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Event
Banned

Date
Sat 19th July 2008 (UTC)
Sat 19th July 2008 (Local)

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Affliction

Season
2008

Round
1

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Location
Honda Center
(14,832 Attendance)

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Description

Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The card at Banned featured many of the top MMA heavyweight fighters.

Background:
The main event was the return of PRIDE World Heavyweight Championship Fedor Emelianenko fighting against former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. Emelianenko submitted Sylvia thirty-six seconds into the first round to win in convincing fashion. After the fight, Randy Couture entered the ring and Emelianenko expressed his desire to fight Couture next. The event saw victories by former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett, with Barnett avenging an earlier loss to Pedro Rizzo, and by former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort. Former UFC standout Matt Lindland and former Pride FC standout Antônio Rogério Nogueira won.

Main Card:
Heavyweight / Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Heavyweight / Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Heavyweight / Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Light heavyweight / Renato Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
Middleweight / Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao
Featherweight / Mark Hominick vs. Savant Young

Preliminary Card:
Heavyweight / Paul Buentello vs. Gary Goodridge
Light heavyweight / Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Edwin Dewees
Middleweight / Vitor Belfort vs. Terry Martin
Welterweight / Mike Pyle vs. J.J. Ambrose