Donald Trump will be announcing that former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has officially signed with Affliction at Thursday's press conference in Manhattan.
The executive vice president of The Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald J. Trump, Michael D. Cohen, confirmed the news to MMARated.com.
It has long been rumored that Arlovski would be facing Ben Rothwell on the inaugural Affliction card, but Cohen would not officially comment on when "The Pit Bull" would be making his debut.
Trump will also announce that he has become an equity partner in the Affliction promotion. When asked what percentage of the organization Trump now owns, Cohen would only say "a significant amount."
Finally, when asked if Trump's relationship with Tito Ortiz would help bring the former UFC light heavyweight champion to Affliction, Cohen said, "Everything that Donald Trump does is the biggest and the best, and the Afflcition: Banned show will be just that.
"Due to the status of the Trump mark, and Donald Trump as a mogul business man, Mr. Trump has received dozens of phone calls from fighters who are interested in joining the Affliction family."
