Archive for January, 2009
Fedor Emelianenko video ‘Road to Reckoning’ (Episode four)
The Gary Millen crew places a call to UFC President Dana White in this latest edition:
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“Affliction: Day of Reckoning” official weigh-in results
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Weigh-ins for “Affliction: Day of Reckoning,” which features a main event between WAMMA heavyweight title-holder Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC title-holder Andrei Arlovski, took place today at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The first fighter hit the scale at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST), and the HDNet-televised event took nearly an hour-and-a-half to complete.
The proceedings went without incident, as all fighters made weight on their first attempt.
UFC Quick Quote: Georges St. Pierre vs BJ Penn 2 is the fight of a lifetime
“You’re lucky if you see three or four of these fights in your lifetime. Two of the best fighters in the world in their weight classes — both champions — facing each other both in their prime. I know I keep saying this every time we put on another event, but I think this is [...]
Watch “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” video channel, “AV Live,” here
To promote tomorrow’s “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the organization is streaming live and pre-recorded content on a special video channel all today.
In conjunction with Affliction Entertainment, MMAjunkie.com has provided a feed of “AV Live” here.
The broadcast will start at the fighters’ hotel before the competitors head to today’s weigh-ins, which MMAjunkie.com will cover live beginning at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST). The feed will include interviews with fighters and other pre-recorded programming.
Affliction: ‘Day of Reckoning’ schedule of events on HDNet
DALLAS — HDNet Fights today announced their Mixed Martial Arts broadcast schedule for this Friday and Saturday, January 23 and 24, airing on HDNet. The full schedule features the television debut of “Affliction: Banned” and the exclusive broadcast of the five fight under card for the “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” event.
HDNet will kick off two [...]
MMAjunkie.com on Fight Network Radio with Mauro Ranallo today
MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin will be a guest on today’s edition of Fight Network Radio.
Benjamin and host Mauro Ranallo will discuss current happenings in MMA, including medical-related issues in the sport.
Catch the segment at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST on Hardcore Sports Radio, which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 98 or online at HardcoreSportsRadio.com. The show begins at 3 p.m. EST.
Andrei Arlovski video ‘On the Road to Reckoning’ (Episode six)
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Affliction ‘Day of Reckoning’ predictions, preview and analysis
Affliction “Day of Reckoning” is set to go down this Saturday, January 24 at the
Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., live on pay-per-view (PPV) starting at 9pm ET.
Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE updates and blow-by-blow, round-by-round
commentary of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air at
9pm ET. In addition, [...]
Affliction ‘Day of Reckoning’ predictions, preview and analysis
Affliction “Day of Reckoning” is set to go down this Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., live on pay-per-view (PPV) starting at 9 p.m. ET.
Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE updates with blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card action on fight night at this time. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute [...]
Friends, foes explain Fedor phenomenon
One of the hazards of writing about mixed martial arts for a living is what I’ll call “The Fedor Factor.”
Write a few glowing words about, say, a lightweight who has great striking and superb jiu-jitsu, and you’ll be buried under an avalanche of e-mail about Fedor.
“Fedor’s better,” they’ll write. “You’re a fool that you don’t recognize it.”