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[LookitsLance]

didnt see this...

Affliction just released that Frank Trigg and Jay Glazer will be working on the announcing team for the upcoming ‘Banned’ card on July 19th.

They will be joining former referee John McCarthy in the booth. It had been previously announced by The Fight Network that McCarthy and SHOWTIME play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo were going to handle the PPV broadcast chores. Today’s announcement would seem to indicate that Ranallo will not be involved after all:

“Affliction Banned” PPV July 19 in Anaheim

SIGNAL HILL, California (July 7, 2008) – “Affliction Banned,” the greatest MMA show of all-time, will feature an all-star broadcast team for its July 19th pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between the most lethal MMA heavyweight of all-time, Russian M1 superstar legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (24-4), live from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Veteran television sports reporter and announcer, Jay Glazer, will handle blow-by-blow action while MMA fighter Frank Trigg serves as color analyst. Former MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy joins Glazer and Trigg as a ringside commentator and to conduct interviews. Legendary Michael Buffer of “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” fame will be the ring announcer.

Glazer is a senior writer for FoxSports.com, sideline reporter for NFL® on Fox® since 2004, and was studio host with Trigg on FSN’s PRIDE® Fighting Championship show.

Trigg is a veteran fighter of several MMA organizations, including UFC® and PRIDE®, as well as color commentator and co-host of MMAWeekly and TAGG radio shows.

McCarthy, who has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, refereed 535 fights during his 14 years as an MMA referee. He started refereeing in the UFC’s® second show in 1994, retired this past December, and is recognized as an MMA ambassador all over the world.

Buffer, arguably the most recognizable ring announcer in the world, has announced many of boxing and wrestling’s greatest events for the past quarter-century.

Could be alot worse, I like Trigg and think John will be a good one, but no real feelings either way about Jay.

[pa99fighter]

what happened to Mauro?

[Nasty]

Stupid question here, but is the show going to be on HDNet or PPV? I always thought it was going to be on HDNet.

[LookitsLance]

I think its ppv with prelim on fox sports..someone correct me if im wrong, but i dont think i am :P

[Nasty]

Originally Posted by LookitsLance

I think its ppv with prelim on fox sports..someone correct me if im wrong, but i dont think i am :P

I think you're right too, but I just had it in my head that it was going to be on HDNet. Maybe I'm thinking of the rumored DREAM/HDNet stuff.

If that's the case, then I'll hold off on getting HDNet.

[LookitsLance]

I wish Comcast carried HDnet, just because it does have mma on it, anytime I can watch extra mma im happy.