Contrary to what Tito Ortiz stated in a recent SI.com article, Affliction has not and likely will not sign Tito to the “ground-breaking” deal he spoke of. During a press luncheon yesterday, Affliction confirmed that they were actively negotiating with Tito Ortiz, but they seem to far apart on terms at the moment.
According to Affliction VP Tom Atencio, Tito’s current asking price is just too high.
No Comments | Filed under: Affliction, Affliction II: Day of Reckoning, Ben Rothwell, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Tim Sylvia, Tito Ortiz, Tom AtencioI think Tom is a little stressed.
CR: Bloody Elbow
The latest Affliction II: Day of Reckoning fight card and event info can be found in our fight cards section.
Props to Ariel Helwani for asking Fedor about the Ivan Drago comparison. Fedor obviously didn’t care for Rocky IV.
MMARated.com interviews with Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell after the jump.
Ben Rothwell faces former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski on July 19 at Affliction “Banned.”
No Comments | Filed under: Ben RothwellAffliction VP, Tom Atencio, appears in tonight’s edition of Inside MMA on HDNet. To clear up any doubts, Atencio, confirmed that Affliction ‘Banned’ is a done deal for July 19 at The Honda Center, also known as The Pond, in Anaheim, California. The event will be on PPV, with any further coverage still in negotiations. In addition to the Fedor Emelianenko/Tim Sylvia and Josh Barnett/Pedro Rizzo fights, Atencio confirmed the participation of Ben Rothwell, Mike Whitehead and Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral, and the fight between Matt Lindland and Fabio Negao. There was no mention of Andre Arlovski, who has been rumored to participate as well. They are looking to have 10 fights total on the card.
Fighters.com is reporting that a match between Andre Arlovski and Ben Rothwell is in the works for the Affliction Card rumored to be taking place in Dallas, Texas, on July 19. As reported before, Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia are also in negotiations to be competing against each other on this card.
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