keep an eye out for Brandon Vera vs. Thiago silva or Luis Cane.

Matt Hamill could be on this card, and I am very glad to see Edgar vs. Franca

dana is a bully. and like most bullies the ufc is bigger and stronger than the people that they are picking on.

Pretty solid free card. I would have liked to have seen Silva put up against a higher caliber lhw, but it’s his first 205 fight, so no biggie. And Franca/Edgar is a badass fight

Think of it like this. If someone was trying to pick up on your gf/wife then you would put the smack down…right??? That is what Dana is doing here. He also knows that people will watch the spike show because it will be free. This is a very smart business move. Especially if Tim Sylvia beats Fedor. A former UFC heavy beating the so called P4P King of MMA. I can see Dana smiling devilishly right now…..

thats a good fight right there Anderson vs James Irvin very explosive fight could go either way both good strikers

Sweet! Great idea letting him try out his skills at LHW without leaving the belt vacant. It makes it possible for Silva to hold two belts simultaneously. I’m all about it.

I love this fight Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin will be a striker vs. brawler match, exiting fight.
And for Vera why not bonnar? I like to see Bonnar back in the octagon and he can welcome Vera to te LHW.
For Velasquez? not a lot of options but… Shane Carwin will be a very good fight, but UFC don´t do that and put Velasquez whit someone like a new HW or why not Scott Junk

i think Cain fights
Neil Wain or Antoni Hardonk

too bad it wasn’t Silva vs Vera… both first fights in diff weight class. a man can dream can’t he?
i like the card so far but i can’t help but laugh at Danas ego
i’ll be watchin BOTH either way

irvin beats silva in the first round.

affliction card is one of the best card ever… stacked from top to bottom of the cards with talented fighters… however, i dont have a tivo, and i cannot afford ppv, so i am gonna watch the free spike fights…. unless i can find a place that shows the affliction card…

dana is doing a very smart business move because even though he cannot get all of the viewers to tune in to the spike tv fights, but he atleast gets a portion of the viewers… with anderson silva crown as “best p4p” im sure he’s gonna be a good draw for the ufc. i still dont think hes the best p4p because the best p4p is fedor… then second that would be a tie between gsp and bj penn….. then comes anderson silva. in all of his fights, i havent seen enough of his bjj to be considered the best p4p. even though hes got a black belt in bjj under nog, who has one of the best jits game ever, i still think hes got a bit more to prove..

for some reason, i think james irvin can pull an upset because he is a very underrated fighter. if he can some how beat anderson silva, how would most mma “experts” rank him among the lhw division? would that also put him near the title contention?

thats just my 2 cents

jake obrian vs cain

Irvin via KO/TKO round 1 or at most round 2.

Silva TKO Rd. 1… Irvin stands no chance

Smart business move by the Fertittas. Rub out the potential competition before they get a foothold. Kudos to Silva. Vera should be begging to be on this card.

Watch out for Anthony Johnson. He be 1 realy bad mo fo!!!! Watch out in the WW division for this guy. He reminds me of a faster, slighty smaller version of Anderson Silva, and that is pretty scary

Poor affliction. They will get my $50 and every other die hard but how many are there? 20k? That might pay for Fedor.

I am boycotting this UFC. I think it is a complete BS move to put this on just to block Affliction, who has an awesome card. Total BS move, and the UFC is putting together fights that do not even make sense just to try to steal the limelight. Dana always talks about how much he has done for the sport, this is NOT good for the sport – or the fans – only good for UFC brass. Again, this is BS.

personaly im one of the biggest silva fans but the move to 205 makes me think i mean he strong but think of it if he was fightin rampage or one of the other big wrestlers he would get dominated the fight against irvin i think will be good the both like to bang but silva definatly has the advantage on the ground an im sure he will win this fight

i will still watch affliction as this is a silly move on dana’s part he is not for mma just the ufc he’s rich already manytimes over so much that his pool is not in the proper zoning reg’s that he just pays the fine every time cuz he’s dana f-ing white and no one can tell him what to do .
 
This to me is a smack to all the people who bought PRIDE ppv’s and ufc’s and now DANA only bought PRIDE to kill the COMp while telling us differently.
i’m so sick of dana saying he loves mma he doesn’t he likes himself and theufc, but we the lovers of mma we win

SEE COMPITITION IS a GOOD THING and another great mma promo willl make the ufc better hopefully as well as giving the avid mma fan more choices as in mma we don’t even have a 2 party system as of yet we barley have republicans vs. democrats elite xc vs ufc, we need more choices like a green party…etc…. thanks DANA !!!!

