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01/20/2009 Archived Entry: "Emelianenko, Trump, De La Hoya & Tito Ortiz Weigh-In on 'Affliction' MMA Show!"
Emelianenko, Trump, De La Hoya & Tito Ortiz Weigh-In on 'Affliction' MMA Show!
Today's event at the Trump Tower Atrium open to the public January 20 at 11:00 AM ET
WHO: Donald J. Trump, Chairman andPresident, The Trump Organization, Donald Trump, Jr.,Executive Vice President, The Trump Organization
Fedor Emeliankenko, Current WAMMA Heavyweight Champion of the World
Oscar de la Hoya,President, Golden Boy Promotions
Tito Ortiz, Commentator, "Day of Reckoning" Pay-Per-View Telecast
Michael Cohen, Executive Vice President, The Trump Organization/COO, Affliction Entertainment
Tom Atencio, Vice President, Affliction Entertainment
Vadim Finkelstein, President, M-1 Global
WHEN: TODAY! Tuesday, January 20
10:30 AM-Call
11:00 AM-Start
WHERE: TRUMP TOWER ATRIUM, New York City
725 Fifth Avenue (btwn: 56th and 57th; Fifth Avenue Entrance; Media members proceed to Sign-In Table by Escalators for Check-In)
RSVP: ACCREDITED MEDIA MUST RSVP. Due to security restrictions and the overwhelming media response for this event, you must RSVP to ckimmel@swansonpr.com prior to attending and be prepared to show proper media credentials at the sign-in area located inside the entrance.
FACTS: Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to you by Trump's Affliction Entertainment and its partners, Donald J. Trump and M-1 Global, Affliction M-1 "Day of Reckoning" is scheduled for January 24, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and live on Pay-Per-View. The loaded fight card includes 11 rousing bouts of fierce, full-throttle action headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski. The six-fight blockbuster PPV telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, features MMA stars Josh Barnett, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Chris Horodecki and Matt Lindland in separate bouts. Contact your Pay-Per-View provider to order. As a prelude to the highly anticipated PPV telecast, HDNet will televise live beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT five additional fights with the marquee match-up of Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Nogueira as the main event.
Ticket prices range from $50-$450 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster (available online at www.ticketmaster.com or at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 714-740-2000) and at Honda Center Box Office (714-704-2500).
