Affliction's Tom Atencio talks about "Trilogy's" final hours

Tom Atencio talked to MMA Weekly about the last few hours of his promotion's life.

 One of the items that stuck out was the apparent influence of Showtime in the decision to scrap the card. Another revelation was the fact that Affliction officials contacted the UFC, 

Following the decision to scrap the show all together, it was the partners at Affliction who made the call to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a company they had longstanding ties with before becoming a fight promotion, and a deal was struck.

"We ended up contacting the UFC and we made a deal and everything else is history," Atencio said. "We're back to where we were, and I'm back to doing sponsorships and it's good for everybody I think."    

Read the rest of the account at MMA Weekly

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