Affliction: Trilogy

Afflicton: Trilogy


Date: Aug-1-2009 4:30 P.M.
Location: Anaheim, Calif.
Venue: Honda Center
Broadcast: Pay Per View (Main Card) and HDNet (Under Card)

Fight Card
Main Card (PPV)
Wamma Heavyweight Championship: (c) Fedor Emelianenko vs Josh Barnett
Light Heavyweight Bout: Gegard Mousasi vs Renato Sobral
Middleweight Bout: Jorge Santiago vs Vitor Belfort
Heavyweight Bout: Paul Buentello vs Gilbert Yvel
Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi vs Rafaello Oliveira
Under Card (HDNet)
Welterweight Bout: Jay Hieron vs Paul Daley
Heavyweight Bout: Ben Rothwell vs Chase Gormley
Lightweight Bout: Chris Horodecki vs Dan Lauzon
Featherweight Bout: LC Davis vs Javier Vasquez
Featherweight Bout: Mark Hominick vs Deividas Taurosevicius
Un-Aired Prelims
Middleweight Bout: Lucio Linhares vs Givanildo Santana
Heavyweight Bout: Jessie Gibbs vs Rob Broughton

WAMMA Heavyweight title bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs Josh Barnett



Fedor Emelianenko (30-1), WAMMA Heavyweight champion. 26 fight win streak and considered to be the number one Heavyweight in the world.

VS



Josh Barnett (24-5), number one contender. 4 fight win streak and considered to be ranked as the number 2 Heavyweight in the world.

Original post: Confirmed.


205 pound bout: Gegard Mousasi vs Renato “Babalu” Sobral



Gegard Mousasi (25-2), former DREAM Middleweight champion. 12 fight win streak and considered to be one of the top young fighters in the world.

VS



Renato “Babalu” Sobral (32-7), current StrikeForce Light Heavyweight champion. 5 fight win streak and is coming into his own overall.

Original post: Confirmed


185 pound bout: Vitor Belfort vs Jorge Santiago



Vitor Belfort (18-8 ), former UFC Light Heavyweight champion. 4 fight win streak and considered to be the unofficial Affliction Middleweight champion.

VS



Jorge Santiago (21-7), 9 fight win streak since being released from the UFC. Has won two straight Middleweight tournaments for StrikeForce and Sengoku.

Original post: Confirmed


Heavyweight bout: Paul Buentello vs Tim Sylvia



Paul Buentello (27-10), has won 12 of 14 and 2 straight. “The Headhunter” is looking for a big win over Sylvia to fight top competition.

VS



Tim Sylvia (24-5), former UFC Heavyweight champion. Has lost 3 of his last 4 fights and will be looking to stay relevant with a win over Buentello.

Original post: Confirmed


Welterweight bout: Jay Hieron vs Paul Daley



Jay Hieron (17-4), has won 5 straight and 7 of his last 9 fights. Hieron is a veteran and is looking to show he can fight in big promotions.

VS



Paul Daley (21-8 ), has won 9 of his last 11 bouts and 2 in a row. Daley is a hard hitting fighter from the UK with one punch KO ability.
Original post: Rumor.


Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki vs Dan Lauzon



Chris Horodecki (12-1), has won 12 of his 13 fights and was considered to be the IFL’s best prospect.

VS



Dan Lauzon (12-2), 8 fight win streak. Dan has gone on a tear after fighting in the UFC at only 18 years old in a loss to Spencer Fisher.

Original post: Rumor


Undercard bouts

* Heavyweight bout - Ben Rothwell vs Chase Gormley: Confirmed
* Middleweight bout - Lucio Linhares vs Mikhail Zayats: Rumored
* Heavyweight bout - Jesse Gibbs vs Rob Broughton: Rumored
* Welterweight bout - Deividas Taurosevicius vs Brett Cooper: Rumored

Updated the fight card at the top