An offer to resurrect the heavyweight spectacle between celebrated street brawlers David "Tank" Abbott and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (Pictures) is expected to be presented Wednesday morning to both parties on behalf of the Palace Fighting Championship, Sherdog.com learned Tuesday.
"I have spoken to both sides' management," said PFC's Christian Printup via e-mail. "I am submitting a formal offer (Wednesday) morning. If it satisfies their financial needs the fight will happen on Oct. 18 in the PFC. If it doesn't, I can take comfort in knowing we made a very substantial offer nonetheless."
Based out of Lemoore, Calif., the PFC rose out of the Central California valley floor after the departure of World Extreme Cagefighting -- which populated the Palace Indian Gaming Center from 2001 until Zuffa purchased the company in 2006 -- and has promoted three events this year.
In Abbott-Ferguson, the upstart promotion, which uses a five-roped ring rather than a cage for its fights, is attempting to salvage a bout that was intended for the Cage Fury Fighting Championships on Oct. 6 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The card was cancelled on Oct. 5, when CFFC president Felix Martinez issued a statement on the promotion's Web site announcing an investor pulled out at the last moment, thus costing the event, which billed itself as the largest on the East Coast, an opportunity at pay-per-view.
The hyped heavyweight bout could join a PFC card that features four championship fights.
At middleweight, Kenny Ento (Pictures) fights Justin Levens (Pictures). A lightweight clash will see Shad Smith (Pictures), who was stopped just 71 seconds into his fight against Nam Phan (Pictures) on Oct. 6, face local star Poppies Martinez (Pictures). "The Ultimate Fighter 1" veteran Lodune Sincaid (Pictures) fights Jeromy Freitag for the PFC light heavyweight strap. And a welterweight battle pits Chris Botelho (Pictures) against Morris Aldaco (Pictures).
Printup also told Sherdog.com that a day following its next card the PFC is expected to sew up a television deal, though no details were released.
"I am in general very excited right now," Printup said.
EliteXC has also shown an interest in Slice, a source in the company confirmed to Sherdog.com. Canada' Hardcore Championship Fighting, which is offering a card Oct. 19 in Calgary, has also shown interest in making the bout.
"I have spoken to both sides' management," said PFC's Christian Printup via e-mail. "I am submitting a formal offer (Wednesday) morning. If it satisfies their financial needs the fight will happen on Oct. 18 in the PFC. If it doesn't, I can take comfort in knowing we made a very substantial offer nonetheless."
Based out of Lemoore, Calif., the PFC rose out of the Central California valley floor after the departure of World Extreme Cagefighting -- which populated the Palace Indian Gaming Center from 2001 until Zuffa purchased the company in 2006 -- and has promoted three events this year.
In Abbott-Ferguson, the upstart promotion, which uses a five-roped ring rather than a cage for its fights, is attempting to salvage a bout that was intended for the Cage Fury Fighting Championships on Oct. 6 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The card was cancelled on Oct. 5, when CFFC president Felix Martinez issued a statement on the promotion's Web site announcing an investor pulled out at the last moment, thus costing the event, which billed itself as the largest on the East Coast, an opportunity at pay-per-view.
The hyped heavyweight bout could join a PFC card that features four championship fights.
At middleweight, Kenny Ento (Pictures) fights Justin Levens (Pictures). A lightweight clash will see Shad Smith (Pictures), who was stopped just 71 seconds into his fight against Nam Phan (Pictures) on Oct. 6, face local star Poppies Martinez (Pictures). "The Ultimate Fighter 1" veteran Lodune Sincaid (Pictures) fights Jeromy Freitag for the PFC light heavyweight strap. And a welterweight battle pits Chris Botelho (Pictures) against Morris Aldaco (Pictures).
Printup also told Sherdog.com that a day following its next card the PFC is expected to sew up a television deal, though no details were released.
"I am in general very excited right now," Printup said.
EliteXC has also shown an interest in Slice, a source in the company confirmed to Sherdog.com. Canada' Hardcore Championship Fighting, which is offering a card Oct. 19 in Calgary, has also shown interest in making the bout.