Affliction Entertainment

Affliction Entertainment
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
FoundedCalifornia, US (2008 (2008))
DefunctJuly 24, 2009 (2009-07-24)[1]
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
United States
Key people
Tom Atencio (vice president)
Donald Trump (major shareholder)[2]
Michael Cohen (chief operating officer)[3]
Golden Boy Promotions (partner)

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]

In July 2009, Affliction announced that it would exit the fight promotion business and that Affliction Clothing would become a UFC sponsor.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kevin Iole. "Affliction folds promotion, will sponsor UFC". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. ^ Josh Alper (2008-06-05). "Donald Trump Buys Stake in Affliction, Signs Andrei Arlovski and Wants Tito Ortiz". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ^ Scott Harris (2016-10-17). "Donald Trump's Failed Foray into the World of MMA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. ^ Clow, Kenneth E.; Baack, Donald (2012). Cases in Marketing Management. Sage Publications. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4129-9603-7.
  5. ^ Sherdog.com (November 14, 2008). "Affliction Owner Resigns". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 26, 2008.