From Yahoo Sports: “I just don’t see myself losing,” Irvin said. “I’m expecting to take a lot of damage. I’m expecting to eat a lot of his shots, but I’ve sparred and trained with guys who hit a lot harder than he hits. I’d rather take three or four of his punches than fight someone like Quinton Jackson, who will just knock you out with either hand. “I don’t think he has that kind of knockout power. I really don’t think he does. I’m not taking anything away from him, because he’s so well-rounded, but I don’t think he has that heavy handed punching power that someone like Scott Smith or Quinton Jackson does.” Before you get your panties in a wad, let's think about this. When compared to top strikers, his hitting power isn't at the top of the list. That's not to say he can't knock you out, because he has knocked out some tough chin opponents.

As we reported earlier, Jesse Taylor will face CB Dollaway on July 19th, Dana said "Without a doubt, the kid deserves another chance. He made himself look like a fool, and he’s aware of that, but everyone deserves another opportunity and we’re going to give it to him. He acted like ...

Its official. July 19th at the Pearl in Nevada at 6pm PT / 9pm ET on Spike TV Live we will get to see absolutely FREE a HUGE FIGHT CARD On June 17th we announced the fight between Silva and Irvin, and you can catch up by clicking here. On June 18th we covered the other 2 headliners. Vera vs Andy and Franca vs Edgar, and you can catch up by click here. 4 more fights have also been added, and 1 extreme rumor. Which do you want first?

We are looking to get the inside scoop from our contact at Affliction on what this announcement could possibly be. Haven't they pulled out all the tricks already? Yes this is all for now but we will keep you updated as soon as we get the announcement. UPDATE Canada is invading US.  Well not exactly.  The Fight Network, a Canadian based broadcasting has joined up with Affliction.  They have been looking to get a US base for their viewers and this will be the way they can do it.  With what's being called a mega fight card, The Fight Network will be showing the undercards for free for subscribers on their site.

In the voice of Flavor Flav: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW So now not only is this going to be one of the best fight nights ever for July 19th because of the free UFC event but Affliction Banned is pulling out all the cards up their sleeves to have a huge hit on their ...

With the Affliction Banned card already exciting anyone that knows MMA, and the UFC confirming that Anderson Silva will headline their answer card we now know 2 other fights we will see on July 19th. Brandon Vera will face Reese Andy and Hermes Franca will compete against Frankie Edgar.

I can't believe what I just learned. Dave Meltzer, from Yahoo Sports confirmed today that Anderson Silva will be moving up to fight James Irvin at the Light Heavyweight Division. You may remember James Irvin for his superman punch 8 second win over Houston Alexander, which some argue was a poor call by The Mazz. Its been rumored now for a little over a week that the UFC would do something to counter Affliction Banned. We speculated that they would actually move the Brock Lesnar Heath Herring fight, but instead we get to see one of baddest dudes prove he can fight at any weight.

Is Dana White a chump for his announcement that the UFC will be having a show July 19th; the same night Affliction's big debut is on? I'm happy as a fan of all things MMA that I can watch two great shows but what this tells me is that White is certainly concerned with Affliction's entrance on to the MMA scene.