The Inaugural World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) World Heavyweight Championship Title Fight

The Inaugural World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) World Heavyweight Championship Title Fight

One Belt * One King

Fedor 'The Last Emperor' Emelianenko vs. Tim 'The Maine-iac' Sylvia

Who will be the WAMMA Undisputed Heavyweight World Champion?

 NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:   Announcement of WAMMA's inaugural World Heavyweight Championship           Title bout between Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko in           association with M-1 and Tim "Maine-iac" Sylvia at 'Affliction           Banned' Event    WHO:    WAMMA    WHEN:   Saturday, July 19, 2008 9pm e/t - 6pm p/t    WHERE:  Honda Center * 2695 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California    WHY:    WAMMA and Affliction announce WAMMA's inaugural World Heavyweight           Championship Title Fight between #1 WAMMA Ranked fighter Russian           combat fighting icon Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko in           association with M-1 and #4 WAMMA Ranked American fighting legend           Tim "the Maine-iac" Sylvia at the "Affliction Banned" Event on           July 19th 2008 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.            "Affliction Banned" will be distributed on Pay-Per-View and air           live (9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT) on cable and satellite viewing in the USA           and Canada via iN DEMAND, TVN, Shaw Communications, Viewer's           Choice Canada, DirecTV, DISH Network, Bell ExpressVue and Star           Choice for a suggested retail price of $39.95. The telecast will           be available in both standard and high definition television.            Tickets for "Affliction Banned," ranging between $50.00 and           $1,000.00, are on sale at Honda Center box office and also online           at Ticketmaster.com.            WAMMA is a multifaceted fighter and fan forward organization           dedicated to leading the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) to           unprecedented levels of integrity, legitimacy and prosperity.           With the help of forward-looking MMA promotions, WAMMA has created           an environment where fighters from all organizations have the           opportunity to openly compete to be the one true, undisputed           champion in their respective weight classes based on WAMMA's           objective MMA Rankings. WAMMA's newly created Fighter Advisory           Board, co-chaired by MMA legend Randy "The Natural" Couture and           world renowned trainer and five-time UFC champion Pat Miletich,           will offer a unique resource for fighters.           (www.gowamma.com)            Affliction           Already a mainstay for the most elite athletes, heaviest bands,           A-listers and the fashion conscious, Affliction Clothing's ability           to set the bar high in fashion is evident in its collection's           indulgence of style and design, focus on quality, and its           trademark series of divinely executed, dark and powerful themes.           (www.afflictionclothing.com)  

Source: World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA)

CONTACT: For WAMMA, Amber Clapp, Pistachio Media, +1-646-567-8114,
amberclapp@pistachiomedia.com, or for Affliction, Bob Trieger, Full Court
Press, +1-978-664-4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com, or Pamela Rogers, Affliction
Clothing, +1-818-282-5788, pr@afflictionclothing.com

Web site: http://www.gowamma.com/
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