Mar 08 8:42p by Brent Brookhouse
UFC just sent a release confirming Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione for 5/8 in Montreal. The match had been on the schedule for that night for some time. There had been serious talk of making a change in plans and having Slice, the most proven television drawing card in the sport, headline on 4/17 head-to-head with the Strikeforce show on CBS.
There are very limited options for a UFC show on 4/17 now. Rumors continue to swirl of Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama being put on the card but I’ve not heard any additional movement on this.
It almost feels like the UFC won’t counter the event with a live show and are simply using this to make Strikeforce hesitate on announcing a date.
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