Jay Hieron who is one of the last few of the major free agents left over from the International Fight League has now signed on with the upstart Affliction promotion. MMAweekly.com reports that the former IFL Welterweight Champion signed a one year three fight deal with the organization and will be competing at Affliction: Day of Reckoning at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11. Other organizations such as the UFC and EliteXC were interested in Hieron, but Affliction appeared to come out with the best offer.Hieron joins other former IFL champions Roy Nelson and Vladimir Matyushenko along with lightweight prospect Chris Horodecki to come and sign on with the Affliction brand. Hieron had this to say on the signing, “I’m finally going to see where my career’s going,” he said. “Now I can just put my mind at ease and train and know I have a home. Get back to what I love doing, and that’s competing.” No opponent for Hieron has been announced at this time.
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