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Maurice Syko Eazel vs. Josh “The Hitman” Rabedeaux
Take a look how Maurice easily caught Josh everytime and slammed him into the floor like that. Sometimes a fighter should be heavy enough in order not to get slammed easily like this one. Josh is lacking of techniques though on how not to get caught easily like that and he didn’t use his height advantage and longer reach.
Tom Atencio, the head of the Affliction MMA promotion, confirmed to FanHouse on Wednesday morning that Josh Barnett has been pulled out of his scheduled August 1 heavyweight title fight with Fedor Emelianenko. But Atencio said he still expects the Affliction Trilogy card to take place as scheduled.
Atencio said Barnett failed a drug test and therefore the California State Athletic Commission will not permit him to fight.
“He tested positive for a banned substance,” Atencio said of Barnett. “The athletic commission will not reinstate his license.”
When asked if the August 1 …
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday night announced the remaining undercard bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on Aug. 8 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. The co-main events at UFC 101 feature the highly-anticipated UFC lightweight title bout between champion B.J. Penn and challenger Kenny Florian, and the light heavyweight showdown pitting current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva against former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.
Russian combat fighting legend Fedor The Last Emperor Emelianenko defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender Josh The Babyfaced Assassin Barnett, when Affliction M1Global presents its third major mixed martial-arts show, Trilogy, Saturday night, August 1 live on pay-per-view from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The monster card has been separated into two live broadcasts in the same night. A one-hour special will air on HDNet starting at 7:30 PM/ET (4:30 PM/PT), followed by a sensational pay-per-view event, Trilogy, commencing at 9 PM/ET (6 PM/PT).
The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, July 15. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted weight classes.
Taken into consideration are a fighter’s performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.
