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Former WWE champion Batista's MMA debut to air on pay-per-view

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The MMA debut of former WWE star Batista is set to air live on pay-per-view later this year.

According to press releases for the fight, which takes place on October 6th at the Dunkin Doughnuts Theater in Providence, Rhode Island, the 'Real Pain' show will air on pay-per-view on DirecTV in the United States.

Batista, real name David Bautista, will take on Rashid Evans - not to be confused with UFC star Rashad Evans - a 33-year-old, 6'2, 210lbs heavyweight who is yet to fight professionally.

Tickets go on sale next Friday via Ticketmaster, priced $20-$250.

The press release bills Batista as "the most successful professional wrestler of the past decade", and also says says a four-part series on the 43-year-old training for the fight will air on DirecTV from October 6th.

Batista left WWE in 2010 and has been training for MMA ever since.

He was believed to be negotiating a contract with Strikeforce in 2011 before the company was bought by the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC.

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