Will Kimbo Slice Become the First MMA Fighter on Network TV? Kevin Ferguson, the Internet street-fighting sensation known as Kimbo Slice, is expected to headline the first fight card on CBS from either Atlantic City, N.J. or the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Elite XC president Gary Shaw declined comment on Wednesday, but he has been bullish on the company’s future despite the fact it lives in the vast shadow created by the UFC.

The UFC had been attempting during the writer’s guild to reach a deal with CBS to put fights on, but had been unable to finalize a contract.

In conjunction with other MMA groups owned by ProElite — which includes not just ElitexC, but others like Cage Rage and Icon Sport — the roster of potential fighters on CBS broadcasts includes Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Antonio Silva, Robbie Lawler, Jake Shields, KJ Noons, Nick Diaz, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Scott Smith and Ricco Rodriguez.