Classic heavyweight fights are a rarity in MMA. There has always been a dearth of talent. Competition between promotions always ends up fracturing the already weak weight class. So, when Affliction announced Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett, MMA fans thought they were in line for something special.
In the end, the fight never actually happened and [...]
While wearing the holy garment of regeneration, “The Last Emperor” speaks about a number of topics in this new in-depth interview with Russia Today. You will hear Fedor speak about certain fighters you may be unfamiliar with, such as George Barnett, Kevin Randlebarn, and Don Henderson.
Fedor speaks on a number of issues such as his [...]
Josh Barnett’s manager, Shannon Hooper of Excel Sports Management, has released a statement regarding Barnett’s positive steroid test result as administered by the California State Athletic Commission.
Although Barnett denies intentionally using any banned substance, the positive steroid test has caused him to be pulled from a scheduled Aug. 1 main event fight against Fedor Emelianenko [...]
Despite testing positive for anabolic steroids and derailing the entire Affliction Trilogy card, Josh Barnett is still headed for a payday. The former UFC champion is set to perform on Aug. 9 for Inoki Genome Federation, a professional wrestling promotion directed by the legendary Antonio Inoki.
Ariel Helwani first reported the news and confirmed it with [...]
After going on nearly a one month hiatus, Matt De La Rosa and “Fast” Eddie Constantine returned to the PRO MMA (promma.info) air waves for an hour and a half long edition of THE INFO. The boys from the Bay were joined by MMA Junkie Radio’s Gorgeous George. Matt and Eddie talked to George about [...]
Fedor Emelianenko was not the only one to miss out on a huge bout due to Josh Barnett’s foolishness. To be exact, there were twenty-three other fighters who have been sidelined after the cancellation of “Affliction: Trilogy.”
Dream veteran Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) had a scheduled match up with Renato “Babalu” Sobral (32-8), and is none too happy [...]
When results came back with a positive steroid test for Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko needed a new opponent on ten days notice. Multiple fighters threw their hat in the ring for a shot at the world’s number one heavyweight.
In the end, instead of using a replacement for Barnett, Affliction decided to cancel the entire “Trilogy” [...]
Did Josh Barnett just single-handedly bring down a whole promotion and put twenty-three fighters and a number of other employees out of work? It would appear so.
The domino effect caused by one man’s desire to enhance his performance with an illegal substance has been, frankly, mind-boggling. Not only has Barnett cost a lot of fighters [...]
Has the MMA world entered the Twilight Zone? It feels like it.
Following Josh Barnett’s removal from his fight against Fedor Emelianenko due to a positive steroids test and the the entire “Affliction: Trilogy” show being cancelled, Kevin Iole at Yahoo Sports is reporting Affliction Entertainment will no longer be promoting professional mixed martial arts events.
The report states that Affliction [...]
PRO MMA (promma.info) has been notified that in the wake of Affliction’s number one heavyweight contender, Josh Barnett, testing positive for a banned substance, Affliction Entertainment has cancelled their August 1st “Trilogy” PPV card.
Although numerous fighters stepped up, including Vitor Belfort, Brett Rogers, and Jeff Monson, vying to replace Barnett on short notice, Affliction’s upper management did [...]
Tito Ortiz gives his thoughts on Josh Barnett’s recent ordeal of testing positive for steroids just days before the biggest fight of his career. Tito answers the question if he would be willing to take the fight against Fedor on this short of notice.
I came across this photo while walking around Chicago the other night. It appears as if Affliction was planning on marketing their third card as The United States versus The Soviet Union. This raises some problems. If Josh Barnett is truly replaced by Vitor Belfort, as most insiders believe, the whole America takes on the [...]
Fedor Emelianenko along with his manager and M-1 Global owner and president Vadim Finkelchtein held a press conference with the Russian media on Thursday to address recent developments regarding the WAMMA Heavyweight Champion’s Aug. 1 fight at “Affliction: Trilogy.”
Fedor was originally scheduled to face Josh Barnett in the main event, however, with the fight only [...]
The “Affliction: Trilogy” media conference call that took place today went from a call that was originally supposed to have various fighters talking about their upcoming Aug. 1 fights to Affliction Entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio fielding questions regarding yesterday’s breaking news that one of their headlining fighters had tested positive for a banned substance and would not [...]
During today’s conference call Affliction’s Tom Atencio confirmed that a Strikeforce fighter could replace Josh Barnett against Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction Trilogy. When asked about Strikeforce fighters, Tom Atencio said, “we do work with Strikeforce, we definitely share fighters, so we’re definitely talking to them.”
This announcement makes several potential opponents available for the job. Fabricio [...]
As if Tuesday did not have enough crazy news, Sherdog is now reporting that “Affliction Entertainment and M-1 Global are looking for a new opponent to face Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction ‘Trilogy’ on Aug. 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.”
Apparently the California State Athletic Commission will not license Josh Barnett after a positive test [...]
SEAL BEACH, California (July 15, 2009) — Even in promotions he doesn’t fight for, Fedor is the star. In the wake of Brock Lesnar’s current heavyweight win, Fedor Emelianenko is the talk of the town. Leave it to Fedor to steal another man’s fire without ever uttering a word. Lesnar’s bad behavior at his recent [...]
Here is the first part of a two part interview that Inside MMA host Bas Rutten recently did with The Last Emperor, Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor talks on such subjects as the UFC, his favorite fighters to watch, his legacy, and how much of fighting is mental.
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