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Tickets for Affliction's August 1st pay-per-view event "Trilogy" are on sale today, June 4th, on Ticketmaster.com. Fans can take advantage of the presale running until Monday's public on-sale date by using the password "Trilogy."
The third pay-per-view card from Affliction takes place at the Honda Center, and features a main event for the WAMMA Heavyweight Championship between Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett. The card also features a bout between Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral and former DREAM Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi.
Ticket prices range from $50 to $600 (before service charges) at www.ticketmaster.com.
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