DMX Scheduled for MMA Cage Fight
by Steve on 01/10/09 at 10:00 am
The rapper DMX is scheduled for a fight against Eric Martinez on the same card where Butterbean will take on Tank Abbott as the main event.
Thunder Promotions, who is putting on this card in Birmingham, Ala. on Dec. 12, must not have thought that the Butterbean/Tank Abbott bout was enough of a freak show fight. Eric “Butterbean” Esch, at 5′11″, 350 lbs., will likely outweigh the veteran Abbott by nearly 100 lbs. However Abbot has a lot of experience in the cage, if he can take Butterbean to the ground its over, but if it stay on the feet I would imagine Butterbeans striking to KO Tank.
But the undercard fight is sure to get more attention than the main event, nothing draws more attention than a freak show celebrity bout. DMX, the rapper who once was a part of Ruff Ryders, has become better known for his run-ins with the law than his musical talents. Cocaine and marijuana possession, theft, animal cruelty, criminal weapon possession, DUI, parole violations and giving a false name and social security number at a hospital are all part of his past.
In a recent interview, DMX said that he is working on two albums now because “the streets need him.” He didn’t mention any training for MMA. The good news for DMX is that MMA is not regulated in Alabama, which is why freak show fights like this can happen. Drug testing is usually under the control of the state regulatory commissions, so DMX will most likely not have to take a drug test.
When DMX was in the prime of his rap career, he was known as one of the hardest toughest rappers around. Now he will have to live up to the label in the cage, my thinking is, is that this is a wild PR stunt for his upcoming albums and since MMA is taking the world by storm – this is a huge spring board for him. I honestly would like to see him do well.
-Steve
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