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**dudeabides** · 07-22-2009, 03:46 AM

Bad news if really real.

JoshKnows46 · 07-22-2009, 04:37 AM

brett rodgers or overeem...,,,don't want to see lashly, he poses no threat to fedor.

pipe · 07-22-2009, 05:22 AM

They could get Werdum? His fight with Overeem has been called off.

**smokelaw1** · 07-22-2009, 09:47 AM

This just in, Dana gave Brock approval to step in and fight for the Wamma belt.

RIGHT.......

DAMN...this is really too bad. There just aren't that many interesting fights out there for Fedor right now. A few, sure, and I'd watch the guy fight a drunk Kangaroo, but this blows.

BrFighter07 · 07-22-2009, 11:40 AM

i think they are looking for someone to replace overeem but if they do call it of that is a great idea

**Walker** · 07-22-2009, 12:10 PM

Son of a freaking bitch.

Quote:

Tom Atencio: Josh Barnett Out vs. Fedor Emelianenko, Card Still On

Posted Jul 22, 2009 10:22AM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

Tom Atencio, the head of the Affliction MMA promotion, confirmed to FanHouse on Wednesday morning that Josh Barnett has been pulled out of his scheduled August 1 heavyweight title fight with Fedor Emelianenko. But Atencio said he still expects the Affliction Trilogy card to take place as scheduled.

Atencio said Barnett failed a drug test and therefore the California State Athletic Commission will not permit him to fight.

"He tested positive for a banned substance," Atencio said of Barnett. "The athletic commission will not reinstate his license."

When asked if the August 1 MMA card was off, Atencio said only, "Him and Fedor is off."

Asked whether the Affliction: Trilogy card at the Honda Center in Anaheim was still going on as planned on August 1, Atencio answered, "At this point, yes."

Atencio gave a terse "no comment" when asked about a Sherdog report that Vitor Belfort and Bobby Lashley were the two potential opponents for Fedor on August 1. He also declined to speculate on whether a deal could be worked out to have Fabricio Werdum, whose August 15 fight with Alistair Overeem was canceled yesterday, might be Fedor's opponent.

When asked what he'd like to say to MMA fans, Atencio answered, "Just look for updates. ... I'm working on getting the best replacement possible."

From:
http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/t...ko-card-still/

This sucks so hard it's not even funny. I can't believe this fight is not going to happen after the long wait. I was hoping against hope that somehow Josh would still be able to fight and that this wasn't true. Un-freaking-believable.

vandal · 07-22-2009, 12:35 PM

well this sucks hairy balls

**SuicideJohnson** · 07-22-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by name goes here

If true; MotherFucker!

Thanks for merging the threads!

Lashley completely turned it down
http://www.mmanews.com/other/Exclusi...lcition-3.html
Pretty big opportunity for him to be passing down, lots of guys lost to Fedor but at least they wanted their shot. He should have taken it. Instead Don Frye is going to get beaten up by Bobby AND King Mo.

I feel like screaming "BARRRRRRRRNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETT TTTTTTTTT!" out my window right now.