Affliction
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Overview
Affliction Entertainment is a US based mixed martial arts promotion company. They are an independent branch of Affliction Clothing.
Affliction broadcasts on pay-per-view with the undercards of their events having been shown on Fox Sports Net and HDNet.
Tom Atencio is the vice president and the "face" of the company. Affliction also shares partnerships with M-1 Global, Donald Trump (who owns significant equity stake in the company), and Golden Boy Promotions.
History
Affliction as a mixed martial arts promotion was supposedly created after the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banned its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing at their events. The UFC's decision supposedly came about after learning Affliction was considering promoting MMA events.
Affliction gained MMA fans attention as they became the promotion to lure former PRIDE heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko to the US where he could face legitimate competition.
After their first event, Affliction: Banned, many persons in the media and mixed martial arts community questioned Affliction's business strategy after their payroll far outweighed the money they earned from their gate.
Affliction had to cancel/postpone their second event, Affliction: Day of Reckoning from October of 2008 to January of 2009. Rumors abounded it was due to poor ticket tales for their "non-Fedor" main event of Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett. Affliction maintained they were simply rescheduling the event due to their new relationship with boxing promoting powerhouse, Golden Boy Promotions.
Rules and Judging
The rules and judging for Affliction fall under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Rounds
- Non-championship bouts consist of three, five minute rounds.
- Championship bouts consist of five, five minute rounds.
Judging
- Bouts are judged under the 10-point must system with the winner of a round gaining 10 points and the loser being awarded 9 or less.
- At the end of three rounds, each round score is added together to find the winner.
- Points can be deducted for violations of the rules for which the judges are forced to add into their calculations.
- A dominant round can result with a score of 10-8 or below and tied rounds are possible.
Rules
Affliction follows the rules of the Unifed Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Weight Classes
Affliction features six weight classes ranging from featherweight to heavyweight:
- Featherweight - 66 kg. (145 lbs.)
- Lightweight - 70 kg. (155 lbs.)
- Welterweight - 77 kg. (170 lbs.)
- Middleweight - 84 kg. (185 lbs.)
- Light Heavyweight - 93 kg. (205 lbs.)
- Heavyweight - 120 kg. (265 lbs.)
Events
External Links
http://www.afflictionentertainment.com/ - Affliction Entertainment Official Website
--Sam Cupitt 04:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
