DMX is known to boast an extreme affinity for dogs, pit bulls in particular, but it looks as if the Yonkers rapper himself bit off a little more than he could chew when he agreed to participate in an MMA match next month.

As we have previously reported, the rapper pulled out of the match against a former member of his management team, Eric Martinez, due to “safety reasons.”

Thunder Promotions however, believes his reasoning for not owning up to his part of their collaborative bargain, is they wouldn’t agree to fix his fight.

Taller in stature and seemingly more street savvy, per his product, DMX still reportedly offered that he feared for his safety and that apparently figured into his decision to back out.

Thunder Promotions is suing the rapper for a whopping $1,000,000, claiming X led them on and they were forced to broker a deal with another rapper – Coolio - which in turn cost them even more money.

As one part of the undercard for “Alabama Pride,” Coolio is set to lock horns with Martinez on December 12.