Baltimore's submission machine Binky Jones fights Friday night at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on Pro Elite's ShoXC card. Pro Elite is the parent company of EliteXC and ShoXC serves as somewhat of a farm system for EliteXC.

Jones will be fighting at 160 lbs against Philadelphia's Mark Getto, who sports a rather unremarkable MMA record. ShoXC is a big step for Jones, who last year won the Ring of Combat lightweight tournament title before ending the year on a down note with two straight losses in BodogFight.

Regardless, 2008 looks promising and it has been reported that Jones also has the opportunity to fight for the IFL, the team-based MMA league.

While Jones won't be fighting on the televised portion of Friday night's card, that portion of the card will be aired live on Showtime beginning at 11 PM ET. The main event pits Eddie Alvarez against Ross Ebanez and the co-featured bout is Paul Daley vs. Sam Morgan. Another intriguing matchup is the women's bout between Julie Kedzie and Tonya Evinger.

If Jones can string together a couple of wins in ShoXC, we could see him in EliteXC soon enough and possibly even on Showtime.

I'll be live at the Trump Taj Mahal covering the event. If you can't make the 150-mile trek from Baltimore to Atlantic City, check out the action on Showtime. It's a good card and some of the best MMA action in Atlantic City in a while. For the entire card, go to EliteXC.com.