Event: Affliction: "Banned"
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, at 9 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: The Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Main Event:
Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) vs. Tim Sylvia (24-4)
Main card (Televised on PPV):
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski (12-5) vs. Ben Rothwell (29-5)
265 lbs.: Josh Barnett (21-5) vs. Pedro Rizzo (16-7)
185 lbs.: Matt Lindland (20-5) vs. Fabio Nascimento (8-3)
205 lbs.: Renato "Babalu" Sobral (29-7) vs. Mike Whitehead (20-5)
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports Net):
265 lbs.: Paul Buentello (25-10) vs. Gary Goodridge
185 lbs.: Vitor Belfort (16-8) vs. Terry Martin (16-4)
145 lbs.: Mark Hominick (15-8) vs. Savant Young (9-7)
Preliminary Card (Swing bouts):
205 lbs.: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (13-3) vs. Edwin DeWees(35-12)
185 lbs.: Justin Levens (9-8) vs. Ray Lazama
170 lbs.: J.J. Ambrose (9-1) vs. Mike Pyle (16-5-1)