OMFG: Affliction's Tom Atencio to Return to the Cage in Lashley/Sapp Undercard
(He's not kidding, Dana — tap or nap. Photo courtesy of MMA Mania.)
He might be a "t-shirt guy," but Affliction VP Tom Atencio has enough balls to actually compete in the sport that he promotes. According to MMA Fanhouse, Atencio will be fighting on the supporting card of the June 27th MMA event at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi that will be headlined by Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp. Another heavyweight match between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel has also been booked. Said Atencio on his decision to get out from behind his desk and strap on the gloves:
No, Atencio's fight won't be a celebrity MMA bout against arch-nemesis Dana White (who could smash Ricardo Arona, by the way). He'll be taking on a yet-unnamed lightweight, probably at a weight of 160 pounds: "Not sure I can make 155 at 42 years old."
While we give huge props to Tom for the effort, we can't help reading into what this means for Affliction as an MMA promotion. It can't be a great sign when their main promoter and two of their heavyweights are planning on keeping busy with other endeavors for the month of June. When asked why he wouldn't be fighting under the Affliction banner, all Atencio would say is "They don't think it's right for me to fight for my own event." (They?) Still no word on when/where Affliction's third event will be held, if they are indeed having one, but we'll keep you posted.
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Shanky Says:
Tom should fight that dude with no arms and legs.
Not First Says:
FIRST !!
DDT Says:
Openly gay professional MMA fighter, interesting.
Anonymous Says:
Throw him on the Silvia-Mercer card instead.
Lek Says:
I think that is awesome for Tom, and pretty cool for mma (though if he gets smashed it will be kind of funny too).
Anonymous Says:
Atencio is 42!?!?!
My Fight Wiffa Cheeto Says:
Rizzo vs. Yvel?
Did anyone watch the Countdown to UFC 97? You did? Ok well did you see how freakin' haggard Rizzo looks these days?
fedor a million ankles Says:
Atencio is 42? He's a motherfuckin' wannabe whether he believes it or not.
SegregateTheGingersNow!!! Says:
Somebody piss on this fucking turd. Do it quickly so we can flush him. He is the swollen and badly infected left testicle of MMA and his clothing is fucking gay.
Crowded Right Testicle Says:
Amen, brother.
Crowded Right Testicle Says:
I don't feel so good.
CAPS LOCK HAL Says:
JESUS, I'M SO SICK OF THESE WANNABES WHO KEEP COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK. WHY CAN'T TOM ATENCIO MAN UP AND FIGHT ROB BROWNING ALREADY? ROB HAS BEEN CALLING HIS ASS OUT FOR DAYS, THAT LITTLE BITCH. REMINDS ME OF WHEN MY DAD PISSED IN THE KIDDIE POOL WHEN MY NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER WAS IN IT AND THE NEIGHBOR STEVE CAME OVER TO HAVE SOME WORDS. MY DAD HAL SR. COLD COCKED HIS STUPID MONKEY FIGHTING ASS AND WE ALL HAD A GOOD LAUGH. DEAR LORD WHY ARE ALL THESE MMA BITCHES COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK?
TheMauler Says:
Go tshirt guy!!! Don't understand why people rag on affliction. He is a complete fan of the sport trying to put on good shows with good match ups. While everyone is missing pride, this dude uses his resources to try to recreate it. He did say on inside mma prior to affliction 2 that he was planning to step in the ring again, so i can see through the journalistic naysaying
BuckWild Says:
Hey Shanky !
Red Dragons !
CAPS LOCK HAL, Says:
HOW ABOUT ANOTHER BIG FUCK YOU TO ALL YOU CAPS LOCK HAL WANNA B'S. YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCHES ARE KIND OF ENTERTAINING EVEN THOUGH YOU FUCKING GAY ASS COCK SUCKERS HAVE A CAPS LOCK HAL FETISH. STILL SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS. I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET MY HANDS ON SOME OF YOU SO I COULD WRING YOUR FUCKING FAT FUCKING DIRTY NECK. YOU MOTHER FUCKERS ARE NOTHING. YOU ONLY WISH YOU WERE THE REAL CAPS LOCK HAL. TRASH MOTHER FUCKERS YOU ARE.
