Tom Atencio: 'Dana Will Not Stop Me From Putting on an Event in Las Vegas'
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 6:05 AM EDT
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A few days ago I sort of had a conversation with Affliction VP, Tom Atencio. Today, I sort of had another one. Here's how it went:
Tom Atencio: Whats more better, holding an event in your own home (anaheim) or holding an event in las vegas ? speak now !! ha ha ha !Anton Tabuena: Won't Dana give you problems in vegas? ..if not, then I think vegas is better..
Tom Atencio: Dana will not stop me from putting on an event in las vegas
Anton Tabuena: Do it then! ..You already did it in anaheim, so why not vegas?
Tom Atencio: i am sure we will make it into vegas eventually ! ha
Anton Tabuena: so it's probably Anaheim for the third show, and possibly vegas in the future?
Tom Atencio: Yea for sure ! nothing better than holding an event in your home town !
Anton Tabuena: cool, good luck! ..I hope you guys do well in this show.
Tom Atencio: ha ! dont we always ?
So Affliction 3: Fedor vs. Barnett will officially be announced soon, and it's gonna be on Anaheim.
I know this isn't really a big surprise and I know Tom isn't really going to reveal the juicy details to random MMA fans. But for him to even make the effort to interact with us, I think it's great.
I think Tom Atencio is pretty much already set on what he plans to do for the third show. Him asking is probably just a way to send feelers and to get a few feedback from MMA fans..
Oh and isn't twitter such a neat little innovation?
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i know this isn't really news,
but does this qualify as a bloodyelbow exclusive? haha. ;p
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 6:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you tell Tom you hate his shirts? :P
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 21, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that I couldn’t do. Hahaha
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Tom know you are stalking him?
Just kidding, man.
It would be interesting to see what Affliction could do if they ever venture out of Anaheim. I don’t see them taking on Vegas for a long time.
by Gunslinger20 on May 21, 2009 7:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good tweeting!
"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"
by Kid Nate on May 21, 2009 8:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL at ‘Dana will not stop me’.
Does Tom think we have already forgotten the postponement and venue change prior to Day of Reckoning? Tom already tried to throw a show in Vegas and failed miserably.
Tom needs to take a lesson from Scott Coker. Stick to building up your local fanbase and stop poking the 500 gorilla with a stick.
by Steve4192 on May 21, 2009 9:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Tom Atencio likes exclamation points.
by Brian Bobby on May 21, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually...
he has already pretty much confirmed that the third show was taking place in Anaheim a few months ago, as I have been reporting it here for a while, but its cool that you are talking to him on twitter…hahaha.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 21, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
weox3 has souces! Kinda like Franklin McNeil :)
lol
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 21, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Molly said last week that they (MMA Live crew) all do. But I’d never follow him anyway lol.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 21, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reporting? You don’t report shit… you copy and paste… and then you spin things that make no sense.
by mmalogic on May 21, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmalogic
Woosahhhhhhh, buddy! Woooooosahhhhhh!
=D
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 21, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn’t even saying this is big news, I wasn’t even saying it is real news.. What’s your point really? you just have the urge to say “HA in right! I guessed this months ago! Boo ya I’m the best!”
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
(that’s supposed to be “I’m right”)
by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I actually think it is cool that you are confirming this with Tom.
No hate at all, I think it is great.
And yes, I did say this was going to happen around Feb or March, I forget, but I got a lot of heat for it in BE, so its fun to point it out. And no, I didn’t just “guess it right” like many are saying. The rumor at the time was also Vitor vs Mousasi at 205, so lets hope that still happens.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 23, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well if you really weren't hating then okay.
fair enough. :)
by Anton Tabuena on May 24, 2009 3:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you really went out on a limb there, “reporting” that Affliction’s third show will be in the same place the last 2 were, how did you ever figure that out? You also “reported” this a while back:
Rumored DREAM.10 (DREAM-Affliction Co-Promotion) Event
Date: July 20th, 2009
Place: Japan
Rumored Main Events:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistar Overeem
Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett
Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki [LW DREAM and WAMMA Title]
WW GP Finalists:
Andre Galvao
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai
Jason High
Marius Zaromskis
Rumored Participants:
Kazushi Sakuraba
Kiyoshi Tamura
How did that one work out for you? If he “confirmed a few months ago” that it would be in Anaheim why were you saying just 5 weeks ago that it may be held in Japan? You ‘report’ so much bullshit that some of it is bound to be true just from the shear abundance of it. You contradict yourself all the time but then when someone else actually comes up with something factual you get jealous and claim you ‘reported’ it first. Whatever. I’m reporting right now that UFC 103-125 will be held in Vegas, I bet I’m right on some of them, can’t wait to rub it in everyone’s face when it’s announced.
by ufc4 on May 23, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It Is
You should read the entire article and not just base it on what ufc4 wrote:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/28/857968/are-all-the-chips-in-the-right
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 23, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has a source from an article. I didn’t make that stuff up. If you read my fan post, it has a source, and apparently the co-promotion with DREAM and WAMMA fell apart, they couldn’t come to a deal, and then Sam and Pat quit WAMMA after the whole thing.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 23, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
P.S.
Keep hating, I think its great.
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 23, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t call it “hating”, I just find it annoying that you lie to make yourself look better. How come you didn’t respond to anything I said, you just said to read you whole post then called me a hater. I’d specifically like to hear your answer to this:
If he "confirmed a few months ago" that it would be in Anaheim why were you saying just 5 weeks ago that it may be held in Japan?
Even if you had a source for the whole Japan/Affliction thing it doesn’t make sense to report that, then turn around a month later and said he confirmed it for Anaheim “a few months ago”.
by ufc4 on May 25, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, there is a difference between Affliction 3 and the co-promoted event in Japan with DREAM. Thats what you are not getting, that they are different rumors for different events. So the co-promoted event which will probably happen at NYE or some point this year is because DREAM wants to use Fedor. The summer event obviously didn’t pan out.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 26, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I fucking hate twitter. And getting rid of my facebook was the best decision I’ve made for a while. Interesting conversation, though.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on May 21, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
tom is right, dana won’t stop them from going to vegas, Affliction will do that themselves. anyways i too hope A3 happens as rumored (fedor/barnett-vitor/mousassi etc.) b/c that’s a great card. i am with the thought that i need to hear it from barnett himself, that he has been offered the fight and has agreed to it. fingers crossed. :)
by bdw on May 21, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barnett already said he got the offer, he just needed to agree to it now. He also had offers from Sengoku, Pancrase, and others in Japan, so he needed to make a choice. Looks like he is making the right one.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 21, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Atencio Comments about all the Affliction Haters and The Future Of Affliction:
what do u expect? we are in for the long haul and our huge announcement will warrant the fact that we are… stay tuned !
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 21, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
weoweoweo New FanPost!
Tom Atencio: “Huge announcement will warrant that we are in it for the long haul.”
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 21, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He mentioned it on Twitter talking to another poster. Mentioned they have a huge announcement coming up that will let everyone know they are in it for the long haul.
I think you think I am poking fun, but I’m really not.
by MMASuPreMaCy on May 23, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Marketplace: 'Economic Facts Will Stop Tom Atencio From Putting on an Event in Las Vegas'
by subo on May 21, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha ha!
Maybe Atencio left out a word. “Dana will not have to stop me from putting on an event in Las Vegas…”
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on May 21, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or........
“Dana will not stop me from putting on an event in Las Vegas like he did last time…"
by ufc4 on May 23, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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