Bobby Lashley fighting on AFL PPV

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Within the next couple months, the American Fight League will attempt to find a success in a place most MMA organizations haven't: pay per view.

The Kentucky-based organization, which garnered some headlines earlier this summer with the signings of notable free agents such as top female fighter Tara LaRosa and former World Wrestling Entertainment star Bobby Lashley, will makes it PPV debut this fall, and the fight card is starting to take shape.

AFL Director of Public Relations Sean McClure today told MMAjunkie.com that the organization is close to an official event announcement.

"We've determined a date, and a location is being finalized," McClure said. "We'll announce the details very soon."

AFL officials previously stated an October date was likely, but with the UFC, EliteXC, Affliction and Adrenaline MMA booking major shows that month, the AFL event may be bumped back till November.

McClure said the PPV fight card will feature many of the organization's biggest names, including LaRosa, Lashley, UFC veteran and AFL lightweight champ Diego Saraiva, welterweight champ Brent Weedman, middleweight champ George Lockhardt and possibly former UFC fighter Dan Christison.

Free agents such as John Alessio and Mike Van Arsdale are also rumored options, assuming deals can be worked out with the AFL, though McClure would not confirm any ongoing negotiations with the UFC veterans.

To date the AFL has hosted two major events: one at the University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena in March and one at Atlanta's Phillips Arena in May. The organization will also host its "A Salute to the Troops" event in Columbus, Ga., on Sept. 26.

The AFL has not yet revealed the fee for the PPV event.