By Affliction on Sep 14, 2008 in Golden Boy Promotions | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Sep 10, 2008 in Big Announcement, Fedor Emelianenko | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Sep 10, 2008 in Venue | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Sep 4, 2008 in HDNet Fights | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Aug 30, 2008 in Nascar Sponsorship | 0 Comments
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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By Affliction on Aug 27, 2008 in Nascar Sponsorship | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Aug 26, 2008 in Video | 0 Comments
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By Affliction on Aug 25, 2008 in Chase Gormley, Jay White | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Aug 24, 2008 in Matt Lindland, Trevor Prangley | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Affliction on Aug 23, 2008 in Drew Fickett, Jay Hieron | 1 Comment
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 [...]