Affliction Entertainment was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company created by Affliction Clothing in 2008.[4] The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was applying to become an MMA fight promoter. Although the promotion company bore the Affliction name, it was run independently of Affliction Clothing.[5]
Affliction Entertainment promoted two pay-per-view (PPV) MMA events. The third (Trilogy) was scheduled for August 1, 2009, but was canceled July 24, 2009 due to Josh Barnett testing positive in the pre-screening drug test. On July 24, 2009 it was announced that Affliction had folded their MMA Promotion and would sponsor the UFC once again.[6][7]
Affliction: Bannededit
Affliction entered the world of MMA fight promotion with the announcement of its event Affliction: Banned which took place on July 19, 2008 in Anaheim, California at the Honda Center. The card at Banned featured many of the top MMA heavyweight fighters. The main event was the return of Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko fighting against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia.[8] Emelianenko submitted Sylvia thirty-six seconds into the first round to win in convincing fashion. The event saw victories by former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett and former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort. Affliction's total attendance (14,832), with a paid attendance of (11,242) and live gate of ($2,085,510) The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,332,100.[9][10]
Affliction: Trilogy was to feature a fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett as its headline event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on August 1, 2009.[15][16] On July 22, 11 days before the scheduled event, the California State Athletic Commission announced it would not license Barnett because he tested positive for a banned substance.[17] Later that day, the CSAC issued a press release which stated that anabolic steroids was the substance detected in Barnett's drug test.[18]
Many of the fighters on the card were able to find another promotion to work for shortly after Affliction Entertainment's demise. The Renato Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi bout was moved to Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for Sobral's Light Heavyweight Title,[19] while Jay Hieron fought Jesse Taylor on the same card.[20]Zuffa also picked up several fighters with the LC Davis vs. Javier Vasquez bout being moved to WEC 42, the Mark Hominick vs. Deividas Taurosevicius bout being moved to WEC 43, the Ben Rothwell vs. Chase Gormley bout moved to UFC 104 and Vitor Belfort main eventing UFC 103. As well Paul Daley, Dan Lauzon, and Rafaello Oliveira have signed contracts with Zuffa.[21]
The Jessie Gibbs vs. Rob Broughton bout was moved to M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough.[22] While Lucio Linhares from the other M-1 Global bout was also moved to the card, with a new opponent, he ended up fighting Mikhail Zayats.[23]
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^Fagan, Mike (August 4, 2008). "Rogerio Nogueira and Vladimir Matyushenko at Affliction's October Show". Bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
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Affliction Entertainment was an American mixed martial arts MMA promotion company created by Affliction Clothing in 2008 4 The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was applying to become an MMA fight promoter Although the promotion company bore the Affliction name it was run independently of Affliction Clothing 5 Affliction EntertainmentIndustryMixed martial arts promotionFoundedCalifornia US 2008 2008 DefunctJuly 24 2009 2009 07 24 1 HeadquartersLos Angeles United StatesKey peopleTom Atencio vice president Donald Trump major shareholder 2 Michael Cohen chief operating officer 3 Golden Boy Promotions partner In July 2009 Affliction announced that it would exit the fight promotion business and that Affliction Clothing would become a UFC sponsor 1 Contents 1 Events 1 1 Affliction Banned 1 2 Affliction Day of Reckoning 1 3 Affliction Trilogy 1 3 1 Cancellation aftermath 2 ReferencesEvents editAffliction Entertainment promoted two pay per view PPV MMA events The third Trilogy was scheduled for August 1 2009 but was canceled July 24 2009 due to Josh Barnett testing positive in the pre screening drug test On July 24 2009 it was announced that Affliction had folded their MMA Promotion and would sponsor the UFC once again 6 7 Affliction Banned edit Affliction entered the world of MMA fight promotion with the announcement of its event Affliction Banned which took place on July 19 2008 in Anaheim California at the Honda Center The card at Banned featured many of the top MMA heavyweight fighters The main event was the return of Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko fighting against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia 8 Emelianenko submitted Sylvia thirty six seconds into the first round to win in convincing fashion The event saw victories by former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett and former UFC Light heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort Affliction s total attendance 14 832 with a paid attendance of 11 242 and live gate of 2 085 510 The total disclosed payroll for the event was 3 332 100 9 10 Affliction Day of Reckoning edit Affliction Day of Reckoning was the second event by Affliction and took place on January 24 2009 in Anaheim California at the Honda Center 11 The main event featured Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski 12 Josh Babyface Assassin Barnett fought