O/T Aleksander Emelianenko out of affliction show

[Dynamite Drew]

The heavyweight bout between Aleksander Emelianenko and Paul Buentello scheduled for Affliction debut event has been cancelled.

According to Bill Douglas of the California State Athletic Commission, Emelianenko did not meet his licensing requirements.


rumours are its hepatitis b or c

[Dynamite Drew]

reason for aleks not fighting ........

according to ?gSasha?h (translated from Life.ru):

I passed the medical board and my license to fight was obtained without any problems. But the fact is that in California the commission is very rigid for admittance. One of the main conditions to let you fight is the ability to pass all of your tests on time. I had to be in America by July 13, the Visa was only good until the fourteenth and my tickets were purchased in advance for the fifteenth. On the whole, I was late. They thought the organizers could agree and settle the problem but they quickly found out they would not be able to get me on the card. Instead they were able to find a suitable replacement for Paul Buentello. The laws in California are so rigid.