Nope, no replacement for Fedor.
Affliction has opted instead to cancel the entire "Trilogy" card scheduled for Aug. 1 in Anaheim, Calif., according to a press release.
"Finding an opponent for the No. 1 ranked MMA heavy weight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor and I'm thrilled at the amount of fighters willing to take on this challenge," Tom Atencio, vice president of Affliction Entertainment, said in a statement. "But in the end, we just didn't have enough time to promote a new fight to our standards."
As first reported by SI.com, Atencio began making calls Friday morning to alert fighters of the cancellation.
The card took a major hit when main eventer Josh Barnett tested positive for steroids and was not licensed to fight Fedor Emelianenko. Affliction had said it would find a replacement and the card will continue on, but that decision has apparently changed.
It is unknown as of yet whether "Trilogy" will be rescheduled.
Affliction has opted instead to cancel the entire "Trilogy" card scheduled for Aug. 1 in Anaheim, Calif., according to a press release.
"Finding an opponent for the No. 1 ranked MMA heavy weight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor and I'm thrilled at the amount of fighters willing to take on this challenge," Tom Atencio, vice president of Affliction Entertainment, said in a statement. "But in the end, we just didn't have enough time to promote a new fight to our standards."
As first reported by SI.com, Atencio began making calls Friday morning to alert fighters of the cancellation.
The card took a major hit when main eventer Josh Barnett tested positive for steroids and was not licensed to fight Fedor Emelianenko. Affliction had said it would find a replacement and the card will continue on, but that decision has apparently changed.
It is unknown as of yet whether "Trilogy" will be rescheduled.