Affliction Entertainment
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Affliction Entertainment
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
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| Founded | California, USA (2008) |
| Defunct | July 24, 2009 [1] |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, United States |
| Key people | Tom Atencio (vice president) Donald Trump (major shareholder) Golden Boy Promotions (partner) |
Affliction Entertainment was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company created by Affliction Clothing in 2008. The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was applying to become an MMA fight promotion. Donald Trump, who owned a significant equity stake in Affliction Entertainment, was often seen sporting Affliction T-Shirts at the PPV events. Although the promotion bears the Affliction name, it is not run by Affliction Clothing, but is an independent branch of the company.[2]
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Affliction Entertainment has 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.[3][4]
Affliction: Banned
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.[5] 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.[6][7]
Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Affliction: Day of Reckoning was the second event by Affliction and took place on January 24, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the Honda Center.[8] The main event featured Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.[9] 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.[10] Matt Lindland was re-assigned from a 195-pound catchweight bout with Sobral to a middleweight matchup against former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort.[10]
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.[11]
Affliction: Trilogy
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.[12][13] 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.[14] Later that day, the CSAC issued a press release which stated that anabolic steroids was the substance detected in Barnett's drug test.[15]
| No. | Event | Date | Location | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affliction: Banned | July 19, 2008 |  Anaheim, California, USA |
Honda Center | 14,832 |
| 2 | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | January 24, 2009 | Anaheim, California, USA |
Honda Center | 13,228 |
References
- ^ Kevin Iole. "Affliction folds promotion, will sponsor UFC". Yahoo!. http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Akye3J3OZAuDaNIdIXSS4WkMNwU6?slug=ki-afflictiondone072409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns.
- ^ Sherdog.com (November 14, 2008). "Affliction Owner Resigns". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/affliction-owner-resigns-15159. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
- ^ Kevin Iole. "Affliction folds MMA promotion, will sponsor UFC". MMAJunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15625/affliction-folds-mma-promotion-will-sponsor-ufc.mma#comments.
- ^ "Confirmed: "Affliction: Trilogy" event canceled". MMAjunkie.com. July 24, 2009. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15621/aug-1-affliction-trilogy-event-canceled.mma. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia Set To Be A Title Match". 411mania.com. June 14, 2008. http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/77947/Fedor-Emelianenko-vs.-Tim-Sylvia-Set-To-Be-A-Title-Match.htm. 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 10 January 2009. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4862/affliction-banned-draws-14832-for-2-1-million-gate.mma. 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 10 January 2009. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4859/affliction-banned-official-salaries-affliction-payrolls-tops.mma. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
- ^ Hamlin, Tom (September 10, 2008). "Affliction VP Tom Atencio on "Rescheduling"". Mmaweekly.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7071&zoneid=13. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ "Affliction Releases TV Line-ups for HDNET & PPV". Mmaweekly.com. December 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7809&zoneid=13. 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. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/sobral-sokoudjou-announced-for-affliction-2-15475. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ Fagan, Mike (August 4, 2008). "Rogerio Nogueira and Vladimir Matyushenko at Affliction's October Show". Bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/8/4/586754/minotoro-nogueira-and-vla. 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. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/01/27/atencio-says-next-event-could-happen-in-july-or-august-leaning-towards-fedor-vs-barnett/. 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 25 May 2009. http://mmajunkie.com/news/14942/afflictions-third-event-takes-place-aug-1-emelianko-vs-barnett-headlines.mma. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Confirmed: Barnett Out of Fedor Fight". sherdog.com. May 21, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/confirmed-barnett-out-of-fedor-fight-18667. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "California State Athletic Commission Denies License to Josh Barnett Press Release". MMAWaves.com. http://mmawaves.com/2009/07/22/california-state-athletic-commission-denies-license-to-josh-barnett-press-release/. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
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