Fedor vs. Barnett & Affliction Trilogy Updates!

[Keithlewis]

Lucio Linhares vs. Mikhail Zayats Added to "Trilogy"

http://www.m-1global.com/en/news/detail ... to-trilogy

[broncofan]

Mousasi versus "Babalu" Sobral is going to be a sick fight!


BABALU ftw

[Keithlewis]

After a stunning knockout of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Pedro Rizzo, Gilbert Yvel now looks poised to take on Paul Buentello as part of the Affliction: Trilogy card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on August 1st. Yvel stated in his post-fight interview that his next fight would be against Buentello at Affliction and there were rumors that the winner of the bout would be the man tabbed for the bout, but there has been no confirmation from Affliction of the new fight.

Buentello's appearance at Affliction was thrown into limbo when another former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia was knocked out by Ray Mercer in just nine seconds at an Adrenaline MMA event earlier this month. Sylvia had been booked to face Buentello, but Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio said that he would not use Sylvia on the card to make sure that he was at 100% after the vicious one-punch KO.

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[NWOWolfpack]

On the Crest of the Wave Waiting to Drop: SOBRAL Prepares for Mousasi

SEAL BEACH, California (July 1, 2009) — Gegard Mousasi has declared his fight against Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, Renato “Babalu” Sobral an all-out war. “Sobral is so tough. When he comes, he comes to fight,” says Mousasi, as he trains for one of the biggest challenges of his career. Babalu Sobral ranks in the top ten of light heavyweights and has been training since Mousasi was a newborn. Besides the ten years difference in age and experience, Mousasi will have to contend with Sobral’s explosiveness and dangerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills in the ring.

Sobral, on the other hand, prepares for the power and athleticism that comes with Mousasi’s youth. Although Babalu is well aware of the dangers Mousasi presents, he fully intends on continuing his current winning streak. “On the ground,” Babalu contemplates his possible advantage over Mousasi, “…probably that’s where I can take advantage (of him). Whatever it takes.”

“It will be a good test for me,” asserts Mousasi. “With Sobral, I will try to fight (a) stand up game. If it goes to the ground, I will take top position and work him over with my ground and pound. Sobral will have to watch out for my elbows; I want to use them in this fight. If I end up on my back, I can defend myself and eventually we will stand back up again.”

Although he has other plans for the fight’s outcome, Babalu is ready for Mousasi to try to keep the fight on his feet and to adapt to whatever the fight may bring. Sobral (32-8), enters the bout as one of the division's most compelling fighters, with five consecutive wins and notable victories over Jeremy Horn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, “Shogun” Rua, Trevor Prangley, and Maurice Smith.


Babalu is always ready to fight, saying he is “on the top of the wave” right now “waiting to drop.” And although he won’t reveal it in interviews, he has some tricks up his sleeve for his upcoming bout with Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi, who made the majority of last year’s “Fighter of the Year” lists. But the seasoned Sobral is ready, bringing to the bout the same passion and ferocity he brings to all his fights, along with a tried and true game plan. “Whenever I see a space, I’m gonna push the fight,” Sobral states. “When he makes a mistake, then I’m going to finish.”

The Affliction M-1 Global “Trilogy” card, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and presented by Affliction and M-1 Global, in association with Donald J. Trump, has been separated into two live broadcasts on the same night. A one-hour special will air on HDNet starting at 7:30 PM/ET (4:30 PM/PT), followed by the sensational Pay-Per-View event, “Trilogy,” commencing at 9 PM/ET (6 PM/PT).

Tickets for Affliction M-1 Global’s “Trilogy,” ranging between $50.00 and $600.00, go on sale June 8th at Honda Center Box Office (1.714.704.2500), and also online at Ticketmaster.com and at all Ticket Master outlets (1.714.740.2000).

[Keithlewis]

Affliction and UFC veteran Mark Hominick vs. former IFL star Deividas Taurosevicius has been added to the card!

[NWOWolfpack]