Tokyo, Japan — After going winless in last year, Team USA West is now just one win away from clinching a post-season berth in the 2009 “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction.”
The Colin Oyama-coached team took sole possession of first place following Wednesday night’s 5-0 shutout over South Korea during M-1 Challenge’s “Third Edition,” which emanated from Differ Ariake.
Lightweight David Jansen improved to 10-0 after utilizing his outstanding wrestling ability to grind out a unanimous decision victory over Nam Yui Chul (8-2), an impressive prospect who had been 8-1 coming into …

Amsterdam, Holland - There are just several days remaining until the second stop of the 2009 “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction” touches down in Bourgas, Bulgaria. A total of 30 fighters representing six teams are now in transit to Bourgas in anticipation of this weekend’s M-1 Challenge event.
On Saturday, March 28, Turkey, The World Team, Germany, Team Russian Legion, Team North America, and the host Bulgarian team will all make their 2009 M-1 Challenge season debuts at the Mladost Sports Hall, located just minutes from the sunny beach resorts of …

DALLAS (February 25, 2009) — For true MMA fans, HDNet is THE place to be this March as the network kicks off a full schedule of new MMA events, featuring the first cable network television broadcast of the blockbuster “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” event.
“Affliction: Day of Reckoning” was originally broadcast on pay-per-view and featured the long-awaited match-up between World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.
HDNet will air “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” on Friday, March 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The …

Affliction’s “Day of Reckoning” went down as an action-packed event for the upstart clothing-turned MMA promotion company. We have the results from both the main card and under card fights…
Fedor Emelianenko defeats Andrei Arlovski via KO (punch) — Round 1, 3:34
Josh Barnett defeats Gilbert Yvel via submission (strikes) — Round 3, 3:05
Vitor Belfort defeats Matt Lindland via KO (punches) — Round 1, 0:37
Renato Sobral defeats Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via submission (D’Arce Choke) — Round 2, 2:36
Paul Buentello defeats Kiril Sidelnikov via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) — Round 3, 4:18
Dan Lauzon defeats …

Welcome folks, to my picks and predictions for Affliction: “Day of Reckoning”. The event will air Saturday evening via pay-per-view (main card) and HDnet (under card). “Reckoning” includes one of the biggest heavyweight match-ups in MMA history, as Andrei Arlovski meets Fedor Emelianenko. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in mixed martial arts. With an …