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I'm not going to get super-major-big time excited about this until it's officially signed. Once I get that news, however, you'll have to peel me off the walls.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/21...d-josh-barnett
Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett Verbally Agree to Match; Announcement Soon
Affliction's third event, featuring a main event of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett and taking place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on August 1, should be officially announced within days, a source with knowledge of the situation told FanHouse.
Though neither Emelianenko or Barnett has signed official bout agreements, they have both verbally accepted the matchup, according to the source.
Earlier this week, Affliction President Tom Atencio told FanHouse he would not be able to confirm any details until contracts were officially signed.
The event will air on pay-per-view.
While Emelianenko-Barnett had long been rumored, another source inside Affliction told FanHouse that the organization at least briefly considered a rematch between Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski (the two squared off in January with Emelianenko winning by first-round KO). Arlovski, however, was recently announced for a June 6 Strikeforce fight with Brett Rogers.
Emelianenko is considered by many to be the top heavyweight in the world, and boasts a 30-1 career record with one no contest. He has not lost a bout since Dec. 2000, and holds wins over ex-UFC champs Tim Sylvia and Arlovski, and heavyweight great Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, among others.
Barnett, 24-5 and a former UFC champion, most recently defeated Gilbert Yvel by submission due to strikes at Affliction 2 in January. He and Emelianenko are longtime friends, but will put their relationship aside for one night.
Emelianenko is expected to go on a U.S. promotional tour in early June before beginning his training camp.
The August 1 show will also likely feature a bout between Brazilian slugger Vitor Belfort and surging star Gegard Mousasi, according to the source, though Mousasi first has a May 26 DREAM fight with Mark Hunt in Japan. Interestingly, for a time, Emelianenko-Barnett and Belfort-Mousasi were both rumored as possibilities at Affliction 2 before the organization changed course.
Meanwhile, Sylvia will likely take on either Paul Buentello or Yvel.
I'm not going to get super-major-big time excited about this until it's officially signed. Once I get that news, however, you'll have to peel me off the walls.
August is a long ways away
a fedor fight is like christmas to me
*peels desflood off the walls"
AFFLICTION 3 "TRILOGY": AUGUST 1, 2009
venue: The Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Main Bouts (on pay-per-view):
-Fedor Emelianenko (30-1; #1 HW) vs. Josh Barnett (24-5; #2 HW)
-Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8; #10 LHW)
-Jorge Santiago (21-7; #5 MW) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8; #7 MW)
-Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)
-Jay Hieron (17-4) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
-Takanori Gomi (30-5) vs. Rafaelllo Oliveira (8-1)
Undercard Bouts (on HDNet):
-Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Chris Horodecki (12-1)
-Ben Rothwell (30-6) vs. Chase Gormley (6-0)
-Brett Cooper (9-4) vs. Akbarh Arreola (14-4-1)
-Javier Vazquez (13-2) vs. LC Davis (13-2)
-Deividas Taurosevicius (10-3) vs. Mark Hominick (16-8)
Preliminary Bouts (non-televised):
-Jessie Gibbs (7-2) vs. Rob Broughton (10-4-1)
-Lucio Linhares (12-4-0) vs. Givanildo Santana (12-1-0)
My 5 picks...
I said one time that the only guy that is uvailable for Fedor which can win with him is the syco Barnett.
Hopefully fedor remain ubeaten.
Damn some er was driving one way street from the other side. wtf are they doing?!
Second time I saw it on this street today:
As for the Affliction
If we are here to pick the most comfortable five bouts for us here is mine
AFFLICTION 3 "TRILOGY": AUGUST 1, 2009
venue: The Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Main Bouts (on pay-per-view):
-Fedor Emelianenko (30-1; #1 HW) vs. Josh Barnett (24-5; #2 HW)
-Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8; #10 LHW)
-Jorge Santiago (21-7; #5 MW) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8; #7 MW)
-Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)
-Jay Hieron (17-4) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
-Takanori Gomi (30-5) vs. Rafaelllo Oliveira (8-1)
Undercard Bouts (on HDNet):
-Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Chris Horodecki (12-1)
-Ben Rothwell (30-6) vs. Chase Gormley (6-0)
-Brett Cooper (9-4) vs. Akbarh Arreola (14-4-1)
-Javier Vazquez (13-2) vs. LC Davis (13-2)
-Deividas Taurosevicius (10-3) vs. Mark Hominick (16-8)
Preliminary Bouts (non-televised):
-Jessie Gibbs (7-2) vs. Rob Broughton (10-4-1)
-Lucio Linhares (12-4-0) vs. Givanildo Santana (12-1-0)
man this a pretty sweet card
-Fedor Emelianenko (30-1; #1 HW) vs. Josh Barnett (24-5; #2 HW)
-Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8; #10 LHW)
-Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)
-Jay Hieron (17-4) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
-Takanori Gomi (30-5) vs. Rafaelllo Oliveira (8-1)
nobody will pick Josh
Gomi is fighting huh.. i wonder if hes finally motivated.
