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MMAWeekly.com's Ken Pishna reports that not only will Jimmy Ambriz not compete in the upcoming King of the Cage pay per view but he has been stripped of the K.O.C. Super Heavyweight Title.
It appears Ambriz has now signed a pro wrestling deal to compete in the New Japan organization. Yes this is the same federation that currently has former UFC Champion Josh Barnett competiting.
Ambriz orginally signed to fight Eric Pele for the King of the Cage title on April 16th, but now that has been changed as he is heading to Japan. The Nevada State Athletic Comission will not let a fighter compete within a 30 day period. And, since the two events are scheduled within those 30 days, Ambriz could only take one fight.
Pishna has had it confrimed that Ambriz will most likely fight against Barnett in New Japan Pro Wrestling and they are trying to build it as a legit shoot fight. While that is in question, the money Ambriz will receive is not .
Pishna has been told that Ambriz will make somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 to get into the ring with Barnett;.... so of course, King of the Cage can't stand in the way of such a large sum of money from Japan.
The likely scenario for King of the Cage is to have Pele possibily face Dan Bobish as they don't have a ton of options at this point. But that's just talk, and nothing has been confirmed as of yet
It appears Ambriz has now signed a pro wrestling deal to compete in the New Japan organization. Yes this is the same federation that currently has former UFC Champion Josh Barnett competiting.
Ambriz orginally signed to fight Eric Pele for the King of the Cage title on April 16th, but now that has been changed as he is heading to Japan. The Nevada State Athletic Comission will not let a fighter compete within a 30 day period. And, since the two events are scheduled within those 30 days, Ambriz could only take one fight.
Pishna has had it confrimed that Ambriz will most likely fight against Barnett in New Japan Pro Wrestling and they are trying to build it as a legit shoot fight. While that is in question, the money Ambriz will receive is not .
Pishna has been told that Ambriz will make somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 to get into the ring with Barnett;.... so of course, King of the Cage can't stand in the way of such a large sum of money from Japan.
The likely scenario for King of the Cage is to have Pele possibily face Dan Bobish as they don't have a ton of options at this point. But that's just talk, and nothing has been confirmed as of yet
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