An Oct. 12 Cage Fury Fighting Championships show that was supposed to feature a main event between Internet brawler Kimbo Slice and UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott has been canceled after all.
Felix Martinez, CFFC president, today made the announcement of cancellation on the organization's official website.
"CFFC 6" was scheduled to take place next weekend at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.
Earlier this week, rumors of the event's possible cancellation spread when it was learned the organization lost a deal with its pay-per-view partner. Martinez stated that the event would instead be streamed over the Internet and that the show would go on. Today, though, Martinez claimed a "major investor" pulled out of the event, which prompted the cancellation.
On Wednesday, MMAjunkie.com learned from a source close to the event that the show had been canceled. However, event promoters claimed there was no truth to the report, and our story was changed to reflect their stance.
Today's cancellation will affect 20 fighters who were booked for the 10-bout event. It may also open the door for another organization to book the much-anticipated Slice vs. Abbott bout.
Slice rose to fame as an underground brawler when his fights were marketed on the Internet. The former football player and bodyguard for pornography companies made his MMA debut at CFFC 5 in an exhibition bout with boxer Ray Mercer. Slice needed just 72 seconds to earn the victory via guillotine choke.
He was then slated to face Abbott, a longtime MMA veteran who made his Octagon debut at UFC 6. He most recently fought in the organization at UFC 45, where he suffered a TKO to Wesley "Cabbage" Correira.
Former UFC fighters such as Dennis Hallman, Marcio Cruz and "The Ultimate Fighter 5's" Brian Geragthy were also supposed to compete at the CFFC event.
SOURCE - mmajunkie
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