White's counter move draws battleground :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts

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MMA Quick Quote: Affliction out in three?
Published 7/19/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... – Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio tells the Chicago Sun-Times that his upstart promotion could call it quit after three shows if the profits aren’t living up to expectations. It took the UFC — the top organization in the business — several years to begin making money. In addition, other promotions such as Elite XC and the IFL, which have been around much longer than Affliction, have yet to turn profits. There is literally a lot riding on the “Banned” debut tomorrow and the next to shows if Atencio sticks to his ...

The Saturday Crunch
Published 7/19/2008 by Bobby Deren at MMA Crunch
... Affliction President Tom Atencio tells the Chicago Sun Times that his company will put on three shows and take it from there. He also noted that Affliction didn’t head into this with the intent of going up against Dana White. ...