Affliction 2 “Day of Reckoning” features a heavyweight superfight between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski.
The undercard portion of the fightcard air live on HDNet at 7pm EST, with the Pay-Per-View to follow at 9pm EST.
Live Affliction Results after the JUMP.
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Three more fights were announced today for UFC 89 on October 18 from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Luis Cane vs. Rameau Sokoudjou
Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
The Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) (UFC(R)) has added three thrilling bouts to the organisation’s next UK super-show. It has been confirmed that Rameau Sokoudjou will collide with Luiz Cane in a battle of light-heavyweight strikers, Japanese submission expert Akihiro Gono will take on on highly-regarded British debutant Dan Hardy and steel-fisted heavyweight Shane Carwin will exchange bombs with England’s own Neil Wain.
For the latest news on UFC 89, check out our UFC Rumors section.
According to MMAWeekly, Ed Soares manager of Lyoto Machida has confirmed that the UFC has offered his client a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Tito Ortiz. Soares also confirmed that Machida has accepted the fight and it is up to Tito Ortiz to sign off on the deal.
“It would be an honor to fight such a legend as Tito Ortiz,†said Machida. “I would like to see how my technique matches up against his.â€
Machida (12-0) is undefeated in his professional mixed martial arts career, with notable wins over Stephan Bonnar, Rich Franklin, BJ Penn, Sam Hogar and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
Machida has a reputation of being a boring fighter that knows how to edge out decisions over his opponents, but in his latest fight with Sokoudjou at UFC 79, Machida out classed the bigger and stronger fighter with an impressive second round submission victory.
It is not known when the fight might take place, but Tito Ortiz is rumored to headline the Cinco de Mayo UFC event in May.
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