Affliction announces partial fight card, including Pyle-High
by Dann Stupp and George Garcia for MMAjunkie.com on Aug 06, 2008 at 4:55 pm ET
LAS VEGAS -- Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio today confirmed a handful of fights and the broadcast details for the organization's second show, "Day of Reckoning," which takes place Oct. 11 at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene today at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, which has signed on as an event sponsor.
Atencio today confirmed that HDNet will broadcast three preliminary bouts before a seven-fight card, headlined by Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett, airs on pay per view.
Atencio said the the main event will be a "No. 1 contender's bout" with the winner likely to face current WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at a future show. Emelianenko was expected to fight Arlovski at the Oct. 11 event, but a rumored hand injury forced him off the card.
Today's announced main-card bouts included Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort. (However, as we reported earlier today, the bout is contigent on Belfort's hand being healed in time for the show and early clearance from his current 180-day medical suspension.)
One fighter not officially confirmed for the main card was Tito Ortiz. Earlier today we passed along a report from si.com in which Ortiz had stated he agreed to a deal with Affliction and that he expected to fight Renato "Babalu" Sobral at the Oct. 11 event. Michael Cohen, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization and Special Counsel to Affliction executive Donald Trump, would only say that the organization is interested in signing Ortiz and that he and Donald Trump Jr. had spoken to him just yesterday.
Atencio also confirmed two of the night's three preliminary bouts. In addition to Jason High vs. Mike Pyle, Paul Buentello will meet IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson in the preliminary card's final bout. (Nelson was expected to fight Xtreme Couture's Jay White, as we previously reported, but the fight apparently fell apart at the final hour.)
Tickets for "Day of Reckoning" go on sale Saturday and range from $75 to $500.
For the latest on "Affliction: Day of Reckoning," including the latest rumored fight card, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
LAS VEGAS -- Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio today confirmed a handful of fights and the broadcast details for the organization's second show, "Day of Reckoning," which takes place Oct. 11 at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene today at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, which has signed on as an event sponsor.
Atencio today confirmed that HDNet will broadcast three preliminary bouts before a seven-fight card, headlined by Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett, airs on pay per view.
Atencio said the the main event will be a "No. 1 contender's bout" with the winner likely to face current WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at a future show. Emelianenko was expected to fight Arlovski at the Oct. 11 event, but a rumored hand injury forced him off the card.
Today's announced main-card bouts included Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort. (However, as we reported earlier today, the bout is contigent on Belfort's hand being healed in time for the show and early clearance from his current 180-day medical suspension.)
One fighter not officially confirmed for the main card was Tito Ortiz. Earlier today we passed along a report from si.com in which Ortiz had stated he agreed to a deal with Affliction and that he expected to fight Renato "Babalu" Sobral at the Oct. 11 event. Michael Cohen, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization and Special Counsel to Affliction executive Donald Trump, would only say that the organization is interested in signing Ortiz and that he and Donald Trump Jr. had spoken to him just yesterday.
Atencio also confirmed two of the night's three preliminary bouts. In addition to Jason High vs. Mike Pyle, Paul Buentello will meet IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson in the preliminary card's final bout. (Nelson was expected to fight Xtreme Couture's Jay White, as we previously reported, but the fight apparently fell apart at the final hour.)
Tickets for "Day of Reckoning" go on sale Saturday and range from $75 to $500.
For the latest on "Affliction: Day of Reckoning," including the latest rumored fight card, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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