Affliction BlogShop the latest from Affliction! Free 2 day shipping & returns.

Affliction Entertainment on Thursday confirmed a bout between Vitor Belfort and Jorge Santiago for its Trilogy event on Aug. 1 in Anaheim, Calif. MMAWeekly.com first reported the bout earlier this month.

Belfort took the bout following reports he would take on Gegard Mousasi at a catch-weight. Mousasi was later announced for a bout with Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral on the clothing company turned fight promotion’s third show.

An Affliction regular, Belfort last appeared at “Day of Reckoning,” where he destroyed Team Quest original Matt Lindland in 37 seconds. Prior to that, he knocked out Terry Martin in the second round of the promotion’s first show. Since his exit from the UFC in early 2005, he has gone 6-3, and maintains an overall record of 18-8.

Santiago, a mainstay of American Top Team, found great success after leaving the UFC in late 2006, winning fights for now-defunct Bodog, Strikeforce, and recently, Sengoku, where he’s notched five straight victories. In his last appearance, he submitted top-ten middleweight Kazuo Misaki at Sengoku: No Ran to become the Sengoku middleweight champion.

Affliction “Trilogy” is headlined by a heavyweight showdown between No. 1 ranked Fedor Emelianenko and No. 2 ranked Josh Barnett.

Donates to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles‘ Race for the Cure

 

SEAL BEACH, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ — Affliction Clothing, the premier label for men who love hard rock and fast living, has announced that Gene Simmons, Rock God, Multi-Media Magnate and co-founder of the hottest band in the world, KISS will be serving as a brand ambassador. The relationship is the result of both parties’ commitment to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles’ Rally for the Cure.

 

“We are looking forward to working with Gene Simmons and having him assist in furthering the Affliction brand,” commented Eric Foss, Owner and Creative Director of Affliction. “We launched with a rock aesthetic and while we have branched out to include other lifestyles including action and pro sports such as surf, skate, motocross, football, baseball, boxing, and MMA, we have held fast to our rock ‘n roll roots.”

 

Gene Simmons commented, “I’m Gene Simmons. And you’re not. I only get involved with entities that share my passion for vision. And that means my way or the highway. That takes creativity, an arrogant, almost delusional belief in self and a take no prisoners attitude in business.”

 

Since Affliction’s launch in August of 2005, the line catapulted to the forefront of men’s fashion and is now found in the hottest boutiques and high end department stores, on the heaviest bands, and on A-list celebrities.

 

Affliction

Already a mainstay for the most elite athletes, best rock bands, A-list celebrities and the fashion conscious, Affliction Clothing’s ability to set the bar high in fashion is evident in its collection’s indulgence of style and design, focus on quality, and its trademark series of divinely executed, dark and powerful themes

Affliction Clothing