Affliction’s event next month is dubbed “Trilogy.” A more accurate moniker might be “Finale.”
While rumors have swirled in the mixed martial arts industry about the promotion’s ultimate demise ever since its first show a year ago, Affliction vice president Tom Atencio acknowledges that the promotion’s future hinges on this event. It must outperform Affliction’s previous cards in order to secure the future of the organization.
MMAjunkie.com’s Steve Sievert takes a look at the current struggles facing the fledgling promotion, as well as EA Sports’ reply to UFC president Dana White’s recent declaration of war and other happenings in the business side of MMA.