don't even remember posting that but it's true
12 mo days
Dana
White interview: Fedor stinks and so did the UFC heavyweight class
By Steve Cofield
Dana White told Cagewriter that his head nearly exploded when Brock Lesnar dropped his Bud Light-Coors Light rant (5:20 mark) after his win at UFC 100. Maybe it did, because the recall portion of his brain has taken a hit. While the MMA world waits for the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko to just get a deal done, White continues to scream at anyone, including Cagewriter, who has "The Last Emporer" No. 1 pound-for-pound (4:25 mark).
"How can you call this guy the best in the world? He's a heavyweight and look at the guys he's fought," said White sounding very anti-heavyweight. "When you say Fedor beat all the big names, that was back in PRIDE. You're talking what four years ago? So wait a minute, maybe Muhammed Ali is the best pound for pound best fighter in the world. By calling him best pound-for-pound in the world that is insane."
Fedor just beat two former UFC heavyweight champs, Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski, in less than four minutes. According to White it means nothing because those guys are no good and never were. The revisionist history that came out of White's mouth next was mind boggling:
"You guys hear me all the time talking about how horrible our heavyweight division was. Our heavyweight division was weak. I said it then too."
I have never heard White say that and he certainly didn't say it when Arlovski or Sylvia were the active champs. He also says Randy Couture said something to the same effect and that's why he came back to fight Sylvia at UFC 68.
White kept going back to Ray Mercer's win over Sylvia in an effort to downgrade what Fedor did to "The Maine-iac." He asked where Mercer is ranked in the heavyweight division. I responded by saying Mercer could probably beat some of the lousy strikers amongst the MMA heavyweights:
"You think if you put Ray Mercer in the UFC, it might be the first death in the UFC," said White.
The Fedor conversation began when White was told that Affliction's Tom Atencio said the UFC will never be able to strike a deal with Emelianenko's management:
"The guy's a loser," White said of Atencio. "Anything this guy has ever said, has never come true, every word that's ever come out of this guy's mouth has never come true and we're going to listen to what he has to say?"
Maybe it's all part of the grand plan to improve the UFC'S standing during future negotiations with Fedor camp, otherwise White is still suffering from the brain cramps of UFC 100.
On a side note, we were hoping to hear Atencio's take on Saturday during Luke Thomas' MMA Nation Show on WJFK but a mix-up kept the Affliction VP off the air. Thomas was not happy:
Let's just hope this Fedor nonsense ends soon. Hopefully this NSFW video isn't a preview of White and Fedor's management as they work on the deal.
what a head
Dana's just trying to goad Fedor into signing a deal with him. Nothing more.
Anybody that mentions Ray Mercer vs Tim Sylvia as any kind of indicator about Fedor is really reaching. That was Tim Sylvia + 50 lbs...
-Fedor Emelianenko (30-1; #1 HW) vs. Josh Barnett (24-5; #2 HW)
-Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8; #10 LHW)
-Jorge Santiago (21-7; #5 MW) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8; #7 MW)
-Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)
-Jay Hieron (17-4) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
-Takanori Gomi (30-5) vs. Rafaelllo Oliveira (8-1)
man this is such a good card. Santiago-Belfort is going to be great. Cant wait for Hieron-Daley either. 3 years ago having Gomi and Fedor on the same card would be one of the biggest of the year. I hope Paul beats up on Yvel. Vitor-Saniago is too close to call for me right now.
leo u da man
, it's nothing...just posting links like I'm supposed to...that's all I do here...
On a second thought leonard ... you doing nothing here on this board, just puts up links and youtubes
Been watching a bunch of Fedor videos on youtube. Can't want for this fight!
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