Barnett Out of Fedor Fight

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Confirmed: Barnett Out of Fedor Fight Options: Email Article | Printer Friendly Confirmed: Barnett Out of Fedor Fight Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com) 18667 Affliction Entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio confirmed Wednesday to Sherdog.com that Josh Barnett has been pulled from an Aug. 1 matchup against Fedor Emelianenko. The fight was scheduled to headline Affliction and M-1 Global’s “Trilogy” event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., but Atencio said that the California State Athletic Commission will not license Barnett because he has tested positive for a banned substance. The CSAC will release a statement Wednesday. Atencio also said he hopes to secure a replacement Wednesday but would not comment on the new matchup until a deal is signed. Sherdog.com reported Tuesday that Vitor Belfort has agreed in principle to face Fedor, according to two separate sources close to the negotiations. Bobby Lashley is also being considered, among others, but Tuesday night he denied knowing anything about replacing Barnett.

This is terrible news, neither Vitor nor Lashley will be able to defeat Fedor.

I went from definitly buying this PPV to now probably not unless it's cheap.