‘Day Of Reckoning’ Fighters Weigh-In

On Eve Of Monumental Night Of MMA

January 24, 2009

Honda Center

Anaheim, California

Pay Per View Event

 

 

HDNet Telecast Begins at 7:00 p.m. ET/ 4:00 p.m. PT

Pay-Per-View Telecast Begins at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT

 

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2009) – Friday afternoon an outpouring of fans showed up to the Honda Center

in Anaheim, Calif., to watch the official weigh-in for Affliction M-1 ‘Day of Reckoning’ the night before the

stacked MMA card.  With an enthusiastic crowd estimated at 1,500 looking on, each fighter took their turn

on the scale as they weighed-in for Saturday’s must see event.  Weights are listed below:

 

Main Event – Heavyweights - 5 Rounds

Fedor Emelianenko

Stary Oskol, RUS

28-1 (6 KO’s)

230 lbs.        

vs.

Andrei Arlovski

Chicago, IL

14-5 (10 KO’s)

237 lbs.

 

Heavyweights - 3 Rounds

Josh Barnett

Seattle, WA

25-5 (5 KO’s)

248 lbs

vs.

Gilbert Yvel

Amsterdam, HOL

35-12-1 (30 KO’s)

240 lbs.

 

Middleweights - 3 Rounds

Vitor Belfort

Rio de Janeiro, BRA

17-8 (11 KO’s)

184 lbs.

vs.

Matt Lindland

Eagle Creek, OR

21-5 (6 KO’s)

186 lbs.

 

Light Heavyweights - 3 Rounds

Babalu Sobral

Costa Mesa, CA

31-7 (3 KO’s)

204 lbs

vs.

Thierry Sokoudjou

San Diego, CA

5-3 (4 KO’s)

205 ¼ lbs.

 

Heavyweights - 3 Rounds

Kiril Sidellnikov

Stary Oscal, RUS

5-2 (5 KO’s)

229 ½ lbs.     

vs.

Paul Buentello

San Antonio, TX

26-10 (16 KO’s)

244 lbs.

 

Lightweights - 3 Rounds

Dan Lauzon

Boston, MA

11-2 (6 KO’s)

155 ½ lbs.     

vs.

Bobby Green

Inland Empire, CA

7-1 (4 KO’s)

155 ½ lbs.

 

HDNet Main Event - Light Heavyweights - 3 Rounds

Vladimir Matyushenko

El Segundo, CA

21-3 (7 KO’s)

204 ½ lbs.

vs.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Rio De Janeiro, BRA

15-3 (3 KO’s)

204 ¾ lbs.

 

Welterweights - 3 Rounds

Jason High

Long Beach, CA

6-0 (2 KO’s)

170 lbs.

vs.

Jay Hieron

Las Vegas, NV

16-4 (5 KO’s)

169 ¼ lbs.

 

Featherweights - 3 Rounds

L.C. Davis

Kansas City, MO

11-1 (5 KO’s)

143 ¾ lbs.

vs.

Bao Quach

Irvine, CA

15-8 (4 KO’s)

145 ½ lbs.

 

Featherweights - 3 Rounds

Albert Rios

Los Angeles, CA

10-3 (1 KO)

145 lbs.

vs.

Antonio Duarte

Tijuana, MEX

11-1 (2 KO’s)

145 lbs.

 

Welterweights - 3 Rounds

Brett Cooper

Long Beach, CA

7-4 (4 KO’s)

169 lbs.

vs.

Patrick Speight

San Diego, CA

7-1 (3 KO’s)

169 lbs

 

Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to you by Affliction Entertainment and its partners,

Donald J. Trump and M-1 Global, Affliction M-1 “Day of Reckoning” is scheduled for January 24 a

Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and live on Pay-Per-View.  The loaded fight card includes 11 rousing bouts

of fierce, full-throttle action headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski. The six-fight

blockbuster PPV telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, features MMA stars Josh Barnett,

Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Chris Horodecki and Matt Lindland in separate bouts.  As a prelude to

the highly anticipated PPV telecast, HDNet will televise live beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT

five additional fights with the marquee match-up of Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Nogueira

as the main event.

 

Ticket prices range from $50-$450 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster (available online at

www.ticketmaster.com or at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 714-740-2000) and at Honda Center Box

Office (714-704-2500).

 

 

PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins - Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions.

World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko

(left) and Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Contender Andrei Arlovski (right) pose

on January 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the weigh-in for their January 24,

2009 world title bout in the main event of Affliction M-1's "Day of Reckoning"

presented in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Donald J. Trump at

Honda Center in Anaheim which will be televised live on Pay-Per-View.

 

World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko

poses on January 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the weigh-in for his January

24, 2009 world title defense against Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Contender

Andrei Arlovski in the main event of Affliction M-1's "Day of Reckoning"

presented in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Donald J. Trump at

Honda Center in Anaheim, CA which will be televised live on Pay-Per-View

 

Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Contender Andrei Arlovski

on January 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the weigh-in

for his January 24, 2009 world title challenge against World

Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Fedor

Emelianenko in the main event of Affliction M-1's "Day of

Reckoning" presented in association with Golden Boy

Promotions and Donald J. Trump at Honda Center in

Anaheim, CA which will be televised live on Pay-Per-View.

 

Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Josh Barnett (left) and

Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Gilbert Yvel (right) pose

on January 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the weigh-

in for their January 24, 2009 bout in the co-main event to

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski on Affliction M-1's

"Day of Reckoning" presented in association with Golden

Boy Promotions and Donald J. Trump at Honda Center in

Anaheim, CA which will be televised live on Pay-Per-View.

 

 

- From Showtime with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

- Photos Courtesy of Showtime \ Gene Blevins - Hogan Photos \ Golden Boy Promotions

 

 

 

 

Subject to change

 

 

 

 

 

(1/23/09)