Oh crap, Affliction is cancelled

[Warner2BruceTD]

Is Fedor under contract with them? Fedor should just give the fans what they want and join UFC. Even if he's selling his soul to the devil in his mind, he'd be giving every fan what they want to see.

Yes, Fedor was under contract to Affliction, but he only had one more fight left, and it was non exclusive. It's highly doubtful UFC picks up that deal.

UFC may pick up some of the cheaper contracts that had multiple fights left, but I don't see them picking up anything non exclusive (which most of the stars had) or anything expensive.

[Warner2BruceTD]

That's messed up, Mask died in a car accident and those three guys are all hardcore fans of the sport and have done a lot for it/fighters over the years. Great entrepreneurs too, their story is pretty amazing.

All true.

Dosen't mean those guys aren't really fucking annoying.

Whatever credibility the UFC Hall Of Fame may have had went right out the window when they inducted Mask.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I dont know if I buy that, I cant remember a PPV company pulling a show because of a fight being changed, it does always say 'card subject to change'

I cant remember if this has ever happened in a boxing main event, I remember a couple UFCs having the main event changed but that was in the dark ages and not on PPV anyway

I wouldnt think the PPV companies would care anyway, they make there money and nothing they put on will do better than Afflicition

very shadey

People are over thinking this one.

Run another failure of a PPV, lose millions of dollars, cease operations and fold, or....

Cancel the PPV, lose less money, cease operations and fold.

Option 2 is a no brainer.

[clovett]

Some of the undercard bouts slated for the recently canceled "Affliction: Trilogy" bout could end up on M-1 Global's Aug. 28 "premium fight series" event.

Sources close to the organization, which was the co-promoter of "Trilogy," today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that company officials are trying to secure some of the show's previously scheduled bouts, most notably Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral, for its upcoming show.

"M-1: Breakthrough," currently headlined by Don Frye vs. "King" Mo Lawal, takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California and airs on HDNet.

M-1 Global is perhaps best known for its country-vs.-country "M-1 Challenge" series, but the global organization now wants to focus on the U.S. market with a traditional event series.

Earlier today Affliction Entertainment began contacting fighters who were slated to compete on the organization's Aug. 1 "Trilogy" card with news of the cancellation. In a statement issued by the company, Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio stated the cancellation resulted from the loss of Josh Barnett, who was slated to fight No. 1 ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko in the night's main event. Barnett failed a drug test due to an anabolic steroid and was denied a license by the California State Athletic Commission earlier this week.

Part of a star-studded undercard - which featured names such as Paul Buentello, Takanori Gomi, Jay Hieron and Ben Rothwell - could be secured for the M-1 event. (In fact, two of the un-aired preliminary card bouts on "Trilogy," Lucio Linhares vs. Mikhail Zayats and Rob Broughton vs. Jessie Gibbs, were billed as "M-1 showcase fights.")

According to one source, the organization is working with a limited budget and is unlikely to afford a fight such as the co-main event of Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, but it is actively pursuing some other, more afforable matchups.

There's also speculation that some of the matchups or competitors could end up on the Aug. 15 Strikeforce card, though MMAjunkie.com has been unable to get confirmation about any such plans.

Stay tuned to MMAjunkie.com for future updates on this story, and check out our previous coverage:


Officials confirm cancellation of "Affliction: Trilogy," loss of main event cited as reason
"Affliction: Trilogy" event canceled
And for the latest on "Affliction: Trilogy" and "M-1: Breakthrough," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.