Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:16 pm EDT
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Both Fedor Emeliananeko and Tim Sylvia made weight for their Affliction: Banned main event Saturday night at the Honda Center. Sylvia, the two-time former UFC heavyweight champ, clocked in at 263 pounds, a 33-pound advantage over the former PRIDE heavyweight champ.
Full results:
Fedor Emelianenko 230 vs. Tim Sylvia 263
Andrei Arlovski 241 vs. Ben Rothwell 264
Pedro Rizzo 242 vs. Josh Barnett 256
Fabio Nasciemento 185 vs. Matt Lindland 185
Mike Whitehead 206 vs. Babalu Sobral 201
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 205 vs. Edwin DeWees 205
JJ Ambrose 171 vs. Mike Pyle 171
Terry Martin 185.5 vs. Vitor Belfort 185
Savant Young 145 vs. Mark Hominick 145
Ray Lizama 185 vs. Justin Levens 189
Notes: The planned match between Aleksander Emelianenko and Paul Buentello is off, as Fedor's brother was denied a license by the California State Athletic Commission an hour before the weigh-ins. … Emelianenko received by far the biggest reaction from the crowd of about 1,000 or so, with Sylvia receiving a mixed response. The second biggest ovation was for Arlovsk. All the name Brazilian fighters, from Nogueira to Sobral to Rizzo, got a warm reaction from the crowd. Washed-up metal act Megadeth, however, was greeted with dead silence when emcee Michael Buffer announced the band would perform Saturday night. … Affliction's ring is a massive 30 feet by 30 feet, which on paper would seem to play to Sylvia's plodding stand-up style.
Who do you think will win? Tell us whether you think Fedor or Sylvia will take the main event Saturday night and why, or tell us about any match on the show.
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PS Megadeth is awesome. Put down your backstreet boys cd loser!!!!
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