Ricardo Mayorga Set to Face Din Thomas at Shine Fights III

UFC veteran Din Thomas (24- has signed with the rookie Shine Fights promotion and is expected to make his promotional debut in March 2010, promotion officials today announced.

Today's release included a quote in which Thomas called out boxing champ Ricardo Mayorga (0-0), who recently signed with Shine Fights to make his MMA debut.

While Thomas vs. Mayorga is expected to take place on the promotion's next card, company officials told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) bout agreements have not been signed.

Terms of Thomas' deal and details of the organization's next show were not announced.

"I signed my contract to fight, and I'm happy," Thomas stated. "Now if Mayorga would just put the Weed Eater down for a minute and scribble his name on the dots, we'd have a fight."

Thomas, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 4" who went 5-4 during three stints with the UFC, has won five of his past seven fights. The American Top Team fighter most recently defeated Dustin Pieken and Gabe Lemley in February and March, respectively, following his release from the UFC.

Mayorga, a 35-year-old native of Nicaragua, debuted professionally as a boxer in 1993. He hit his stride from 1999 to 2003 by going 16-0-1 with 13 knockouts. He concluded the streak with a TKO of Vernon Forrest for the WBC/WBA welterweight belt and won the rematch via majority decision six months later. (Forrest was 35-0 entering their first meeting.)

Since then, though, Mayorga has alternated between wins and losses and is just 3-4 in his past seven fights. He most recently suffered a 12th-round knockout loss to Shane Mosley in September 2008.

Thomas joins a quickly growing Shine Fights roster that includes recent additions Alexander Shlemenko, Luiz Azeredo and Murilo "Ninja" Rua.

Mayorga please stick to boxing !!!

Would love to see Mayorga vs Angulo next year.

Din first round sub.

Given the incredibly weird angles Mayorga throws punches from I wouldn't be surprised if he caught him behind the ear or something and hurt him

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Din first round sub.

you called it. din would be stupid to stand with him.

Although certainly past prime, Mayorga is not a shot fighter by any means. The best boxer to step into a cage perhaps?

captain organic wrote:

Although certainly past prime, Mayorga is not a shot fighter by any means. The best boxer to step into a cage perhaps?

captain go check you strikeforce pickems..

if you're talking about the Lawler fight Im pretty sure that fight was scratched.

captain organic wrote:

if you're talking about the Lawler fight Im pretty sure that fight was scratched.

yes it was as of 12/17

Mayorga R3 gogoplata

This still going down?