Affliction impressions

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I'll send an email and ask, if I get a reply, i'll post here.

Do it!!! great idea, you never know haha.

I tried calling Chael a number of times back when his number from the realestate advert was still live, but never got through

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Do it!!! great idea, you never know haha.

I tried calling Chael a number of times back when his number from the realestate advert was still live, but never got through

Not many things have given me more laughs than drunkenly calling Al Iaquinta's real estate company with some buddies and asking if they could help me sell some land in Dagestan with my perfect Khabib impression brahthah. Good times.

While I was sending the email I saw that Shlemenko is fighting in two weeks, 82nd professional bout. That's a guy I wish we saw in the UFC.

 

[Xuh]

I'm sad this thread isn't gaining more traction. At least THE DON knew it was good.

(I hold no political opinion please enjoy this post as a bit of fun and a way to bump the thread)

'If Affliction was still around we would have world peace'

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

'If Affliction was still around we would have world peace'

I believe this is true.

If only I could turn back time and make the correction (sneak in and replace Barnett's PED's with placebos) so that we could be living in a modern utopia

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Not many things have given me more laughs than drunkenly calling Al Iaquinta's real estate company with some buddies and asking if they could help me sell some land in Dagestan with my perfect Khabib impression brahthah. Good times.

While I was sending the email I saw that Shlemenko is fighting in two weeks, 82nd professional bout. That's a guy I wish we saw in the UFC.

I see that you are indeed a man of high culture, who knows how to have a good time.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Back then I was absorbing everything MMA.

 

[Bigmoney4166]

An org that seemed to respect the fighters. I liked it. Loved that it was in a ring. It had a big 'spectacle' feel. UFC needs a competitor, I wish they did not sink.

They were exciting times.

Those are the only 2 fights I remember lol. And Josh Barnet killing the organization.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Those are the only 2 fights I remember lol. And Josh Barnet killing the organization.

Time to head over to FightPass then bro

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

They were trying to make Randy vs Fedor happen too. Damn that would have been great to see.

 

[markys00]

It was great. Knew it wouldn't last. Felt like a sherdoggers ran it.

That's how it would look, honestly

 

[kingofthecans]

Should of taken place in the YAMMA Fight Pit.

 

[Elvis.]

I wanted Barnett to fight Fedor bad , the entire thing collapsing was a rough start to that weekend

 

[HHJ]

I honestly don't even remember the bands I have smoked a lot of weed since then who played?

Megadeth and Ozzy Osbourne

 

[HHJ]

documentaries like The Smashing Machine that painted it in a very bad light.

I hadnt thought about that movie having a bad effect on the sport, but I guess it does. Kerr speaks about it as if it's NHB still, cos those are his origins.....even though by 2002, it had evolved from that.

 

[HHJ]

I wanted Barnett to fight Fedor bad , the entire thing collapsing was a rough start to that weekend

They were trying to get Vitor to fight Fedor. It was so last minute they just could not save it.

 

[David Street]

Live music is great at shows when you are there but on TV never seemed to work well.

 

[HHJ]

Live music is great at shows when you are there but on TV never seemed to work well.

Agreed.

Plus you are in the mood to see the fights, that's of the utmost importance. Just go go go.

I actually LIKE those bands but it wasnt the time I wanted to hear em

 

[AstralPanda]

I know not everyone was around when Affliction's 2 events were a thing, but for those who were, what was your thinking at the time?

If you werent there at the time but checked it out later what did you think?

It ran concurrent with an independent organization (WWMMA) push to start their own independent title which could be defended in multiple organizations. A push for a more boxing style championship. I think when Afflcition tanked, they basically gave it up, and Fedor losing a few yrs later didnt help matters if they hadnt.

But the presentation was cool, it was in a ring and had a great roster. They did have cool bands play too but i never really been into mixing live music with fight events, I just want to see the fights.


So what were your thoughts?

MMA was better when competition existed.

UFC has a monopoly now, so they don't have the same investment to truly stack cards as they once did.

It's a lot more cards in terms of quantity, but very watered down.

Even worse now that ESPN pays them a flat fee for ppv buys now. There's no incentive to actually put on mega fights compared to when they were under the ppv model.

It was a fun event, probably one of the last big events after pride ended that wasn't UFC.
Prime Fedor fights also just had a different feeling nobody would grasp unless they were around then.

 

[HHJ]

Prime Fedor fights also just had a different feeling nobody would grasp unless they were around then.

Especially the Affliction fights, because he fought two former UFC champions fresh out of the UFC, and it was not in PRIDE.

Alot of the media thought "This guy's good but he can't keep winning forever"

But he beat both those guys, and hung on for another two or three years.

 

[AstralPanda]

Dana was seething after Tim lost this.

Then he made it even worse when he gained 50 pounds and got brutalized by Ray mercer.

He never forgave Tim after that. Didn't allow him to come to ufc events, or back to the ufc, even denied him a spot in power slap, lol