Aleks Emelianenko Out, Big Daddy In for Affliction

ByDavid Wray

The Affliction weigh-ins at the Honda Center in Anaheim offered a few surprises today. For one, Donald Trump showed up “straight from the golf course” and said that the event was sold out and that pay-per-view buys were through the roof. For another, the Aleksander Emelianenko-Paul Buentello bout was scrapped when Emelianenko “didn’t meet CSAC licensing standards.”

That could mean a lot of different things, but right now it mostly means that Aleks is out and “Big Daddy” Gary Goodridge, who was hanging around before the weigh-ins started, is Buentello’s new opponent. Buentello could be seen in the original MMA Rated video expressing his frustration and confusion right after the weigh-ins.

Affliction Weigh-In Results

  • Fedor Emelianenko: 230 lbs. / Tim Sylvia: 263 lbs. — WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
  • Andrei Arlovski: 241 lbs. / Ben Rothwell: 264 lbs.
  • Josh Barnett: 256 lbs. / Pedro Rizzo: 242 lbs.
  • Renato Sobral: 201 lbs. / Mike Whitehead: 206 lbs.
  • Matt Lindland: 185 lbs. / Fabio Nascimento: 185 lbs.
  • Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: 205 lbs. / Edwin Dewees: 205 lbs.
  • JJ Ambrose: 171 lbs. / Mike Pyle: 171 lbs.
  • Justin Levens: 189 lbs. / Ray Lizama: 186 lbs.
  • Terry Martin: 185½ lbs. / Vitor Belfort: 185 lbs.
  • Savant Young: 145 lbs. / Mark Hominick: 144 lbs.