I might be crazy but i've enjoyed the last the last Affliction event far more than the UFC events.I think they pose a threat and that's why Dana White introduced free events to counter Affliction Pay Per Views!!
The last PPV was very good in my opinion, but it was good because it was sub-par talent vs. sup-par talent until the main event which kept fights close. Don't get me wrong, I was entertained and I will probably buy the next one, unless it within weeks of a loaded UFC card. I only got this one because I thought the UFC didn't take them seriously and didn't put together a good card to compete the week before.
If Dana was going to set up a free PPV to counter Affliction, he would do it the night of an Affliction PPV. It makes no sense to say he did, when Affliction isn't even fighting this month, or even next month. UFC does this because believe it or not, every once and awhile they give something back to the fans. Sometimes it's not much, but other times you get decent cards. They've been doing this awhile, well before Affliction came to town.
Affliction is not trying to compete with the UFC, they've said it outright. They are just trying to get in the fight game and put on good fights, and they do. But they have a long way to go before you can say compete, they aren't even the #2 fight company in the world right now.
They're a good company but a realistic company as well.
Oh and whose the guy that said UFC fighters fight in Affliction too. Um, that's wrong UFC fighters have contracts and can't fight anywhere else. The guys you're thinking about are released UFC fighter (i.e. ex-UFC fighters).