Ruff Ryders leader DMX has been billed to fight in mixed martial arts match-up later this year which will pit the former Def Jam artist against Eric Martinez.

According to reports released today (September 30), the one-night fight will take place this December.

Thunder Promotions recently announced that Alabama Pride: Butterbean vs. Tank Abbott is set to take place on December 12 at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. Headlining the even is a heavyweight match-up between Butterbean and Tank Abbott. Thunder Promotions also announced a celebrity fight between rapper DMX and undefeated musician Eric Martinez.

Despite the rapper’s drug problems in the past, there will reportedly be no health tests adminstered prior to the match.

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 at a hospital are all part of his past. 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.

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