"Kimbo Slice" manager welcomes James Toney fight but says nothing currently in works

[ninjashoes]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/18168/kimb...y-in-works.mma

Hold your horses.

Amid rabid speculation this morning that Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) may be James Toney's first octagon opponent, his manager told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Thursday afternoon that it's business as usual for the bearded brawler.

Slice, who is expected to face Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is absent from the promotion's official event page. But Mike Imber, Slice's longtime manager otherwise known as "Icy Mike," said his client was never on the page to begin with.

And Slice's absence does not mean he has other plans.

"I really don't think that's got anything to do with us," Imber said.

UFC president Dana White confirmed Slice's rumored fight with Mitrione at a gathering of reporters following the UFC 109 pre-fight press conference, and the bout was advertised as a part of the Montreal card as part of the recent UFC 110 broadcast.

Yesterday, White told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that he is still working out plans for Toney's debut and has no idea who the boxing champion will face in his first UFC fight.

However, he assured fans that he is not working the "freak show" angle he often criticizes in other promotion's matchmaking.

"I'd be the first to scream if someone else did that, so I'm not going to do it," White said.

"I don't want this to be seen as a joke, and it's not like Herschel Walker or Canseco or any of those guys. James Toney is a fighter. The worst thing anyone can ever say to me is that they were watching one of my fights and they changed the channel. That's why I'll never put [expletive] fights on."

Imber, for one, is among many who are excited to see what Toney can do in the cage. But "Icy Mike" insists his client's fight plans are unchanged.

"Kimbo would of course fight [Toney], but I think there's a lot of other guys who want to fight him now," Imber said.

Slice, 36, shot to internet stardom in 2003 for a series of unsanctioned street fights filmed for YouTube. In 2007, he signed a deal with EliteXC and drew a record U.S. television audience for his fight with James Thompson on CBS.

This past June, he signed a deal with the UFC and participated on "The Ultimate Fighter 10" which drew record ratings for UFC broadcast partner Spike TV.

For the latest on UFC 113 event, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.

[IMAMEX]

Icy Mike should talk to Kimbo about making such statements.

[Resin]

"That's why I'll never put [expletive] fights on." -Dana White


Oh Dana Nigga please, nigga please... You've made most of your career based on it.

[Lance Surethrust]

I would heart to see James KTFO of street certified. James Toney KTFO of Deion Sanders in a football training camp over a bunk bed. War James.