AFFLICTION: JULY 19, 2008
venue: The Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Bouts Scheduled to Air on Pay-Per-View:
-Fedor Emelianenko (#1 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Tim Sylvia (#5 Heavyweight in the World)*
-Josh Barnett (#4 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Pedro Rizzo
-Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
-Ben Rothwell vs. Andre Arlovski
Bouts Scheduled to Air on Fox Sports Net:
-Aleksander Emelianenko (#10 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Paul Buentello
-Trenell "Savant" Young vs. Mark Hominick
Preliminary Bouts:
-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vernon "Tiger" White
-Justin Levens vs. Ray Lazama
-Mike Pyle vs. Brett Cooper
-J.J. Ambrose vs. Patrick Speight
I've been watching highlights of Fedor vs. Semmy Schilt... and I think Big Tim is in for a beating.
Alot of people make this comparison. Both are tall guys who like to be on thier feet. Of course what people forget is that Semmy Schilt was basically a straight up kickboxer with no skill in terms of takedown defense or grappling. Tim on the other hand has extensive training on the ground and used it effectively against Jeff Monson. Tim Sylvia also has great takedown defense that Schilt completely lacked. Should be a great fight with Tim winning if Fedor can't get him to the ground and Fedor winning by submission(arm bar) if the fight does go to the ground.