Affliction looking to work or fight with UFC?
Earlier this week, UFC President made some scathing remarks regarding Affliction’s latest attempt to join the growing contingent of mma organizations. Prior to that, White banned UFC fighters from wearing any Affliction attire whatsoever. And now, Affliction President Tom Atencio claims he wants to work in conjunction with the UFC.
Atencio recently told TAGG Radio that he could see Affliction and UFC putting together some sort of unified title event. However, he also didn’t hesitate to state that White is obviously threatened by Affliction.
So where does Atencio really stand on this matter? Is he offering White and olive branch in an attempt to have the two organizations work together or is it just nothing more than idle chatter?
Whatever the case, it could lead to an interesting future in the sport of mixed martial arts. In addition to watching fights inside the cage, fans could be treated to a war of organizations as well. Mmajunkie.com has more on Atencio’s latest comments.
I’d love to see UFC and Affliction working together in the near future! Check out Andrei Arlovski’s new website: http://www.arlovski.com
Regret not watching the fights last night because iam a huge Matt Lindland fan. Based on his previous fights, I believe him to be the best 185 pounder in the mma world. Just look at the Fedor fight; had him hurt quickly and forced Fedor to grabbed the ropes several times to prevent take down. Granted, Lindland probably would have lost the fight anyway because Fedor is Fedor, but his skills/strenght showed going up two weight classes. As far the Quinton Jackson fight, I believe Lindland won, but that was all about promoting Jackson. (I know old news but true)
My point being, Dana White has let down the UFC fans by not working with Lindland. I hope AFFLICTION kicks butt, raises salaries and forces Dana White to put his ego where it belongs. There is plenty of room for two great organizations. I like the ring better than the cage.