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As Fedor Emelianenko prepares to make his Strikeforce debut Saturday in Chicago, he still wants a piece of Affliction. The Russian heavyweight and M-1 have filed suit in California district court against Affliction and its MMA promotional division seeking damages for breach of contract. The lawsuit stems from Affliction’s cancellation of its Trilogy show in August. MMA News [...] Following the cancellation of “Affliction: Trilogy” and the collapse of the entire Affliction promotion, the man widely considered to be the world’s top-heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, is currently without an upcoming fight. And as the world waits to see where the fighters from the now-defunct Affliction promotion end up, speculation continues to mount Affliction became the newest member on Friday of a group of which it wanted no part. It joined BodogFIGHT, the World Fighting Alliance, the International From [...] Affliction’s Funeralnews@sherdog.com (news@sherdog.com) says: Full Story: Affliction’s FuneralNearly eight years ago, mixed martial arts scribes prepared eulogies for the UFC after its disastrous 33rd show, which had been supposed to mark a triumphant return to pay-per-view. Instead, the event was cursed from the word go, as a super fight between What a crazy day… In a sea change for the promotional landscape of mixed martial arts, Affliction has agreed to cease promoting fights and become an official sponsor of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports first reported the news on Friday afternoon, and a UFC official confirmed the report to MMAWeekly.com. A joint announcement between [...] |
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