Fight Cards - May 11, 2008 - 0 Comments

Affliction: “BANNED” Fight Card

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Honda Center — Anaheim, CA

Main Event:

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia

Main card (televised):

Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Matt Lindland vs. Fábio Negão
Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Paul Buentello
Renato Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead

Preliminary card:

Mark Hominick vs. Savant Young
Mike Pyle vs. Brett Cooper
Justin Levens vs. Ray Lazama
J.J. Ambrose vs. Patrick Speight

News - April 8, 2008 - 0 Comments

Tim Sylvia vs. Fedor Emelianenko to fight in July

The former UFC heavyweight champion and current Adrenaline MMA fighter, Tim Sylvia (24-4) will face Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) on July 19 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, according to Sherdog.com.

The event will be promoted by Affliction and with the American Airlines Arena in Dallas being the home of HDNet Fight’s there is a good chance it will be shown on Mark Cuban’s TV network live.

Fedor on Sylvia:

“[Sylvia] is a good fighter, a strong fighter, the former UFC heavyweight champion, which is important. I am looking forward to fighting him and training hard for this fight.”

Tim Sylvia has recently parted ways with the UFC in a split that has been categorized by both parties as amicable. Sylia was granted permission to sign on with his long time manager, Monte Cox, who runs Adrenaline MMA promotion.

News - March 30, 2008 - 0 Comments

OFFICIAL: Tim Sylvia signs with Adrenaline MMA formely known as M1 Global

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (24-4) has left the organization and signed with Adrenaline MMA, a promotion previously known as M-1 Global. Sylvia spent more than five years with the UFC and held the heavyweight belt on two different occasions, had one fight left on his contract with the organization. He says the split with the UFC was mutually agreed upon.

Tim Sylvia is now represented by Cox, who’s also one of the sport’s most prominent fight managers.

Tim Sylvia:

“I’ll be real active, fighting six or seven times a year, Adrenaline is a new company that’s just starting up, but they’re allowing fighters to fight outside of their organization. That’s huge… Take for instance my last fight. Granted, I loss, but I came out of there unhurt and unscathed. I could have fought a week or two later. Being 32 years old, I have four or five good years ahead of me. I plan to make the most of it.”

This is what Cox had to say about Adrenaline MMA.

“It’s a chance for me to build an organization,We’re not going to come in and be the UFC. Anyone who tries to do that is crazy. We’re brand new. What we want to do is I want to identify exciting fighters, up-and-coming fighters, and give them a chance to perform on a big stage. And hopefully, we’ll gather a big following and someday down the road be doing pay-per-views and such.”

News, Pictures - February 3, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 81: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia Screencaps (Pictures)

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News - February 3, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 81: Knockout, Submission, Fight of the Night

Here’s the breakdown:

Fight of the Night: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia

Knockout of the Night: Chris Lytle

Submission of the Night: Frank Mir

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Tim Sylvia, Frank Mir and Chris Lytle earned $60,000 each in bonus money for their performances at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” last night.

MMA Videos, News - January 30, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 81: Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight talk (video)

Tim Sylvia looks to recapture the Heavyweight Belt:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will show American fans why he is in UFC:

News - January 27, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 81: Randy Couture Predicts Tim Sylvia over Nogueira

Randy Couture:

“I think it’s going to be a good fight. I’m a fan of the sport first and foremost. I think it’s an interesting match-up. Nogueira’s strength tends to be on the ground and in the submission game, and Tim is just a long, strong, hard-to-take-down guy who’s got great striking abilities. It’s a classic match-up and for the interim title, so they both have a lot on the line. I like Tim’s chances in that fight given Nogueira’s performance against Heath Herring in the last fight. I like Sylvia in a stoppage of some kind.”