As pointed out in a fanshot on this site yesterday, Five Ounces of Pain is reporting that Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will make is return to the Octagon at UFC 113 in Montreal against Ultimate Fighter season-mate Matt Mitrione. MMA Junkie then reported last night that both Slice and Mitrione had accepted the bout but contracts have not been signed.
However, an hour after the post went up on Junkie, Mitrione was on his facebook saying the following:
The rumors are NOT true. I have not been contacted by anyone about fighting anyone. I’d love for it to be true, but its not.
I’m much more inclined to say that Mitrione knows better than Five Oz. (who seems to be wrong a lot lately) and Junkie given that the fight involves him.
If the fight does happen it could be a good one for Mitrione. His chin has shown to be quite solid and Slice’s power is clearly overhyped. If Mitrione can draw Kimbo into some power shot exchanges he could come out the winner.