Affliction “Banned” MMA Event
June 12, 2008
Affliction clothing has officially announced its first MMA event on July, 19 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It is to feature a highly anticipated bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim ‘Maine-iac’ Sylvia. Fedor is regarded as the best heavyweight in the world. This will be only his second fight in the U.S.A. and he’s facing a top 10 heavyweight contender. The affliction odds are now up.
Afflictions MMA event has cleverly been title ‘Banned’ due to the fact that the UFC and EliteXC banned their fighters from wearing any clothing by Affliction at their fights.
This is going to be a star-studded event featuring eight MMA Superstars all together on the same night. There were rumors throughout the Internet of Affliction putting on this event and on May 20th of this year they officially announced it.
The former Pride heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko has dominated the MMA heavyweight class over the past 6 years. He will face Tim ‘Maine-iac’ Sylvia the 6′8, 260 pound giant. This event will also be featuring Josh Barnett (21-5) vs. the only fighter to have ever knocked him out, Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (16-7).
‘Big’ Ben Rothwell (29-5), former IFC heavyweight champion will take on newly acquire and former UFC heavyweight Champion Andre ‘The Pitbull’ Arlovski (13-5). This event will also include three time all-American wrestler Mike Whitehead (20-5) facing Brazilian great Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral (29-7), as well as 2000 Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (20-5) facing Brazilian Fabio ‘Negao’ Nasciment (8-3).
This will be a fight card not to be missed by and real MMA fan. The first hour of the event will be broadcast Live on Fox Sports Net and will feature a number of the under-card fights. The main event will be shown on Pay-Per-View for $39.95.
Donald Trump has announced his partnership with Affliction. He was quoted saying, “I have been a fan of professional Sports since childhood, and I am particularly impressed with athleticism, courage, and strength of these disciplined athletes. This particular sport resembles my business style of being fast-paced, strategic, and aggressive. I am particularly excited to partner with Affliction and become a major player in promotion of MMA: the youngest and fastest growing sport to emerge in the last century.” This is huge for Affliction because we all know almost everything Mr.Trump touches is successful.
Be sure to tune in on July 19 for this years best fight card thus far. Check back soon for fight predictions!
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