White: Affliction will go out of business

UFC President Dana White is making a bold prediction in regards to the future of the Affliction MMA promotion.

"After tonight those guys are going out of business and all [their fighters] will be over here," White said Saturday at the UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin post-fight press conference.

Affliction invested heavily in its inaugural "Affliction: Banned" event Saturday to put together arguably the greatest heavyweight card in MMA history.

While the attendance numbers are a success with 13,989 fans packing Anaheim's Honda Center, it is not yet known how well the event fared in ticket sales and pay-per-view buys.

"Cause they spent a lot of money tonight," White explained. "And I know more about this business than they do. If you spend a lot of money and you don't get that money back, you usually go out of business. "

"Talk to the IFL... They know all about it."