Affliction Leaves Las Vegas: Event Postponed The Oct. 11 Affliction event scheduled for the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas has been postponed, Keith Kizer of the Nevada State Athletic Commission confirmed to Sherdog.com on Wednesday. Affliction contacted Kizer on Wednesday morning to inform him that the event would be moved to a January date at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Advertising for the Oct. 11 pay-per-view event had already begun, including in New York, where scheduled headliners Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett were featured on a billboard in Times Square. The show, Day of Reckoning, was set to be Affliction's second MMA event. Not a very good start for Affliction. This looks like a carbon copy of every other failed org.
Well, damn, that's not good. It was a good run while it lasted atsch At least we got to see an ex-UFC champ faceoff with Fedor. The first card was amazingly stacked. Too bad. Now it looks like Fedor will have no choice but to join the evil empire. Dana White and his cronies win. I suppose the other plus side to Dana winning is that Gary Shaw and EliteXC won't win. They make the UFC look like little angels.
Is that a bad thing from the point of view of seein the best fights happen? Maybe the fighters may suffer with regards to wages though
You get more fights you want to see...but you get less fights overall. I like having options. I like seeing different promotions. I like having cages and rings. I think any monopoly is a problem.
I think they are waiting for January so they can get all the same fighters from their first card healthy and ready to fight. but just switch around who's fighting who. And what big Timmy?.....who or what is next for him.
Well, I think it makes sense. I'd wait until Fedor can fight to put on a second card. Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see Fedor join UFC. Let's hope Dana can give him a normal contract and negotiate a deal.
I would say that's a bad thing with the money they're paying their fighters. It's a joke to see how much UFC fighters are getting paid. I also like seeing different organizations competing with the UFC. I remember the good ol' Pride days :yep . Back when the OWGPs, MWGPs, and WWGPs were the most entertaining events in MMA.
While I agree that it will be a better fight, I think Fedor pummelling Arvloski will help make him more mainstream, ie impress the casual UFC fans. I'm willing to wait for him to fight Barnett.
How many millions did Affliction lose on the last card? They got **** all ppvs and paid guys huge sums of money.
