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04-18-2009, 02:05 PM
Affliction Entertainment is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company. Affliction Clothing created the company in 2008 after its clothing was banned from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was considering also becoming an MMA fight promotion. Donald Trump owns a significant equity stake in Affliction Entertainment. Although the promotion bears the Affliction name, it is not run by Affliction Clothing, but is an independent branch of the company.
Affliction: Banned
Affliction entered the world of MMA fight promotion with the announcement of its event Affliction: Banned. 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. Emelianenko submitted Sylvia thirty-six seconds into the first round to win in convincing fashion. Afterward Emelianenko was crowned the first Heavyweight Champion of the new World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) independent sanctioning body. The event also saw victories by former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett and former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort. The PPV audience and ticket gate receipts for its initial venture were considered to be a huge loss for the company. 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.
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. The main event featured current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko successfully defending his belt against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. Also on the card was Josh "Babyface Assassin" Barnett who defeated Gilbert Yvel. In a light-heavyweight match current Strikeforce Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. 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.
Affliction: Banned
Affliction entered the world of MMA fight promotion with the announcement of its event Affliction: Banned. 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. Emelianenko submitted Sylvia thirty-six seconds into the first round to win in convincing fashion. Afterward Emelianenko was crowned the first Heavyweight Champion of the new World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) independent sanctioning body. The event also saw victories by former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett and former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort. The PPV audience and ticket gate receipts for its initial venture were considered to be a huge loss for the company. 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.
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. The main event featured current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko successfully defending his belt against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. Also on the card was Josh "Babyface Assassin" Barnett who defeated Gilbert Yvel. In a light-heavyweight match current Strikeforce Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. 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.