Affliction Banned Media Alert

WHAT: "Affliction Banned" Press Conferences in Los Angeles and New York City - Open To The Public

WHO:

FEDOR "The Last Emperor" EMELIANENKO
No. 1 MMA Heavyweight in the World
Stary Oskol, Russia
27-1-0 (6 KOs, 14 Submissions)

TIM "Maine-iac" SYLVIA
Former 2-Time UFC Heavyweight Champion
Bettendorf, Iowa
24-4-0 (16 KOs, 2 Submissions)

"Big" BEN ROTHWELL
Former IFC Heavyweight Champion
Kenosha, Wisconsin
29-5-0 (17 KOs, 10 Submissions)

JOSH "The Babyfaced Assassin" BARNETT
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Seattle, Washington 20-5-0 (4 KOs, 13 Submissions)

PEDRO "The Rock" RIZZO
3-Time UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
16-7-0 (9 KOs, 4 Submissions)

MATT "The Law" LINDLAND
2000 Olympic Wrestling Silver Medalist
Oregon City, Oregon
20-5-0 (6 KOs, 8 Submissions)

FABIO "Negao" NASCIMENTO
Dangerous Opponent
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
8-3 (4 KOs, 2 Submissions)

RENATO "Babalu" SOBRAL
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger
Costa Mesa, California by way of Brazil
29-7-0 (2 KOs, 16 Submissions)

MIKE WHITEHEAD
3-Time All-America Wrestler
Salt Lake City, Utah
20-5-0 (5 KOs, 10 Submissions)

WHEN & WHERE:

Tuesday, May 20 - 12:30PM/PT
Westfield Mall
in Century City (Food Court)
10250 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Thursday, May 22 - 10:30 AM/ET
Trump Tower
725 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022

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