on the card and defeated Gilbert Yvel In a light heavyweight match former Strikeforce Champion Renato Babalu Sobral beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 13 Matt Lindland was reassigned from a 195 pound catchweight bout with Sobral to a middleweight matchup against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort 13 Headlining the undercard which was broadcast on HDNet Fights the first and last IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko lost to PRIDE veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 14 Affliction Trilogy edit Affliction Trilogy was to feature a fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett as its headline event at the Honda Center in Anaheim California on August 1 2009 15 16 On July 22 11 days before the scheduled event the California State Athletic Commission announced it would not license Barnett because he tested positive for a banned substance 17 Later that day the CSAC issued a press release which stated that anabolic steroids was the substance detected in Barnett s drug test 18 Event Title Date Arena Location Attendance 2 Affliction Day of Reckoning January 24 2009 Honda Center Anaheim California United States 13 228 1 Affliction Banned July 19 2008 Honda Center Anaheim California United States 14 832 Cancellation aftermath edit Many of the fighters on the card were able to find another promotion to work for shortly after Affliction Entertainment s demise The Renato Sobral vs Gegard Mousasi bout was moved to Strikeforce Carano vs Cyborg for Sobral s Light Heavyweight Title 19 while Jay Hieron fought Jesse Taylor on the same card 20 Zuffa also picked up several fighters with the LC Davis vs Javier Vasquez bout being moved to WEC 42 the Mark Hominick vs Deividas Taurosevicius bout being moved to WEC 43 the Ben Rothwell vs Chase Gormley bout moved to UFC 104 and Vitor Belfort main eventing UFC 103 As well Paul Daley Dan Lauzon and Rafaello Oliveira have signed contracts with Zuffa 21 The Jessie Gibbs vs Rob Broughton bout was moved to M 1 Global Presents Breakthrough 22 While Lucio Linhares from the other M 1 Global bout was also moved to the card with a new opponent he ended up fighting Mikhail Zayats 23 References edit a b Kevin Iole Affliction folds promotion will sponsor UFC Yahoo Archived from the original on 2012 03 17 Retrieved 2018 04 20 Josh Alper 2008 06 05 Donald Trump Buys Stake in Affliction Signs Andrei Arlovski and Wants Tito Ortiz MMA Fighting Retrieved 2018 04 20 Scott Harris 2016 10 17 Donald Trump s Failed Foray into the World of MMA Bleacher Report Retrieved 2018 04 20 Clow Kenneth E Baack Donald 2012 Cases in Marketing Management Sage Publications p 115 ISBN 978 1 4129 9603 7 Sherdog com November 14 2008 Affliction Owner Resigns Sherdog com Retrieved December 26 2008 Kevin Iole Affliction folds MMA promotion will sponsor UFC MMAJunkie Archived from the original on 2012 04 05 Retrieved 2009 07 24 Confirmed Affliction Trilogy event canceled MMAjunkie com July 24 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 07 27 Retrieved July 24 2009 Fedor Emelianenko vs Tim Sylvia Set To Be A Title Match 411mania com June 14 2008 Archived from the original on September 7 2008 Retrieved December 26 2008 Bigelow Dirk January 17 2009 At first look Affliction Banned draws 14 832 for 2 1 million gate MMAjunkie com Archived from the original on 2009 01 10 Retrieved December 26 2008 Bigelow Dirk January 17 2009 Affliction Banned official salaries payroll tops 3 3 million MMAjunkie com com Archived from the original on 2009 01 10 Retrieved December 26 2008 Hamlin Tom 10 September 2008 Affliction VP Tom Atencio on Rescheduling Mmaweekly com Archived from the original on 24 December 2008 Retrieved 9 December 2008 Affliction Releases TV Line ups for HDNET amp PPV Mmaweekly com December 17 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 12 19 Retrieved December 18 2008 a b Hunt Loretta December 11 2008 Sobral Sokoudjou Announced for Affliction 2 Sherdog com Archived from the original on 13 December 2008 Retrieved December 12 2008 Fagan Mike August 4 2008 Rogerio Nogueira and Vladimir Matyushenko at Affliction s October Show Bloodyelbow com Retrieved December 9 2008 Caplan Sam January 28 2009 Atencio says next event could happen in July or August leaning towards Fedor vs Barnett Fiveouncesofpain com Archived from the original on 30 January 2009 Retrieved January 28 2009 Affliction s third event takes place Aug 1 Emelianko vs Barnett headlines MMAjunkie com May 21 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 05 25 Retrieved May 21 2009 Confirmed Barnett Out of Fedor Fight sherdog com May 21 2009 Retrieved July 22 2009 California State Athletic Commission Denies License to Josh Barnett Press Release MMAWaves com Archived from the original on October 8 2011 Retrieved July 22 2009 Morgan John Renato Babalu Sobral to defend Strikeforce title against Gegard Mousasi on Aug 15 MMAjunkie com Archived from the original on 2009 07 31 Retrieved 2009 07 31 Marrocco Steven Jay Hieron vs Nick Diaz for Strikeforce Title MMAweekly com Archived from the original on 2009 08 01 Retrieved 2009 07 31 Rossen Jake 2009 07 31 White Hosts Conference Talks Belfort Affliction and Return of Ortiz Sherdog com Retrieved 2009 07 31 Previously booked Jessie Gibbs vs Rob Broughton bout secured for M 1 Breakthrough MMAJunkie August 11 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 08 14 Retrieved August 11 2009 Fedor vs Mousasi Exhibition added to Breakthrough Mark Kerr steps up to fight King Mo Lawal M1 Global August 10 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 08 14 Retrieved August 14 2009 Retrieved from https en 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