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Affliction’s long-awaited and constantly changing third card is
expected to take place Aug. 1, according to MMA FanHouse.
As expected, the main event will feature Fedor Emelianenko
(30-1) vs. fellow heavyweight Josh Barnett (24-5), and official
announcement could come in the next few days, according to the
report.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported earlier
this month after speaking with Affliction Vice President Tom
Atencio, the show will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim,
Calif.
The same venue hosted the organization’s first two shows:
“Banned” in July 2008 and “Day of Reckoning” in January.
The Emelianenko vs. Barnett matchup was an early favorite to
headline the Aug. 1 card. Atencio first mentioned it as a
possibility after both fighters won their respective bouts at
January’s Affliction card. (Emelianenko defeated Andrei Arlovski
with a first-round TKO, and Barnett scored a
third-round TKO over a resilient Gilbert
Yvel.)
On the May edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio, Atencio hinted at the
match-up.
“It’s the fight I want,” Atencio said of Emelianenko vs.
Barnett. “We’re working on it.”
Atencio also said he’s working on a Paul Buentello vs. Tim
Sylvia match-up. He’d also like to see Chris Horodecki vs. Dan
Lauzon, though he said it could be a tough one to sign since
Horodecki already has a fight planned for July.