It is now official that Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett will take place on August 1st of this year at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, in what Affliction will call “Trilogy.” They will be holding a press conference on Wednesday at the Trump Tower Atrium in New York for the announcement. Appearing will be Trump, Mark Cuban, Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Tom Atencio, and Vadim Finkelstein.

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