As much as I love watching free MMA, I lost a bit of respect for Dana White and the UFC for this short notice event. This obviously shows they are not about the growth of MMA, but the growth of the UFC. Dirty business move. Very classless. I dont even think Gary Shaw would do such a thing.

Irvin just reminds me of a poor man’s Rich Franklin. This fight won’t make it out of the first round.

I’ll just wait for the next affliction ppv, oh wait a minute there won’t be one. Especially if they put w. silva ve brandon vera on this show, affliction will be doing good to get 20-25k buys. The problem is if you don’t get on mma websites, then I don’t know if you even know this show is taking place.

Man o man this fight is crazy you know how the fight going to end Silva Stops Irvin in first round TKO or Tap Out does not matter going to b crazy style 205 Silva OMG

Dana, is so smart to put it on free tv, you guys are all buying into his propaganda, the Silva fight is nothing more than a exibition match, the Affliction card is the best card ever put together, I wont be missing that one for a one time free show. If Dana wanted to promote MMA he wouldn’t be doing this, he just wants to stuff his pockets with cash.

Awesome! I tihnk Anderson should just abandon the 185 division all together and build on to his legacy with some 205 action. There are some pretty nice match-ups for him at 205, might as well let Hendo and Franklin fight over the 185 crown.

Has this been made OFFICIAL by the UFC??

I actually don’t mind Irvin and I’m glad to see him fighting again, but I don’t want to see him get smoked which he will. This should be a very, very explosive fight.

i think james will beat anderson but i wouldn’t say first round tko maybe a 2nd or 3rd… but i hear all this talk about tim sylvia being just “former ufc” the guy was LET out of his contract to do this 1 fight with fedor and he plans to come back, as does cro cop, only one who doesnt is randy and he plans to retire anyway..

i wont pay 2 cents for a fedor fight i really don’t like the guy and strongly believe he and his brother are overrated.. now i don’t wanna see people saying im a moron over my opinion consider it me spending my 2 cents saying something about the guy so it doesn’t go towards buying the ppv

This is Brilliant! Bisping time!!!! He is sure to be the middleweight champ now.

Silva isn’t going to vacate his belt

Dana calls you on the phone and ask for a favor and if you want your company to stay on top more than likely you will. If you say no you may not be with the UFC unless the fans love you. Look at Matt Hughes and the UFC is filled with so many fighters who love to fight even on a short notice it is their job.

Hey guys,
Dana obviously sees the potential in affliction’s july 19th card, thus he’s going the extra step to reduce their potential buy rate by putting this card together. If we as fans help his plan come in to fruition by watching spike instead of buying affliction, we’ll be hurting ourselves in the long run. It’s in our best interest that afflictin does well. It will force the ufc to constantly put together good cards, and also pay their fighters better or risk losing them to the competition.
Some may say that having the ufc as the only premier mma organization will be good because we’d have the opportunity to see great match ups, but at what cost to the fighters? If there is no other truly competitive organization, then the fighters will have no choice but to stay with Dana’s “oppressive” contract and less than mediocre pay. With Trump behind affliction, they definitely have the potential for success, and we need to do our part to help.
My hope is that everyone orders affliction and records the ufc event.

keep in mind silva has never been Ko’d ever.. So half the comments above about him being knocked out in the 1st round are a big stretch of the imagination. No doubt, both fighters are very respectable, and also well experienced. I think it will come down to determination and anticipation. Like a game of chess. First one to make a mistake will be a huge advantage for the opposition. Regardless, just enjoy the fight!

danas playing real cutt-throat towards affliction

Wow…just muther effin WOW!!!

This card is going to be nuts!! Dana White doesn’t mess around at all. This card is gonna take the average fan’s interest in Affliction straight out of the door. IF Dana White could get a mainstream guy like Randy Couture on this card…GAME OVER!

I’m a huge Anderson Silva fan. Should I be worried about this fight, because I am. Irvin is a dangerous dude, not that Rich Franklin, Nate Marquardt and Dan Henderson weren’t, but for some reason The Sandman makes me nervous. I was hoping to see him knock Rah out, that would have been much better…

fan of both guys, i predict irvin will come out strong and throw him round, throw bombs and eventually get caught late in the first or maybe early second. this is an awesome fight and looking foward to this. ref dan M better be knowhere near this one when it takes place.

