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Headlined by rising star Jon Jones vs. TUF alum Matt Hamill, the show also showcases the &#8220;Ultimate Fighter&#8221; finals match between Roy Nelson and Brendan Schaub.<\/p>\n<p>The true ratings draw, however, lies with neither of the aforementioned bouts.  Rather, it is an anticipated clash between heavy-handed fighters Houston Alexander and Kimbo Slice that has the mixed martial arts world talking.  That fight is confirmed for the televised portion of the card.<\/p>\n<p>Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Veach and TUF semifinalist Marcus Jones vs. quarterfinalist Matt Mitrione are also scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>The full card is below:<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones vs. Matt Hamill<br \/>\nTUF Finals: Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub<br \/>\nKimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander<br \/>\nMarcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione<br \/>\nFrankie Edgar vs. Matt Veach<br \/>\nDarrill Schoonover vs. James McSweeney<br \/>\nJon Madsen vs. Justin Wren<br \/>\nBrian Stann vs. Rodney Wallace<br \/>\nDennis Hallman vs. John Howard<br \/>\nMark Bocek vs. Joe Brammer <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/default.aspx?term=kimbo slice&#038;iid=1424011\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.picapp.com\/ftp\/Images\/a\/c\/0\/e\/5b.jpg?adImageId=8014410&#038;imageId=1424011\" width=\"380\" height=\"446\"  border=\"0\" alt=\"Workout\/Media Day with Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pis.picapp.com\/IamProd\/PicAppPIS\/JavaScript\/PisV4.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kimbo Slice, Marcus Jones, Others Confirmed For &quot;Ultimate Fighter&quot; 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