“Jake Shields and Paul Daley have a date on Oct. 4,” quipped [Jared] Shaw. “Both fighters have verbally agreed. Bout agreements are out and we’re just waiting for them to come back in.
“Unlike some others, these are two guys that I trust their word,” he said of the verbal commitments from Shields and Daley.
The man also known as $kala also laid to rest Josh Gross’ Sean Gannon report:
Another huge question mark surrounding the pivotal Oct. 4 event on CBS is the opponent for the already announced Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Most speculation has centered on Brett Rogers and Ken Shamrock.
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“There are several options we’re considering right now. Gannon is not the guy,” he said firmly.