Forget Where Lebron James Signs: He Is The Newest MMA Fan

That's right, boys and girls.

The big question today is, where will the Cleveland Cavaliers' "MVP" Lebron "King" James sign on to?

Right now, nothing is in dried ink for which NBA franchise the young Cleveland standout will sign on to.

Los Angeles, Golden State, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Orlando, Houston — every NBA franchise right now wants him and for good reason.

If you haven't seen him on the court, I'd highly suggest looking him up. He's a player that has to be seen to be believed.

Today, the speculation surrounds where James is headed next, and tonight we'll get a definite answer.

One thing is for certain, though: he's for certain the newest addition to an ever-growing franchise sport called Mixed Martial Arts.

OR to put it another way, James is apparently an MMA fan, who found some highlights from last weekend's UFC 116 event to be quite the enjoyable view.

MMA Mania reports that, of all the things that stood out about UFC 116 akin to how James has been standing out on the court, it wasn't the come-from-behind "DeathClutch" arm triangle of Brock Lesnar (6-1) on Shane Carwin (12-1) that stuck a smile on Lebron's face.

If you're wondering what Lebron was impressed with the most about the Independence Day blockbuster, let the night's "KO Of The Night" winner Gerald Harris tell you.

"My friend is a good friend of LeBron's. He said they were sitting on the couch watching ESPN and LeBron saw the clip, and he had to DVR it. He kept rewinding it. So LeBron saw me! That was one of my goals. I've got to check that off the list.... If we can get NBA guys watching, if we can get other successful African American athletes in other sports to follow us, then we'll take it to another level. That's what it's going to take. We need the mainstream guys from other sports to come follow us. That's when their people will say 'Hey, what's this new sport? If he likes it, I like it.'"

The way I see it, there's no better way to take a sport to the next level than to be noticed by one of the most dominant athletes in the NBA.

Mr. Harris, you're right: If more NBA athletes start watching — and even if major players from other sports start watching the sport — then there will be nowhere for MMA to go except for the top of the Wide World of Sports.

And once MMA goes up, it'll be tough to make it come down.

As for "King James", it'll be interesting to see which team he signs with tonight.

Will it be a re-signing with Cleveland or will he resign from the team and don a different set of colors?

Either way, we'll find out tonight, but I'd personally like to thank his choice to support a franchise sport called Mixed Martial Arts.

Thanks to MMA Mania, MMA Weekly, and Bloody Elbow for this bit of information.