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by MMAZED Staff
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Friday, 08 August 2008 11:35 |
 The winner of Affliction's second show "Day of Reckoning" main event bout between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett is guaranteed a shot at WAMMA heavyweight title-holder Fedor Emelianenko later this year.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio hinted at the possibility ever since Barnett replaced Emelianenko at the upcoming event, and the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts today issued a press release confirming that the Arlovski vs. Barnett bout will be a "WAMMA Elimination fight."
“We couldn’t be more excited to see Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett face off for the right to take on Fedor for the WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship,” said WAMMA CEO Dave Szady. “In the spirit of crowning undisputed champions, we couldn’t be happier than to have two of the fighters who arguably deserve a shot at Fedor fighting it out for the chance to take on the champ.”
Originally Emelianenko was set to fight with Arlovski at the Oct. 11 event but the longtime PRIDE heavyweight champ was forced to pull out of the event due to a rumored hand injury he sustained in the Tim Sylvia fight.
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