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Bad news for MMA fans — and disastrous news for Affliction’s MMA promotion. Sherdog is reporting that the California State Athletic Commission will not license Josh Barnett for his fight against Fedor Emelianenko at next Saturday’s Affliction: Trilogy event due to a “positive test result.” We’re assuming that means steroids and not Hep B or something, though the CSAC promises to release a detailed statement today. Barnett, who was stripped of his UFC heavyweight title in 2002 for anabolic steroid use, was surprised by the news:
Now, Affliction must hustle up a new opponent for Emelianenko to beat the crap out of at the event. The front-runner is Vitor Belfort, who has been preparing for a middleweight match against Jorge Santiago; Belfort has reportedly agreed in principle to take the fight, according to sources close to the negotiations. It was also rumored that undefeated ATT product/pro wrestler Bobby Lashley was also offered the fight, though he might be a little too smart to take it:
If Affliction’s future as an MMA promotion does indeed depend on this event, the outlook just got a lot more dismal. More details to come…








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commentsHope Dream gets some of the fallen affliction-apples, would love to see more skilled guys over there. UFC really needs some competition, don't like people like Dana having too much power.
F U Assliction I'm so happy you are going away, fade into the sunset peacefully a-holes
Fedor - Don't be a bitch, sign with UFC now or... fade away as well
=P
I admit I haven't followed Barnett's career very closely, but I have listened to multiple interviews with him leading up to this fight. He seems like a very intelligent guy, a very funny and unique person. Sad that all along he's also been a cheater and a coward.
IMO this is 1000x worse for the sport than anything Brock has ever said or done.
This is Affliction's last event haha, fuck you M-1, Josh Barnett your a fucking roid head you shit talk other fighters you fucking cheating ass bitch.
As far as who will fight fedor instead.... well, unless there is someone out there who has been training their whole life for this moment, I don't believe that anyone will be stupid enough to take a fight on a weeks notice against Fedor. Unless.......... I wonder what would happen if a currently contracted UFC fighter were to "sneak" in and take the fight. Someone without much to lose by screwing the UFC, and already training for a fight........ Maybe, um, The Spider? With only 1-2 fights left on his contract, it wouldn't be THAT big of a hit to him financially, and wouldn't that be the fight that would put Affliction in the history books as putting together the BEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME?
Tom, just leave it as Fedor v. TBA until it is time for the ring walk. I do not think Dana would have time to get you shut down, if he would bother to watch, or have someone watch. Go on, throw a boatload of money at Anderson, enough to cover court costs when the UFC sues him, plus a lil more on the side, see if he jumps at the chance to fight the best fighter in the world.
Well we are running out of UFC champs for Fedor to fight. At least Tito is still looking for someone to fight.
Is greasing still greasing if its just lube and you have a (ex)pornstar wife? I guess it all depends on the gay foreplay afterwards.
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