Tom Atencio talks fighting and Affliction's future

Tom Atencio has a lot on his plate right now. He needs to prepare for his own personal fight on June 27th. Atencio also needs to get Affliction's third show off the rumor mill and into solidified fact. 

Sherdog's Loretta Hunt (of Rant infamy) sat down and talked with the Affliction VP about his upcoming fight, Afflicition's mistakes, contractual status and the future for Affliction Entertainment.

Sherdog.com: How are you finding the time to train for a fight and also get another Affliction event together?
Atencio: Good question. (Laughs.) I have a lot of help here. Tracy helps me. I got a lot of good people here. People are picking up the slack, for sure    

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Sherdog.com: What mistakes did Affliction make in its first two events?
Atencio: The basics are going to be the music, for instance. It's great. It was good for the live show, but it doesn't translate well on television and the cost factor. On the back side, behind the scenes, making sure that the fighters are ready and cued up to do their entrances. Working with the athletic commission. The first show, the ambulance was 30 minutes late. That really screwed things up. Ten fights versus 11 fights -- whether we're going continue with that is another story. There's a lot of stuff I had no clue about. 

Like paying fighters way too much?