Ample Says:
Dana White would get anally lacerated by Ricardo Arona.
CAPS LOCK HAL'S ARCH NEMESIS Says:
SHUT UP HAL
CAPS LOCK HAL Says:
AND BY THE WAY I LOVE BIG HAIRY GAY MEN.
Anonymous Says:
5 bucks says dana pays who ever is facing atencio and gives him a spot in the ufc if beats him to within an inch of his life lol
Anonymous Says:
dana looks more smug than tom. put the smug fuck to sleep.
jdavis Says:
Imagine all the money they could save on Affliction cards if they'd just have Tom Atencio fight Fedor.
Ray Mercer Says:
Tom Atencio would fuck Dana White in the ass if they were face to face in the cage.
Then afterwards he'd give him a t-shirt to wipe away his tears.
A-non Says:
Is it me does Atencio sort of look like the Xerses character for 300 and Dana the humpback?
CAPS LOCK HAL, Says:
FUCKING MOTHERFUCKER WHO POSTED UNDER MY NAME AT 15:39 YOU NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STOP PRETENDING TO BE THE GREAT CAPS LOCK HAL. YOU ARE A PATHETIC FUCKING WANNA BE THAT CAN'T DO SHIT ABOUT HOW GREAT I AM. I AM SO AWESOME THAT FUCKERS ARE TRYING TO BE ME THIS IS FUCKING GREAT. I WORKED HARD TO BE SO FUCKING GOOD AND I TOOK A LOT OF ABUSE FROM MY MOTHER MS. HAL FUCK HOLE. SHE WORKED AS A HO AT A TRUCK STOP TO RAISE ME AND LOOK HOW GREAT I TURNED OUT. SO FUCK OFF TO WHATEVER SHIT HOLE YOU COME FROM AND SHUT THE FUCK UP. STOP PRETENDING YOU LOVE STRAIGHT SEX AND STRAP ON PORT. THAT SHIT IS NASTY. I LOVE BIG BLACK COCKS, CRAZY GAY MONKEY FUCK AND MILITARY FAG BUTT SEX VIDEOS. FUCK OFF!
AussieJosh Says:
When the hell was that picture taken!? With all the shit Dana talks about him i could not imagin Dana letting him put him in a choke like that!
Danal White Says:
The hate towards Attencio is UFC nuthuggery plain and simple: competition to their precious UFC is seen as evil and must be destroyed.
Do douchebags wear Affliction clothing?
Yes, they also wear Tapout and other brands.
If Affliction was still selling just shirts in the UFC, the perception of their (and most other brands) ugly shirts would have been the same.
As far as I know, Affliction sponsored (sponsors) lots of fighters, helping them earn a living in a sport where the pay is miserable. Dont remember hearing them stiffing fighters.
So why the hate?
Because they are a competitor to the UFC. Period.
The brought in Fedor and a few other fighters and then overpaid fighters: which is good for us and GREAT for the fighters.
They didnt stiff fighters, pay the headliners garbage (hey Jardine), threathen them or humiliate them in public.
No, they have been pretty much the same in the way they treat athletes yet they are now douchebags in the eye of the drooling Dona White ass lickers.
There is no difference between the UFC fanbois and the Mac fanbois who take personally any direct or even indirect competition on their precious little life-affirming precious.
Of course, if their homorerotic aerobics instructor ever had the balls to step into the ring, they would be wacking over his magazine covers all day.
Atencio will most likely lose but it doesnt matter either way, its not like a win is going to mean anything.
The only thing that will change is that all the couch potatoes will be slamming a guy who had the balls to do what the computer heroes will never do.
@ Danal White Says:
So you look at Tom Atencio and Dana White and then come to the conclusion that Dana White is "homoerotic"? Strange. I'm not sure what turns you on, but I would have thought for sure Atencio, with his nice fake tan, Sarah Palin glasses, and hoop earrings would be just your thing.