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Andrei Arlovski: Road to Reckoning Episode One
Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Fight Card
Affliction’s second MMA show is finally getting a fight card together… again. Some of these fights are still without two fighters but there are two months to get it finished off. As expected with the event Fedor will headline against Andrei Arlovski. The fight will be for the WAMMA Heavyweight title. The rest of the fight card is below.
MAIN CARD (SHOWTIME PPV)
- WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski
- Josh Barnett vs. TBA
- Vitor Belfort vs. TBA
- Matt Lindland vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
- Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
PRELIMINARY CARD (HDNet)
- Vladamir Matyushenko vs. Antontio Rogerio Nogueira
- Jay Hieron vs. Jason High
- LC. Davis vs. Mark Hominick
- Antonio Duarte vs. Albert Rios
- Brett Cooper vs. TBA
- Paul Buentello vs. Kiril Sidelnikov
Fedor Will Return in the New Year
The commercial that was seen by the viewers of EliteXC: HEAT over a thousand times has been re-made to announce Fedor’s return to the ring this January 24th. He will be fighting Andrei Arlovski for the WAMMA title in the main event.
Arlovski Next to Fight Fedor
Andrei Arlovski will be the next man to step into the ring against the king of the heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko. The bout is set to be taking place at Affliction II, which is scheduled to take place January 2009.
The news of the fight was confirmed by Affliction Entertainment VP Tom Atencio today. This is one of the first bouts to be announced for the event. It has also been confirmed that the event will feature only mixed martial arts and no boxing.
The bout will be Fedor’s first fight since winning the WAMMA heavyweight title at Afflictions debut show “Banned.” Arlovski on the other hand had a fight last weekend against Roy Nelson bringing his win streak up to five fights.
Personally I think this could be a great fight for both fighters. Fedor is credited with being the best heavyweight in the world and his fights do prove it. He finished off Tim Sylvia at Afflictions last event in under a minute. I do believe that Andrei Arlovski will last longer in the fight maybe even having a shot at taking down the mighty Fedor. If he trains right and gets his plan down good Arlovski could become the greatest heavyweight in the world, toppling Fedor would take some effort though.
EliteXC: Guess What? Fedor Will Return!
So as many of the readers here may of noticed last night… Fedor Emelianenko will return. Thats right, I only remember because we were told about 400 times. Almost every set of commercials contained a replay of Fedor Vs. Sylvia. I personally feel bad for Sylvia myself, if he was watching the event he would of seen himself get chocked out over and over and over again.
I guess the real question is though, who will Fedor fight? I personally would like to see him fight Arlovski.
Roy Nelson Puts Himself Ahead of Arlovski
“I put myself ahead of Arlovski for the pure fact that I bring a more complete package. He’s great at what he does. He’s a phenomenal striker, but lax at grappling…. My physique works for me. I consider myself like 75 percent of the Americans out there. I give 100 percent. And I like food…. I’m looking for that big endorsement, like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or McDonald’s. Maybe after this fight, I’ll do a cookbook.”
Roy Nelson believes that this fight is not going to be one way traffic tomorrow night against Andrei Arlovski at the BankAtlantic Center in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nelson is not only looking at winning the fight he is also trying to come away with some big named food company to sponsor him. Best of luck to you Mr. Nelson. Remember to check out the fight tomorrow on CBS. Or if you are unable to watch come back to MMA-Live after the event for all the results from EliteXC: HEAT.
Andrei Arlovski to Fight Roy Nelson at EliteXC: “Heat”
Thats right, a card that had pretty much nothing going for it has now added a fight between the former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson. The fight will be co-promoted by Affliction and EliteXC.
Although the fight has a bit more credibility among MMA fans it will not become the main event. Kimbo Vs. Shamrock will retain that position.
“This is yet another testament to EliteXC’s willingness to work with other MMA promotions to bring the best possible fights to the broadest possible audience. Special thanks to the hard working team at Affliction and of course our partners at CBS and Showtime.”