Sobral Officially Added to Affliction Card
Posted by Chad Edward on May 9th, 2008Affliction Veep Tom Atencio told SI.com Thursday that light heavyweight “Babalu” Renato Sobral (29-7) has been matched versus Xtreme Couture fighter Mike Whitehead (20-5) for the apparel-company-turned-promoter’s debut 19 July in Anaheim, outside of Los Angeles.
Whitehead was dismissed from the UFC after losing a unanimous decision to Fighters.com’s fourth-ranked 205-pounder “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine (13-3-1) in February 2006, his only official appearance in the big show.
Since that loss, Whitehead has wracked up 11 straight wins, nine by stoppage, in several promotions, including a four-fight stint in the IFL.
Sobral is 2-1 since challenging then-champ and sixth-ranked “Iceman” Chuck Liddell (21-5) for the UFC title in August 2006.
He was dismissed from the big show after holding an anaconda choke several seconds after David Heath (7-3) obviously tapped out, then bragging about it.
Atencio also added the following fights to the official card:
Savant Young (9-7) v “The Machine” Mark Hominick (15-8)
Ray Lazama (5-5) v Justin Levens (9-8)
JJ Ambrose (9-1) v Patrick Speight (6-0)
“Quicksand” Mike Pyle (15-5-1) v Brett Cooper (7-4)
krapnggt said:
Wow this is a great matchup. Can’t wait!
inglish said:
yea Sobrai is an awesome fighter
mageborn said:
Whitehead has been on a hell of a winning streak. Should be a great fight
giga said:
Yea this is a great addition to this fight card
inglish said:
Sobral is a crazy mo fo
orange1 said:
Sobral has an awesome submission game
orange1 said:
Sobral is definitely my favorite fighter
giga said:
I can’t wait for this matchup!