Affliction was launched in August 2005. It is co-owned by Tom Atencio, Todd Beard, Eric Foss, and Clifton Chason and originated as a spin-out from Foss and Chason's Digitial Ink Creative Services. Affliction's clothing line includes t-shirts, polo shirts, thermals, and hoodies. Their style has been described as "skull and crossbone inspired". Many of Affliction's shirts bear the logo of many of the world's top ranked MMA fighters, including: Georges St. Pierre, Randy Couture, and Quinton Jackson Its products are also worn and promoted by top boxers, such as current undisputed middleweight champion of the world, Kelly Pavlik, Ring magazine and IBO light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, and by former undisputed middleweight champion of the world and hall-of-famer Bernard Hopkins. Affliction's clothing line is also often seen being worn by WWE's Matt Hardy and Randy Orton. |
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