The hype surrounding Affliction’s encore event "Day of Reckoning," which was officially announced on Monday, is already gaining momentum.

Here are the latest updates for the Oct. 11 event which features a main event between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett.

Round 1: Jay Hieron Could Make Affliction Debut
According to Hieron’s camp Xtreme Couture, the IFL welterweight champ has been approached by executives at Affliction to compete on the upcoming card.

An opponent has yet to be determined for the 32 year old UFC veteran who’s explosive style carried him all the way to the top of the IFL’s ranks. Hieron was on a roll leading into the IFL’s financial troubles and eventual downfall. He defeated Delson Heleno in December to capture the IFL welterweight title and successfully defended the belt once against Mark Miller in April with a first round TKO.

While Affliction’s focus has been mainly on the heavyweight division, the organization has promised to begin acquiring fighters for the lighter divisions.

Round 2: Vitor Belfort vs Matt Lindland in Jeopardy
MMAJunkie has learned, through a source close to Vitor Belfort, that the rumored bout between Belfort and Matt Lindland could be cancelled due to a hand injury that Belfort acquired in his bout with Terry Martin.

Vitor was suspended for 180 days following the July bout by the California State Athletic Commission due to undisclosed medical reasons. It seems apparent now that the hand injury was the cause of his suspension. Belfort can still be cleared by a doctor but any further signs of a hand injury would most likely eliminate his chance of an October return.

Round 3: Tito Ortiz’s Confirms Deal with Affliction
According to an article on SI.com, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz could become the highest paid fighter in the history of MMA when his deal with Affliction comes to fruition. Tito had this to say about the expected partnership.

"I guarantee you that my contract will be like no other," said Ortiz, who wouldn’t reveal the specifics of the proposed deal but was still fielding calls from rival promotions EliteXC and the American Fight League on Tuesday. "It will be a ground-breaking record contract for sure, without a doubt. There’s so much money to be made right now in mixed martial arts and it’s all about the fighters trying to make that money. It’s going to be a long-term deal where I put my heart and soul into the company and help build them. That’s something I’m interested in doing. They’re going to bring me on, not just as a fighter but also doing some of the back work also."

There was a possibility that the marquee signing would be made official during a press conference that Affliction held today announcing their next card "Day of Reckoning" but the announcement never came. Ortiz is expected to face Renato Sobral at the upcoming Oct. 11 event.

Along with bringing his brash personality and raw sense of humor to the organization, Tito also guarantees to bring along his dedicated fan base which he claims will push Affliction’s PPV buys over the half a million mark.

"Mr. Trump works fast and gets busy in a lot of the things he does and he’s going to give me the best deal possible," said Ortiz. "I know they want to make some money and I know they got over 100,000 pay-per-view buys on their first show and with me it’s guaranteed to be over 500,000 pay-per-view buys just by the number of fans that are going to follow me no matter where I go so they’re going to get there money’s worth just in pay-per-view no matter what."

Stand by for more Affliction updates!