now that is pretty damn cool! i’ve been a fan of megadeth since they first started out.

i guess i shouldn’t be surprised since a lot of metal bands sport Affliction shirts.

Affliction has reall marketed the fight in the Heavy Metal world…last nite here in KY the death metal band called MSD were being sponsored by Affliction and all of them! even their rowdies were wearing affliction shiirt…and some of their vehicled had afflction banned painted on them!

oh dear, what is this the 1980’s?

LOL, now they are just trying too hard.

Ok, so this music w/mma thing didnt work for EliteXC, yet Affliction is going to try it? Obviously they picked a better band for the demographic, but really, just show us the fights.

It’s now clearly evident the angle they are trying to take. I’m a rock guy myself but megadeth with MMA is a bit much in my humble opinion.

That F’N ROCKS!!!!

Rock out with your jock out.

Everytime I think an organization has the stuff to compete with the UFC, they make some predictable rookie move. This is what baseball teams do when they can’t fill the seats. Florida Marlins/Hall and Oates anyone?

THATS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Hello me, it’s me again.

I dont like this! The fights should speak for themselves. All this is extra!

Affliction is doomed. This is just money down the drain.

WTF!… When are these hodge podge promotions gonna learn all we care about are the fights!! Keep Mutha-F’n Busta Rhymes, Megedeath, Tone Loc, Warrant, Young MC, Winger, Tesla….. all these Mefers, at home. All we wanna see is two bad ass dudes go in the cage, ring and scrap. This is so retarded.

If Affliction wants to stand up against the UFC, they cant make it into a spectacle. They have the strongest card outside of the UFC with Fedor/Sylvia/Arlovski/Babalau this just makes it seem like theyre taking a step back…

Ah who knows – maybe theyre trying to make it more “Super Bowl-esque” with a Megadeth halftime show or something

With Elitexc & Affliction putting pressure on the UFC – this can only mean better shows for the fans. Anderson Silva a lhw as a result? Totally sweet.

Sweet! “Symphony of Destruction” is okay, but hopefully they do “Peace Sells” or “Holy Wars, The Punishment Due”

LOL, this is hilarious.

i want to see fights not a aged old heavy metal band.. This is stupid and classless

so Affliction is trying to prove their relevance to the MMA world by teaming up with Mr. Irrelevant himself, Dave Mustaine? The last time Megadeth made any waves, Royce Gracie was beating up on Ken Shamrock. what a headliner.

Now UFC is going to have artist perform in the Octagon, watch, thats DW next big announcement…..

Wheres all the hate? EliteXC got bashed for doing this. I thought the entertainment was supposed to come from the fighters? Now I definatly wont buy this card. And wheres the the hate for the Fedor/Tim fight being for a belt? Why not AA or Barnett, nobody seems to care about that, but will cry about the UFC giving Forrest or Mir get a shot? Affliction wont last long, and thats a good thing. That being said I hope Tim knocks Fedor the f**k out.

As mentioned before on a previous thread. Affliction needs to step it’s marketing scheme. Not just internet. CableTV. Radio.Newspapers. the works. I like the idea of a band/Artist performing..it makes more of a show. That’s what I liked about pride…outside the fact they had the best fighter’s on the roster..but for their " show " type atmosphere. The UFC puts on some really good cards..but lack in the " show " aspect of it. It’s always the same. Fighter proflie..to dudes saying what they will do to the other..yada yada..I liked it pride when all the fighters would come out in the opening ceremony..that shit was hard..my dudes. I hope Affliction can have american/pride type of feel to it. Where it’s just not 8 fights..in a row. plain. I want to see a " show "

Never really liked megadeth. Geez how much is this show going to cost them?

So is this going to be in a ring or a a cage???

Better than whatever lameass they put on CBS.

I hear that Quiet Riot is playing that show where the main event is that cop fighting Clay Guida’s brother

You all that think this is not amazing are silly people.
MEGADETH is good stuff.
Makes me even happier.

I was at the IFL championship last year and the “musical” performance they had was some Britney Spears wannabe…I remember saying then I wish the music matched the genre…mma isn’t pop and dance…its hard rock and heavy metal. What do you think of when you think mma?? some 17 year old teenie bopper shakin’ her thing(nice visual, but not even frickin’ legal!!) or a screaming guitar and edgy lyrics. While I don’t think Megadeth makes a difference to the show’s success, at least they got the right music genre for once.

why does there have to be music at all? I listen to everything from Frank Zappa to Abba to Brazilian Jazz to 20’s Blues…..and I watch MMA. Why do I have to be stamped with a certain musical style just because I like to watch the art of fighting?

