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doesnt seem that dana white will let them sponser UFC fighters now that they have gone down and he would rather just see them suffer
NoDQ.com > UFC > Breaking news: Affliction closing down
Posted by Randy Gordon on 07/24/2009 at 07:19 PM
The following is from BloodyElbow.com:
Matt Bishop of MMA for Real had Kevin Iole on his Lights Out Radio show and broke the news that Affliction will be returning to the UFC as a sponsor.
Iole has updated his earlier post that reported an Affliction - Strikeforce merger to remove any reference to that and update with this instead:
Later on Friday, Affliction opted to get out of the promoting business and, in a joint statement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, announced it would become a sponsor of the UFC. The fate of the fighters under contract with Affliction is not known yet.
Here's what Iole originally posted only hours ago:
Affliction itself is fighting simply for survival. Several sources have said that Affliction and Strikeforce will have some type of merger with Strikeforce retaining its name. Affliction’s Tom Atencio denied any merger is imminent, and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is in Italy on vacation and couldn’t be reached for comment.
However, two independent sources told Yahoo! Sports a deal is either completed or on the verge of completion.
White said an Affliction attorney flew to Las Vegas only days after UFC 100 and offered to fold and turn its contracts over to the UFC if the UFC would remove its ban on its fighters wearing Affliction T-shirts.
"I told him, ‘I hope you idiots stay in business,’ " White said. "We had a record year in 2007. We had a record year in 2008. And we’re going to have an even bigger record year in 2009. I said, ‘I hope you … stay around in 2010 and burn every dollar you have.’ What they do is of no concern to me."
This is a major major news shakeup. Only hours ago it appeared that Scott Coker and Strikeforce were on the verge of dramtically solidifying their position as the undisputed #2 MMA promotion in the U.S. and now it appears that the UFC is further ahead than ever. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker picked the wrong week to go to Italy on vacation.
NoDQ.com > UFC > Breaking news: Affliction closing down
Posted by Randy Gordon on 07/24/2009 at 07:19 PM
The following is from BloodyElbow.com:
Matt Bishop of MMA for Real had Kevin Iole on his Lights Out Radio show and broke the news that Affliction will be returning to the UFC as a sponsor.
Iole has updated his earlier post that reported an Affliction - Strikeforce merger to remove any reference to that and update with this instead:
Later on Friday, Affliction opted to get out of the promoting business and, in a joint statement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, announced it would become a sponsor of the UFC. The fate of the fighters under contract with Affliction is not known yet.
Here's what Iole originally posted only hours ago:
Affliction itself is fighting simply for survival. Several sources have said that Affliction and Strikeforce will have some type of merger with Strikeforce retaining its name. Affliction’s Tom Atencio denied any merger is imminent, and Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is in Italy on vacation and couldn’t be reached for comment.
However, two independent sources told Yahoo! Sports a deal is either completed or on the verge of completion.
White said an Affliction attorney flew to Las Vegas only days after UFC 100 and offered to fold and turn its contracts over to the UFC if the UFC would remove its ban on its fighters wearing Affliction T-shirts.
"I told him, ‘I hope you idiots stay in business,’ " White said. "We had a record year in 2007. We had a record year in 2008. And we’re going to have an even bigger record year in 2009. I said, ‘I hope you … stay around in 2010 and burn every dollar you have.’ What they do is of no concern to me."
This is a major major news shakeup. Only hours ago it appeared that Scott Coker and Strikeforce were on the verge of dramtically solidifying their position as the undisputed #2 MMA promotion in the U.S. and now it appears that the UFC is further ahead than ever. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker picked the wrong week to go to Italy on vacation.
