AFFLICTION BANNED: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia

AFFLICTION BANNED: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia

Pay Per View Event - 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT

Honda Center - Anaheim, California - Saturday, July 19, 2008

*****AFFLICTION MEDIA ALERT*****

 LOS ANGELES, May 14 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT: "Affliction Banned" Press Conferences in Los Angeles and New York         City - Open To The Public    WHO: FEDOR "The Last Emperor" EMELIANENKO  TIM "Maine-iac" SYLVIA   No. 1 MMA Heavyweight in the World         Former 2-Time UFC Heavyweight   Stary Oskol, Russia                        Champion   27-1-0 (6 KOs, 14 Submissions)             Bettendorf, Iowa                                              24-4-0 (16 KOs, 2 Submissions)    TBA                                        "Big" BEN ROTHWELL                                              Former IFC Heavyweight Champion                                              Kenosha, Wisconsin                                              29-5-0 (17 KOs, 10 Submissions)    JOSH "The Babyfaced Assassin" BARNETT      PEDRO "The Rock" RIZZO   Former UFC Heavyweight Champion            3-Time UFC Heavyweight Title   Seattle, Washington                        Challenger   20-5-0 (4 KOs, 13 Submissions)             Rio De Janeiro, Brazil                                              16-7-0 (9 KOs, 4 Submissions)    MATT "The Law" LINDLAND                    FABIO "Negao" NASCIMENTO   2000 Olympic Wrestling Silver Medallist    Dangerous Opponent   Oregon City, Oregon                        Rio De Janeiro, Brazil   20-5-0 (6 KOs, 8 Submissions)              8-3 (4 KOs, 2 Submissions)    RENATO "Babalu" SOBRAL                     MIKE WHITEHEAD   Former UFC Light Heavyweight Title         3-Time All-America Wrestler   Challenger                                 Salt Lake City, Utah   Costa Mesa, California by way of Brazil    20-5-0 (5 KOs, 10 Submissions)   29-7-0 (2 KOs, 16 Submissions)    WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, May 20 - 12:30PM/PT  Thursday, May 22 - 10:30 AM/ET                 Westfield Mall                Trump Tower                 in Century City (Food Court)  725 Fifth Avenue                 10250 Santa Monica Blvd.      New York, NY 10022                 Los Angeles, CA 90067   

WHY: To formally announce and promote "Affliction Banned," the monster mixed-martial-arts show presented by Affliction, the premier fashion label for men who love hard rock and fast living, July 19th on pay-per-view television, featuring the return of Russian combat fighting icon Fedor Emelianenko at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California

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CONTACT: Pamela Rogers of Affliction Clothing, +1-818-282-5788,
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Web site: http://www.afflictionclothing.com/

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