By Ariel Helwani
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Former
IFL heavyweight star,
Ben Rothwell, will return to Affliction on August 1 to face up-and-coming Chase Gormley. The Vice President of Affliction Entertainment,
Tom Atencio, informed FanHouse of the news at Wednesday's "
Affliction: Trilogy" press conference in New York City.
Rothwell lost to
Andrei Arlovski in the first Affliction show last July, but has since recorded a first round submission victory against Chris Guillen at Adrenaline
MMA 2 in December.
Gormley is a perfect 6-0 in his young MMA career, however, he holds notable wins over Eric Pele and former
EliteXC fighter, Jon Murphy.
Atencio also said that Brett Cooper and Deividas Taurosevicius will compete in separate bouts on the HDNet portion of the undercard. He added that he hopes to sign a suitable middleweight opponent for
Vitor Belfort in the coming days, as well. Recent online rumors have pointed to American Top Team's Jorge Santiago as the man who will face Belfort on August 1.
Below is a look at the current lineup for "Affliction: Trilogy":
Fedor Emelianenko vs.
Josh Barnett Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral
Tim Sylvia vs.
Paul Buentello Vitor Belfort vs. TBA
Jay Hieron vs.
Paul DaleyDan Lauzon vs.
Chris HorodeckiBen Rothwell vs. Chase Gormley
Deividas Taurosevicius vs. TBA
Brett Cooper vs. TBA
Mark Hominick vs. TBA
Stay tuned for plenty of video coverage from today's Affliction press conference.
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