Affliction Announces Lindland-Belfort, Nelson-Buentello
Sherdog.com Staff Aug 6, 2008
Matt
Lindland (Pictures) will fight Vitor
Belfort (Pictures) at the Oct. 11 Affliction event
in Las Vegas, Affliction announced Wednesday at a news
conference.
Belfort (17-8) is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension with the California State Athletic Commission following his July 19 knockout win over Terry Martin (Pictures) at Affliction’s debut event in Anaheim. An orthopedic doctor must clear him before he can fight Lindland.
Lindland was also victorious at the July 19 show. He outpointed
Fabio
Negao (Pictures) to improve to 21-5.
Affliction also announced Wednesday that IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson (Pictures) will fight Paul Buentello (Pictures).
Buentello, 26-10, is coming off a decisive win over Gary Goodridge (Pictures) at Affliction’s July 19 event. The American Kickboxing Academy-trained heavyweight has won five out of six fights since Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) knocked him out in a UFC heavyweight title fight in October 2005.
Nelson, 13-2, has won seven of his last eight fights, dropping only a split decision to Ben Rothwell (Pictures) in an April 2007 IFL bout. He has fought twice in 2008, stopping both Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) and Brad Imes (Pictures) in the first round.
Belfort (17-8) is currently serving a 180-day medical suspension with the California State Athletic Commission following his July 19 knockout win over Terry Martin (Pictures) at Affliction’s debut event in Anaheim. An orthopedic doctor must clear him before he can fight Lindland.
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Affliction also announced Wednesday that IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson (Pictures) will fight Paul Buentello (Pictures).
Buentello, 26-10, is coming off a decisive win over Gary Goodridge (Pictures) at Affliction’s July 19 event. The American Kickboxing Academy-trained heavyweight has won five out of six fights since Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) knocked him out in a UFC heavyweight title fight in October 2005.
Nelson, 13-2, has won seven of his last eight fights, dropping only a split decision to Ben Rothwell (Pictures) in an April 2007 IFL bout. He has fought twice in 2008, stopping both Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) and Brad Imes (Pictures) in the first round.
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