Look on the bright side all you guys in the USA get to watch either event live record the other and watch right after the first one.

In the UK best I can hope for is either event or hopefully both shows up for download within a few hours of airing or i can try and watch some bs live feed which looks like lego men mma its that pixelated.

Just enjoy the ride guys gonna be one hell of a day for us fans.

so what happens in the unlikely chance that irvin wins? i mean he would of beat not only the MW champ but the no#1 p4p fighter in the world and he will probably get nothing from it.

THIS MAN IS UNDEAFTEED IN THE UFC,
HE IS The MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD ,
THE FUTURE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD ,
POUND 4 POUND THE GREATEST FIGHTER ALIVE!!
HE IS ANDERSON THE SPIDER SILVA!!!

If Irvin beats Anderson, should he drop to 185 and challenge for the belt?

I have to assume the people who think Irvin wins are kidding. 6-1 dog @ best.

The UFC is really intent on trying to make this a non-event with their Free tv event now scheduled to conflict with this card.
It really is a great example of the bullying that is prevelent in this business. (What makes TUF so interesting is locking up 16 bullies together with no schleps to bully.)
The UFC is not happy that they are now facing some real competition in the MMA promo biz.
The UFC’s had a free run in this biz for quite a while, but now look to have some serious competition.
There are some real big $$$ppl backing up Affliction and more & more fighters are questioning their deals with the UFC, particularily the “exclusivity” of their contracts. These exclusive deals really hurt us all, as the fighters can only fight in the UFC & therefore cannot (sometimes) make a decent living. A fighter has a very short “shelf life” & needs to make his dough while he can. In the UFC, a figher may have a 3 fight deal, (prob for some good $$$), but he may not get those fights in under 2 or 3 years. Not enough action for an MMA figher to make it in the biz. The UFC needs to drop its exclusivity for its non-championship calibre fighers.
I think the competition is good for us fans as it will force the UFC… (& other promotions) to put on the best shows possible to draw us to buy. It also forces Promotions to pay the fighters what they’re worth.
I really do love the UFC, it’s brought MMA to the mainstream. But to maintain the integrity of the sport, you can’t have a monopoly.
I will buy the PPV event & record the UFC fight card for later viewing.

Irvin is a serious threat to Silva.
I believe that on stand up all things somewhat equal, Irvin being bigger and a thunderous puncher could prove very risky for Silva.
But, what happened to Roy Jones, Jr.?
Didn’t Anderson say he would fight Jones straight boxing?
Why not have that fight on a UFC card?
If Dana promotes that one in Vegas, it’s a “win-win” with all the boxing and MMA fanatics there.
If Silva wins I think they should promote a Silva vs. Jones Boxing bout.
Since Anderson asked for it, Dana and the UFC should get Jones to agree and promote it.
Just my 2 cents…

Irvin will have the strength advantage for sure as he cuts down from 225-230 just to make weight. Silva is moving up 20lbs and I guarantee that won’t be 20lbs of pure muscle. Look at Irvin, he’s about 3% bodyfat on fight night. I guarantee Irvin is as strong if not stronger than most of the HW guys.

Plus this is the perfect match for Irvin as he’s a strictly stand up guy and Silva will play into that thinking he has the superior skills (which I believe he does). However with James strength and striking ability Silva will be getting hit a lot harder than he did from the guys in the MW division.

after andersons rhinoplasty,
 i think ufc is featuring a juggler, a ventriloquist and tom cruise with a scientology rant.

I’ll watch Affliction thank you very much.

Watching Anderson dance is always great too.

nderson vs. Lindland would be great but that ain’t gonna happen obviously…

Silve should be very nervous to say the least. The sandman is not ‘asleep’, he seems to pull tricks out of his bag when he needs them. Don’t forget that spectacular flying knee kick, and then the knockout within 8 seconds………………need I say more? Look out you never know what the Sandman may do.

I think that the Sandman has the ability to pull this off, don’t forget that spectacular ‘flying knee kick’, or the latest KNO at 8 seconds. James is not asleep at the wheel. This guy……………Silva better take this seriously because James has tricks up his sleeve.