MMA Payout is reporting that Fedor’s management team has filed a lawsuit against Affliction and some other ‘unnamed parties’ alleging breach of contract stemming from the cancellation of the ill fated ‘Trilogy’ show:

MMAPayout.com has learned that Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 have brought suit against Affliction Clothing and Affliction Entertainment in Federal Court. The complaint alleges breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing as it relates to a series of agreements between Emelianenko, M-1, and Affliction.
The complaint obtained by MMAPayout.com sheds new light on the relationship between the parties. Under the terms of the agreements, Emelianenko was to receive $300,000 per bout plus travel and accommodations expenses from Affliction in addition to a “substantial” payment from M-1. In addition to its promotional agreement with Emelianenko, Affliction also entered in a consulting agreement with M-1 as well as a letter agreement concerning Affliction’s sponsorship of the M-1 Challenge.

The complaint goes on to state that following discovery concerning the events that lead to the event’s cancellation and “determining what discussions and agreements took place between Affliction and the UFC, and when these discussions took place, Plaintiffs will amend this complaint to add additional allegations, causes of actions, and parties as supported by the facts discovered.”

Based on comments from M-1 since the cancellation it was obvious that they were planning to sue someone. The last bit is more interesting–M1 is apparently trying to imply that there may have been collusion between Affliction and the UFC in advance of the ‘Trilogy’ cancellation. There have been by all accounts discussions between the UFC and Affliction, but from the sound of it they may be looking to drag the UFC into the legal maelstrom.

Emelianenko, M-1 allege breach of contract by Affliction @ MMA Payout