arlovski vs Barnett to [...]

Affliction 2 Postponed and Moved to California in 09 »

It appears that Affliction fans will have to wait a little longer to see Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett vie for top heavyweight contender status at Affliction “Day of Reckoning.”
Sherdog.com is reporting today that Affliction’s encore show has been moved to a new location and a new date. Keith Kizer of the Nevada State Athletic [...]

Affliction Partners with HDNet FIGHTS »

Affliction has signed a new deal with Mark Cuban’s HDNet Fights that will allow the burgeoning MMA promotion to air three preliminary fights preceding the main PPV card on October 11th.
As part of the agreement, Affliction will allotted a 90 minute time slot on the popular HD channel. The undercard will feature Jason High vs [...]

Michael Waltrip Racing Reveals the Affliction Wrapped #00 Toyota Nascar »

Today Michael Waltrip Racing unveiled the official Affliction #00 Toyota Nascar wrapped in “Day of Reckoning” logo’s and skulls. Mike Skinner will be racing this car at the Pepsi 500 in Southern Cali on Sunday.
  

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Affliction’s #00 Toyota Nascar Hits the Pavement on Sunday »

Affliction will hit the pavement this Sunday at the Pepsi 500 in Southern, CA, to promote their upcoming October 11 show “Day of Reckoning.”
Mike Skinner, member of “Michael Waltrip Racing,” will be at the wheel in Affliction’s new Nascar wrapped in skulls at Sunday’s race where he will race 250 laps around the oval at [...]

Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Promo Video »

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Jay White vs Chase Gormley Confirmed for Affliction 2 »

Thanks to a tip from OCSandman, we have learned that Xtreme Couture fighter Jay White will face off against undefeated Chase Gormley at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” on October 11th.
White’s sponsor, Throwdown, revealed the new undercard bout which will air on HDNet preceding the main card on PPV. The site also revealed that White has [...]

Trevor Prangley Confirmed As Lindlands Opponent for Affliction 2 »

MMAJunkie.com has just confirmed that Team Quest leader and top ranked middleweight Matt “The Law” Lindland finally has an opponent for “Day of Reckoning” after losing his original opponent Vitor Belfort to a hand injury.
Sources close to the fight revealed that Lindland, who fought and won his Affliction debut against Fabio Negao, will face the [...]

Hieron Verbally Agrees to Bout with Drew Fickett at Affliction 2 »

According to Sherdog.com, former IFL stand out Jay Hieron has verbally agreed to to take on “The Master” Drew Fickett at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” in October.
Alexander Oxendine, Fickett’s manager, confirmed the offer and told Sherdog that negotiations are currently underway. While Affliction isn’t the only organization in the mix for a deal with the [...]