Affliction ‘Trilogy’ Cancelled

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Tom Atencio emerges victorious from a 2 round battle in his second MMA fight! Inc Video.

Most people know Tom Atencio as the co-owner of Affliction Entertainment or the ‘T-shirt guy’ as Dana White would put it, however last night,  the 42 years young Atencio fought in his second ever professional MMA matchup, on the FFI ‘Ultimate Choas’ card. He was matched up against 25 year old Randy Hedderick, who was [...]

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Tim Sylvia KO’ed by Ray Mercer! Pulled from ‘Trilogy’ Card

The main event at MMA’s Adrenaline III ‘Bragging Rights’ last Saturday night (June 13) wasn’t without drama. Tim Sylvia was matched up against former WBO World heavyweight boxing champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Ray Mercer.
The bout was originally meant to be a boxing match, however the athletic commission changed it’s mind at the last minute [...]

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Affliction Trilogy, the New York Press Conference

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Affliction: Trilogy - The 3rd show set for August 1st!

Fedor VS Barnett is finally here, in the form of Affliction’s next show suitably named ‘Trilogy’.  (The official site is up here)
The date is set for August 1st and the event will be held again at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA 9am ET/ 6pm PT.
The following are the bouts rumored to take place although [...]

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Arlovski to make his Pro Boxing Debut on HBO!

According to Dan Raphael of ESPN, Andrei ‘The Pitbull’ Arlovski will fight on the undercard of the Golden Boy promoted card between Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams, and Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on April 11. The bout will be for 4 rounds, and the opponent  has yet to be annouced.
From [...]

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‘Day of Reckoning’ gets 82,000 UK viewers on Bravo.

The UK television ratings for Bravo on the week ending January 25 show that ‘Day of Reckoning’  got 82,000 viewers. The show aired on the Sunday following the live event. That’s an improvement on what many of the UFC’s  shows got on Bravo before they moved to Setanta Sports last year.

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‘Day of Reckoning’ improves 50% on ‘Banned’ PPV numbers

411mania.com has reported that Golden Boy’s CEO Richard Schafer have estimated that ‘Day of Reckoning’ received between 150,000 & 200,000 buys. They also reported that Affliction Vice President Tom Attencio said “the show did 50% better than our last event”.
The exact figures have yet to be released but If these esitmates are accurate this [...]

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Fan mail for Affliction

Although it states right above the contact form that this isn’t the official Affliction website, some people still send me mail, they are keen to give their advice on how to run the MMA events.
Below is one I received today, I have posted it because  the guy makes some good points, and it’s interesting to [...]

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Tom Atencio denies ’shut down’ rumors. Podcast Inc.

There have been suggestions, such as this over at bloodyelbow.com, that Affliction may be winding down it’s MMA promotions with a final showing. However despite these rumors Tom Attenico has remained confident that Affliction will continue as a MMA promotion. “We’re looking at three to four months when we’ll do the next fight,” Atencio [...]

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A brief History of Fedor Emelianenko

Most Biographies are boring and full of useless information , however , the Biographer often feels compelled to eke out every minute detail in the interests of historical accuracy and a desire to be “the one true account” . Well , I’m neither a biographer , nor a person interested in smothering a reader with [...]

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De La Hoya not paid to be at ‘Day of Reckoning’

Loretta Hunt from Sherdog.com has reported that Larry Merchant has admitted he was incorrect about his statement  that De La Hoya recieved $5 million to attend ‘Day of Reckoning’. Merchant said this during the broadcast of the Mosley Vs Margarito HBO PPV, which was  on the same evening as ‘Day of Reckoning’.
“The $5 million was [...]

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Could Affliction be the first MMA promotion in New York?

There has been a rumor growing around various MMA forums, and Blogs that Affliction maybe the first to get into New York. As it stands the athletic commission has refused to sanction MMA there, and many believe this could be due to the boxing promoters hold over the Big Apple but that’s where it gets [...]

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Optimism for ‘Day of Reckoning’ PPV numbers

It has been reported by Sherdog.com that Richard Schaefer CEO of Golden Boy promotions, has said that early reports of PPV numbers look promising.
“When I saw them, I was very, very positively surprised. And so that looks very good,” he said. “So, I think at the end of the day, Affliction is going to be [...]

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Tom Attencio interview

Just after ‘Day of Reckoning ‘ Tom Attencio was interviewed by FiveOuncesofPain.com.
During the interview, Atencio mentions attendance, the changes that were made namely the absence of the band (a good move). He also talks about the possibility of the third event in July or August and says he hopes Fedor vs Barnett will headline although [...]

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