Affliction Entertainment are seeking a new opponent for Emelianenko at Affliction Trilogy. It appears that Josh Barnett has tested Positive and Affliction Entertainment won’t let him fight, which in my opinion they shouldn’t let him fight. Many sources have told many MMA news sites that California State Athletic Commission will not license Josh Barnett after a positive test result. Calls to [...]
Affliction Entertainment are seeking a new opponent for Emelianenko at Affliction Trilogy. It appears that Josh Barnett has tested Positive and Affliction Entertainment won’t let him fight, which in my opinion they shouldn’t let him fight. Many sources have told many MMA news sites that California State Athletic Commission will not license Josh Barnett after a positive test result. Calls to Affliction Entertainment were not immediately returned. The CSAC said a comprehensive statement would be issued Wednesday.
Barnett said that he had not been notified of any issues with his eligibility as of Tuesday evening, well I’m sorry Josh but you tested Positive, rules are rules.
Josh told multiple sources:
“I took my test three weeks ago. I would have thought I would have heard something by now”
However, the former UFC heavyweight champion said he had not checked his phone messages recently and later added:
“No matter what happens with this, I can assure you I will clear my name. This will not be something that I am defined by.”
Many sources have told mycage.co.uk that affliction are in talks with Belfort and up coming MMA Star Bobby Lashley. Lashley has denied, right fully in my opinion because he has not trained for the fight and you can’t train 1 week for a fight against the best fighter in the world.
Bobby Lashley told us:
“I don’t know if I would want it right now. Since the last fight, I haven’t really been into training again,” he said. “That fight is next week. That would be something I would really have to take a look at. To just jump in there probably wouldn’t be the smartest thing for me right now. A lot of people would say that might be a money fight. They figure, ‘If we give him enough money, will he do it?’ That’s what people tend to look at. I don’t want to get into fighting for the money so much right now.”
Vitor Belfort former UFC light heavyweight champion (18-8) is on track to face American Top Team fighter Jorge Santiago in a middleweight bout on the Aug. 1st Card. I can only say that It will take one strong SOB to face Fedor with 1 week of training for the best fighter in the world. Good luck too them.
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Would be fun to see Lashley fight even though he isn’t. It’s going to be hard to find somebody who’s been training and knows how Fedor fights, you can’t just step in and fight Fedor, takes months of training and mental training to go against the best heavyweight in the world.