TOM ATENCIO: "I HAVE NOTHING TO PROVE. I JUST WANT TO DO IT!

"I have nothing to prove. I just want to do it. I love this industry, I love this sport...at least I've done it; you can't say that I haven't stepped in the ring. I can say I have a lot of respect for these fighters because I know firsthand," stated Affliction VP Tom Atencio as he talked about his upcoming return to fighting as he gets set to face Randy Hedderick at the June 27 "Ultimate Chaos" card. Check out what else he had to say about the fight, Dana White, Affliction III and much more.

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• TOM
• ATENCIO
• INTERVIEW

[ownwaytrini]

@WillBackbone ok so ur sayin that just because dana weighs more, he could crush this "little chump"?? ya ok, so i guess bob sapp should be an undefeated hw champ since he weights more than all his opponents. atencio isnt a pro fighter or anything, and he's no match for pro fighters, but seriously bro get your head outta dana's ass, and quit bein a ufc bitch-boy. dana's a fat fuck. i'm bettin on atencio for that fight.

[charcoalmonkey]

Dana is an old man these days. He's been eating cheese cake and cookies. The dude is soft. Maybe he would have had a chance a decade ago.

Besides that, Dana doesn't want to fight!

[dude63]

I wasn't saying if you have more money you can fight. I thought I made that pretty obvious I guess not lol.

[WillBackbone]

@xkaliber72 well have you ever met Dana ? I bet you have not. Dana is a lot more than a figure head. He works 19-20 hours a lot of days. You think the UFC just got lucky. Have you ever owned or managed a business ? Dana is the #1 MMA is what it is today and you know it. So what if he has money to back him. Have you ever written a business plan and borrowed $ to start a business, You don't have a clue how to start or run a business. Dana would choke this little man out so would Joe Rogan.

[xkaliber72]

GSP andPenn are PROS!!!! end of story.Dana is a mouth piece THAT'S IT!HE'S NOT EVEN THE OWNER! he's a figure head for the two Guys who REALLY OWN theUFC brand.and Dana could'nt beat an egg!lol

[xkaliber72]

neither is Dana white!lol

[xkaliber72]

Don King has WAAAYYYY more money than dana white.but that does not mean he can Box!!!

[WillBackbone]

@xkaliber72 but Dana's created a multi million dollar soon to be billion dollar empire this guy is a peon compared to Dana as a business man. Also Dana is about 198 lbs and would stomp this chump like a bug. Could you imagine what GSP or BJ Penn would do to this rookie, crush him. Dana would stomp his arse in a cakewalk

[dude63]

If he sucks..why does he have a million dollar company? He might not bea full time fighter but the guy has fought in the sport he lvoes..and he deserves respect for that....instead of ignorance.

[secret212000]

Everyone has their own personality, so what if dana swears, he doesn't buy into that media goody-good image, he just makes sure that he keeps putting on good fights, that's all true mma fans should care about. Just because you're articulate doesn't automatically make you smart...Dana keeps propelling the UFC to new levels, while Attencio is out of the fight business...enough said.