Possible Fallout From The Collapse Of Affliction Entertainment

by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 25, 2009 2:00 PM EDT in News Comment 6 comments

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There were quite a few supporters of Affliction Entertainment. I was one of them as they provided a few fights that we probably never would have witnessed had it not been for them. However, I was never a fan of the way they went about conducting business when it came to putting on shows. The collapse of Affliction could be looked at as both good and bad I suppose. However, the fighters that were scheduled to fight on the 3rd Affliction show lost more than anyone and that sucks. These guys have been training for months only to get a week away from the show and it gets canceled. It'll be interesting to see where they end up.

I think the biggest question is where will Fedor end up next? He didn't even know that the show got canceled until he landed in California. Will he go to the UFC, Strikeforce, or back to Japan. Then again he could always retire I suppose, or fight for M-1. I don't think Strikeforce will pursue him, and if he goes back to Japan who would he fight there? With Barnett testing positive for PED's, the only meaningful fights for Fedor are in the UFC now.
Vitor Belfort will probably find his way to the UFC as a middleweight in my opinion.
Will Josh Barnett even fight again?
Where will Takanori Gomi end up fighting next since he supposedly signed with Affliction to fight on the "Trilogy" card?
Where will fighters like Jay Hieron, Gegard Mousasi, Jorge Santiago, Paul Buentello, and all the others end up?
Could Strikeforce position itself to be the #2 MMA promotion with key acquisitions from the Affliction roster?

The odds are that Zuffa will pick and choose who they want to sign and get those fighters. I suppose the majority of the rest of the fighters will go to Strikeforce or back to Japan. I know fighters like Gegard Mousasi still have obligations to DREAM, so it'll be interesting to see how those fighters are handled. I don't think Barnett will ever fight in America again, unless his "B" sample comes back negative or something. Who would you like to see Strikeforce and the UFC pick up roster wise? Build with me.

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I said it earlier on one of the other posts – but this has been the craziest few days as an MMA fan I think I have ever experienced! Potentially very exciting times though. Vitor would be a nice edition to the UFC MW division, I couldn’t see him going anywhere else. As for Fedor – he’s loved in Japan and they would pay him big money to fight, but it would only be in freak show type match ups. If Dana goes manage to net him, he’s got to give Randy the first crack although i’d imagine he’d set up a title fight straight away with Brcock. Let’s wait and see what is said during Dana’s ‘special announcement’ on Friday!

by Raver on Jul 25, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

Contractually…he may have to owe Randy a fight with Fedor…as you said though…it would be after Lesnar/Fedor(if Fedor signed)…Randy has one fight left on his UFC contract after the Nogueira fight…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 25, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point...

From the UFC’s perspective, if Randy does beat Nog at 102 and Fedor does sign and does beat Brock (alot of does I know!)…..Dana wouldn’t need to say or do much for Randy to sign a new contract plus he’s got a cracking headliner the fans would love to see next spring.

by Raver on Jul 26, 2009 4:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

As For Strikeforce

Who will they pick up? do they pick up established guys like Gegard Mousasi, Jorge Santiago, and Paul Buentello? Or do they go with up a comming talent like L.C. Davis Dan Lauzon, Brett Copper, and Chris T. Their biggest spending spree has been on the Elite XC fighters, and fighters such as Gegard Mousasi, Jorge Santiago, and Paul Buentello will command a lot of cash. Cash I don’t think Strikeforce will want to pay. Strikforce should take a risk and spend money on upcomming talent to put on their challenger series. Maybe Showtime and CBS push Strikeforce to pick up big names though?

by EVeezy on Jul 25, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

heiron has openely stated he would fill in for riggs vs diaz. personally, i would love to see that fight, both are in or will be in good fighting shape, and heiron has the most talent of anyone that diaz has fought in a while and they could do it at 180. why not?

by bdw on Jul 26, 2009 2:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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