Fedor Emelianenko has come up short in a Sambo tournament this past weekend, earning only a Bronze medal after losing decisively to Bulgarian Blagoi Ivanov, according to a report from MMAMania. As one might imagine, this is somewhat of a big deal since Fedor practically had to scour the earth just to find a willing Sambo opponent in the past. Not to mention that Fedor walked through Ivanov with ease in their previous meeting. Of course, Sambo is not exactly MMA, but it isn’t terribly far off either. If pressed, I would have to agree that combat Sambo is about as close as one is going to get to modern mixed martial arts.

Additionally, Fighters Only is now passing along the rumor that Ivanov’s performance has earned him a contract with Affliction, which was apparently inked “immediately after winning the tournament.” Wow, that Atencio guy must work fast.

In the wake of a restraining order granted to Kim Couture for alleged threats, Affliction co-founder Todd Beard has resigned from Affliction Inc., according to the clothing company, which also recently began promoting mixed martial arts events.

“The board of directors of Affliction Inc. announced today that it received and accepted the resignation of Todd Beard as an employee of the company. Mr. Beard is one of the original founders of the clothing company based in Seal Beach, California. The resignation coincides with a public apology for comments made by Mr. Beard and directed toward Randy Couture and his wife Kim Couture regarding their business relationship.”

Affliction has officially confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko (29-1) will face Andrei Arlovski in the main event of Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Day of Reckoning will air live on pay-per-view and is also slated to feature Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Matt Lindland vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral. Josh Barnett and Chris Horodecki are among additional fighters scheduled to be in action at the event with additional bouts to-be-announced.

Lightweights Chris Horodecki (12-1) and Dan Lauzon (10-2) will square off at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” on January 24th in Anaheim, California.

The lightweight matchup was originally slated for October 11th, but when the event was postponed the status of the fight came into question, but the up-and-coming 155-pounders will indeed battle on January 24th.

Matt Lindland and Renato “Babalu” Sobral will square off at a catchweight of 195 pounds at Affliction “Day of Reckoning”.

Though not yet officially confirmed, “Day of Reckoning” is expected to take place on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will air live on pay-per-view.

A heavyweight bout between WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelinaneko (29-1) and Andrei Arlovski (15-5) will headline Affliction “Day of Reckoning”, which is scheduled to take place on January 24th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio recently confirmed the news to MMA Rated.
Though the event will still be promoted in partnership [...]

Fedor Emelianenko, the world’s near-consensus top heavyweight and among the planet’s best pound-for-pound fighters, will not be competing on New Year’s Eve and will also not meet Josh Barnett early next year at Affliction’s second event.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio recently alerted MMA Junkie of the status of the promotion’s top fighter.
“I’ve been told actually [...]

DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1), who last week claimed the title with an upkick knockout of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at DREAM 6, has signed with Affliction and will debut at the promotion’s next event, tentatively slated for January 17th in Anaheim, California, against Vitor Belfort (17-8).
Mousasi confirmed the matchup to Fighters Only.
Belfort, a former [...]

Heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson will square off at EliteXC “Heat” on October 4th at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.
CBS, EliteXC, and Affliction jointly announced the matchup earlier today.
Both Nelson and Arlovski are under contract with Affliction, indicating that the promotions are willing to work together to challenge the UFC’s position as the [...]

Affliction and Golden Boy Promotions today announced a “strategic, multi-level partnership between the two companies that will bring the popular Affliction-brand to the world of boxing and entertainment”.
“We have been talking to Affliction over the past several months to figure out a partnership that will take advantage of the expertise of both of our companies,” [...]