Affliction MMA Finished, UFC Partnership Announced; Tito Ortiz/UFC Update
- UFC President Dana White updated his Twitter page yesterday with the following: I am going on espn 1100 in vegas at 6pm. I will be talking anything mma. Call in number is 702 364 1100! Oh yea and welcome back tito :)
Dana appeared on the ESPN 1100 Radiothon last night and mentioned the
Tito Ortiz situation, saying his return to UFC is a "possibility."
"Tito and I have been talking, and we've been trying to see if we can figure things out. It's a possibility."
This is obviously not as strong a statement as White made earlier in
the day on his Twitter page where he welcomed Ortiz back to UFC.
- The UFC/Affliction deal has officially been announced following the
cancellation of the August 1st Affliction: Trilogy event. Affliction
will now return to being a UFC sponsor.
"We are excited about the return of Affliction to the UFC and look
forward to seeing our fighters once again walk into the octagon wearing
the Affliction brands," UFC president Dana White stated. "Affliction is
an innovator of mixing fashion with this sport, and we are looking
forward to working together to promote the sport."
Affliction co-founder Eric Foss added the following.
"Our brand is synonymous with the 'Live Fast' approach to life, and UFC
is the perfect venue for us to market our brand. We have come to an
agreement with the UFC, which we feel will be the best for the sport
and will help the UFC continue delivering the highest caliber of
fights."
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