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Apparently, Affliction is trying to work with every major combat sports promotion not named the UFC. According to Gegard Mousasi, Affliction wants the newly crowned DREAM Middleweight Champion to fight Vitor Belfort on their January card. Mousasi also revealed to Fighters Only Magazine that he believes Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent will be Josh Barnett.

Speaking to Fighters Only this week, he revealed that the US organisation wants him to fight the Brazilian, while Red Devil team mate Fedor Emelianenko may face Josh Barnett.

On the heels of a meeting with Fedor Emelianenko earlier this week, Randy Couture appeared today on The Adam Carolla Show. Surprisingly, of all the interviews Randy has done in the past year, no one has been able to get Randy’s thoughts on how many pay-per-view buys the Fedor fight would draw and how much money he should be paid for it. Well, Adam did, and the numbers are big.

Aleksander Emelianenko

Two great things happen in this video.

1. Josh Barnett confronts Aleks about an interview in which Aleks claimed Josh had ducked him.
2. Aleks presents Donald Trump with a poster of his back prominently featuring his tattoo of the grim reaper holding a baby.

Number two is priceless. I would have paid good money to know what went through Trump’s mind at that moment.

Here’s another video of Aleks at Affliction “Banned.”

Vadim Finkelstein on Fedor vs Randy after the jump.

More Affliction Banned press conference pics at CombatLifestyle.com

As reported during the Affliction “Banned” weigh-in results, Aleksander Emelianenko was not cleared to fight in a heavyweight match against Paul Buentello at Affliction’s inaugural event.

MMAMania.com spoke to the head of the CSAC, Armando Garcia, for official confirmation.

Aleksander Emelianenko failed to meet the medical licensing requirements and will be unable to compete against Paul Buentello tomorrow night at the Affliction: “Banned” event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

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Aleksander Emelianenko:

I’m ready. It doesn’t matter with who or where. On foot or on horseback. With maces or poleaxes. To fight. To first blood or to death. It doesn’t matter, I’m ready to fight.

It only takes one look at Aleksander Emelianenko to know he’s serious. If the giant tattoo of the grim reaper holding a baby on his back didn’t tip you off, maybe the stars tattooed on his knees, which symbolize, “I will never kneel,” will. Everytime I see Aleks, I get the overwhelming feeling that if I were ever to be caught up in the Russian mafia, he is the one they would send to kill me.

In the fight world, Aleks often lives in his brother, Fedor’s, shadow, but they are two very different individuals. Evgeni Kogan of Sherdog.com had the opportunity to spend time with Aleksander and his family and give us an in-depth look at who Aleks really is. It’s very interesting and definitely worth a read. Turns out Kimbo isn’t the only heavyweight mixed martial artist who grew up on the “streets.” Part one is posted now. Part two is expected tomorrow.

Aleksander Emelianenko will be facing Paul Buentello this Saturday, July 19, on the Affliction “Banned” card. The bout will be aired during the free FSN portion of the event.