NBCSports.com chronicles Renato “Babalu” Sobral’s life and training leading up to his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title fight against Bobby Southworth at Strikeforce “Destruction.”
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Golden Boy Doesn’t Want To Talk About Affliction; Belfort Replaces Babalu Against Lindland
December 1st, 2008
Ever get the feeling that the Affliction-Golden Boy “partnership” really isn’t much of a partnership at all? Was it when they decided that mixing boxing with MMA on the same card wasn’t the great idea they once thought it was? If that didn’t raise a red flag for you, how about when they decided they were going to promote an event on Jan. 24, just not with Affliction? Well, if that wasn’t enough, guess what? Golden Boy doesn’t want to talk about Affliction, apparently nothing’s finalized as MDS learned earlier today on a conference call with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
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Strikeforce ‘Destruction’ Results
November 22nd, 2008
Strikeforce “Destruction” took place tonight at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California.
Scott Smith squared off against Terry Martin in the night’s main event.
Duan Ludwig stepped in on short notice for Strikeforce Lightweight Champ Josh Thomson to take on Yves Edwards.
Renato “Babalu” Sobral took on Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champ Bobby Southworth.
Kim Couture and Joe Riggs were also in action.
Results after the jump.
Showtime Producing Affliction ‘Day Of Reckoning’; Multiple Undercard Bouts Confirmed
November 13th, 2008
With all the negative press Affliction is receiving these days thanks to their president, Todd Beard, we were starting to wonder what, if anything, is going on with their big pay-per-event that is supposedly scheduled for Jan. 24. Well, at least according to the subdued member of Affliction’s management team, Tom Atencio, an announcement is supposed to be made on Monday.
Affliction ‘Day Of Reckoning’ Website Updated; Fedor vs Arlovski Appears Official
October 22nd, 2008
While an official announcement has yet to be made regarding Affliction “Day of Reckoning” (redux), the website for the event has been updated to reflect the changes in venue, date, card, etc. Am I crazy to think that the info on the site is official???
Last we heard, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arvolski was still not signed, however, the website is listing Fedor vs Arlovski as the only match-up thus far on the card. From the image, it appears that Vladimir Matyushenko, Jay Hieron, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Babalu Sobral, Josh Barnett, Matt Lindland, Chris Horodecki, and Vitor Belfort will be on the card though. Also from the images, it looks like Jan. 24 will be the date and the event will be held at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
One interesting item to note is in the top right “In Association With” section of the image above there is the Showtime PPV logo. Unless I totally missed it from “Banned,” Affliction hasn’t worked with Showtime before, with the minor exception of their co-promotion with EliteXC on big sister network, CBS. My understanding with Golden Boy is that their pay-per-views run through HBO, so please correct me if I’m wrong if they work with Showtime as well. Point is, perhaps that’s a sign of things to come.
Tito Ortiz Close To Deal With Affliction? (Update)
August 5th, 2008
The rumors were true. Tito Ortiz has signed a “ground-breaking” deal with Affliction to become the highest paid fighter in MMA history, according to Ortiz. The deal could be announced tomorrow at Affliction’s press conference for Affliction II “Day of Reckoning.” Ortiz also confirmed that his first opponent will be Renato “Babalu” Sobral.
Not surprisingly, Tito wasn’t at a loss for words when telling Sports Illustrated about the news.
No Comments | Filed under: Affliction, Affliction II: Day of Reckoning, Renato 'Babalu' Sobral, Tito OrtizAffliction Signed Tito Ortiz? Babalu vs Tito At Affliction II?
July 29th, 2008
Photo courtesy of Sherdog.com
According to Steve Cofield of Yahoo Sports, Affliction may have signed one of MMA’s biggest stars—Tito Ortiz. If true, Tito is believed to be close to signing on to fight Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral at Affliction’s second show, which has been reported to take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11. The match would serve as the co-main event alongside Fedor Emelianenko vs Andrei Arlovski.
No Comments | Filed under: Affliction, Affliction II: Day of Reckoning, Renato 'Babalu' Sobral, Tito Ortiz, Tom AtencioAffliction ‘Banned’ Post-Fight Video Interviews: Barnett, Lindland, Nogueria, Babalu
July 20th, 2008
‘Babalu’ Sobral On Affliction Banned: ‘The Best Card I’ve Seen In My Life’
June 18th, 2008
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