Affliction Loses American Airlines Center For Debut Show
Posted by Dustin James on 05.04.2008
Not a good sign for the upstart promotion.....
FiveOuncesOfPain.com is reporting that due to a failed deal with HDNet, the new Affliction promotion has lost the American Airlines Center as a venue for it's debut show on July 19th. The deal was rumored to have allowed HDNet to air the preliminary card for the debut show live on it's network, with the pay-per-view portion airing a week later. However no deal was reached and Randy Couture appeared on "Rear Naked Radio" in Dallas, Texas and confirmed that the event may be moved to The Pond in Anaheim, California.
The July 19th show is set to feature a main event of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia. Matt Lindland also recently confirmed that he would fight on the show. There are also rumors that Josh Barnett, Ben Rothwell, Andrei Arlovski, & Aleksander Emelianenko could fight on the card.
