So Affliction has brought in Fedor Emelianenko, Donald Trump and even Megadeth to try to help generate interest in its debut event. Now the Megadeth part may not be fair. After all, who could resist paying good money to see a heavy metal band of leftovers from the 80’s?

In light of all the fanfare surrounding Affliction’s Banned, it seems as though a decent number of fans are willing to pay the fare it costs to watch the clothing line’s debut event. In a recent poll conducted my mmajunkie.com 58 percent of responding fans said they will purchase the action on pay-per-view.

Assuming that a good portion of those fans are not just die-hard Megadeth fanatics, it shows that Affliction is making some pretty good headway in its first ever event. It is quite certain that the UFC isn’t helping out matters as it will air a free night of fighting opposite Affliction’s banned.

So 58 percent isn’t so bad considering the circumstances. However, how that event pans out could determine whether those numbers increase or decrease in the future, notwithstanding another encore performance from Megadeth.

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