Lineup Changes
At one point, there were rumors that the event would be a co-promotion with renowned boxing promotion Golden Boy Promotions that would feature both boxing and MMA matches. Those plans were changed, however, according to Affliction vice-president Tom Atencio.
Originally scheduled for October 11, 2008, the main event was to have been Andrei Arlovski against Fedor Emelianenko, but Fedor had to pull out due to a hand injury. Affliction then announced that the main event was to feature a bout between two former UFC heavyweight champions, Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett. When it was announced that the event would take place on its current date, January 24, 2009, it was also confirmed that the event would feature the original heavyweight match between Emelianenko and Arlovski.
Matt Lindland was scheduled to face former UFC light-heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort on the October 11 card, but a hand injury forced Belfort to withdraw from the fight. Renato Sobral was initially scheduled as Belfort's replacement, until Lindland's reassignment to again fight Belfort.
Bao Quach replaced Mark Hominick on the undercard. Hominick could not fight due to a case of pneumonia. Chris Horodecki did not receive medical clearance for this fight, and was removed from the card. Horodecki had a bulging disc in his neck, costing him about 80% of his strength in his right arm. Affliction replaced Horodecki with Bobby Green.
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