Post by PdW2kX on Jun 15, 2008 22:22:54 GMT -5
My ingenious loophole prevents anyone from saying that I got their hopes up by making them believe UFC and Affliction were cross promoting!
UFC vs. Affliction may happen, but it'll be a war of the remote and not a war of the fists.
Credit goes to Sherdog.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
by Sherdog.com Staff
July 19 could become a crowded night for mixed martial arts.
The UFC is currently planning an event that Saturday night to be televised live on Spike TV, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple industry sources.
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line entrepreneurs Affliction will make their foray into the pay-per-view market with "Banned," its first MMA event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Zuffa's impromptu event, which is being pulled together on five weeks' notice, is tentatively scheduled to be held in Las Vegas.
Studied strikers Wanderlei Silva and Brandon Vera have been approached to clash in a light heavyweight main event, though other combinations of one or both of these fighters are also being considered.
Vera, who has made all six of his Octagon appearances at heavyweight, has long expressed his interest in the 205-pound division. The San Diego, Calif. resident will look to rebound from a controversial first-round stoppage loss to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum at June 7's UFC 85 "Bedlam" in London.
After a disappointing start in the Octagon with a hard-fought loss to Chuck Liddell , former Pride 205-pound champion Silva earned praise for his swift 36-second knockout of Keith Jardine at UFC 84 "Ill Will" last April in Las Vegas. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak, which also included losses to Dan Henderson and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.
So, UFC seems to be taking Affliction seriously after all. Trying to put an entire live event together in five weeks makes it certainly seem that way. But I think competition is good. Affliction is not going to become an MMA superpower overnight, and I honestly think it'll take them a while to see a return in their PPV investment.
Wanderlei vs. Vera is big news, IMO. If this show does come to fruition, it will definitely be a tough choice.
So here's the tough decision:
UFC's as-yet-unnamed live event tentatively featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Brandon Vera will go head-to-head with Affliction's "Banned" PPV featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim "The Maniac" Silva.
Which do you choose?
Let the debate begin!
UFC vs. Affliction may happen, but it'll be a war of the remote and not a war of the fists.
Credit goes to Sherdog.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
by Sherdog.com Staff
July 19 could become a crowded night for mixed martial arts.
The UFC is currently planning an event that Saturday night to be televised live on Spike TV, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple industry sources.
The proposed event would take place the same evening that popular clothing line entrepreneurs Affliction will make their foray into the pay-per-view market with "Banned," its first MMA event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Zuffa's impromptu event, which is being pulled together on five weeks' notice, is tentatively scheduled to be held in Las Vegas.
Studied strikers Wanderlei Silva and Brandon Vera have been approached to clash in a light heavyweight main event, though other combinations of one or both of these fighters are also being considered.
Vera, who has made all six of his Octagon appearances at heavyweight, has long expressed his interest in the 205-pound division. The San Diego, Calif. resident will look to rebound from a controversial first-round stoppage loss to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum at June 7's UFC 85 "Bedlam" in London.
After a disappointing start in the Octagon with a hard-fought loss to Chuck Liddell , former Pride 205-pound champion Silva earned praise for his swift 36-second knockout of Keith Jardine at UFC 84 "Ill Will" last April in Las Vegas. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak, which also included losses to Dan Henderson and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.
So, UFC seems to be taking Affliction seriously after all. Trying to put an entire live event together in five weeks makes it certainly seem that way. But I think competition is good. Affliction is not going to become an MMA superpower overnight, and I honestly think it'll take them a while to see a return in their PPV investment.
Wanderlei vs. Vera is big news, IMO. If this show does come to fruition, it will definitely be a tough choice.
So here's the tough decision:
UFC's as-yet-unnamed live event tentatively featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Brandon Vera will go head-to-head with Affliction's "Banned" PPV featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim "The Maniac" Silva.
Which do you choose?
Let the debate begin!