Mega death was fricken awesome. they were just here
way out in saskatoon canada. good show. should be good for the event.

And this is why the UFC doesn’t have to have these side shows that Elite or Afflication has. The UFC has a product that sells and don’t need to have rappers or dancing girls or a rock band in order to get viewership.

Next show I guess Clay Aiken is singing with Elton John. Seriously I now will not buy this PPV. Can someone say WWE

Megadeth f-in rocks.

I don’t mind if they play a song to start the night off. Hopefully they don’t play that lame Crush ’em song.

Megadeth are great….just weird to see NONE of the other members (from the last few albums) behind Dave Mustaine….

ohhhh man, this is gonna be killer dudes! sure beats the cheesy rap crap that EliteXC always uses!

Does anyone know if an announcing team has been set?

Yea I don’t necessarily agree with a Metal band playing at an MMA-event. It just seems cheesy to me. I love Pride and Dream because of the presentation and how serious everything seems. A half-time show with megadeth? Pure cheese. Don’t get me wrong, I will be buying the PPV most definitely, but this megadeth crap pisses me off its a fucking MMA event not a rock concert.

Did they not learn anything from Elite XCs show? There’s no need to mix fighting with music, be it Busta Rhymes or Megadeth. I’d rather it just be the fighting, no musical entertainment needed.

Well, So Far So Good, for Affliction. But, So What?

Who cares for Megadeth.

The best entrance music i heard was Stephan Bonnar vs Griffin at UFC62 The Who – Eminence Front

Thats my kind of music.

Not everyone is into heavymetal because they like MMA.

I seen Megadeth like a month, month and a half ago. They F’n Ruled!! Metal-Head for LIFE!!

how old are these guys 40? and still weavin their hair like girls? come on you gonna listen to them old man ladies singin? shave that stupid hair off, the 1980’s hairdos is crap now. that pic is so gay, they look like girls, look at the guy in the left, you can clearly tell he’s wearin a wig, what kind of rock/metal stars wear wigs? you don’t wanna hang with these guys.

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.

The biggest problem here isn’t the music.
The biggest problem is the fights are going to be in a ring.
I realize that some of you guys are old skool, and like it.
But, let’s be honest, how much fun is it to the rest of us to watch them take a break and roll to the center of the ring.
It sucks! Caged fights have the potential to be much more exciting and require a little bit more strategy on the fighters’ part. If Affliction was going to take place in a cage, I would say this card would be a “must buy”. Or if the top fighters were fighting each other. As it stands, the AA vs. Rothwell is probably the most even fight, and will most likely be the fight of the night on the Affliction card.

I wouldn’t go to a mixed martial arts event to watch a band, but Megadeth is one of my favorite bands. They were my first favorite band, as I was turned on to their music back in 1992 when Countdown to Extinction was released. Megadeth booked at the Affliction event is interesting, but I’ll continue to enjoy mixed martial arts and music separately. I wonder if Dave Mustaine of Megadeth enjoys mixed martial arts? I know he studies several forms of martial arts, including kickboxing.

Ha HA Ha Megadeth did a track called Crush Em for Bill Goldberg when he was in WCW. Now Goldberg is involed in MMA and Megadeth is now involed in MMA.
They should play a classic and nothing new.

UFC IS SOOOOO SCARED OF AFFLICTION that they made this crap announcementMINDBOGLing for 2 weeks and it s just an announcement of lorenzo taking over… common the fertitas were always the bosss. they just want to take the thunder from aflliction donald trump promotion…now a free UFC on the same date… what a bunch of cowards… affliction would rule mma

I don’t care for Megadeth anymore. They did a competition with DeviantART just to get some free art work in exchange for petty prizes. The standard fee for album cover design is between $3,000 and $10,000 plus royalties on the sell of any merchandise involving the image. That is for bands that are relatively new under a decent record label. Megadeth could have afforded to actually pay the kid. All they offer is a small prize and the privilege of being taken advantage of. No thanks DeviantART and shame on Megadeth!