Kimbo Slice made his highly-anticipated UFC debut last night against the not-so-fit looking Roy Nelson, and it went about as well as the people that know said it would: Nelson got him on the ground and kept punching him in the face until the ref stopped it.
I was a bit disappointed in Slice. I think he would have had a shot here if he came out [for the second round] more explosive. He overwhelmed Nelson twice with punches and probably could have won if he was more aggressive. As I said before, it almost looked as if Slice was mentally defeated once they went to the ground. –Eric Gargiulo.
UFC president Dana White reportedly compared Nelson’s punching power to that of his own daughter. But to be fair, Nelson probably has better table manners and a vocabulary less becoming of an American sailor. I mean, “she’s coming about?” Who the hell talks like that? Oh, watch the full fight after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Arguably the most anticipated MMA fight to happen on free TV will air tonight when Elite XC alum Kimbo Slice takes on former International Fight League champ Roy Nelson in the feature bout on Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter.”
The Slice-Nelson fight was taped several weeks ago. There have been conflicting spoilers that indicate that Kimbo both wins and loses, so it really anyone’s guess.
Nelson may look like a fat truck driver, but he is no joke. Unlike many heavyweights, Nelson’s strength is his ground game.[..]This is probably the last guy you want to fight if you are Kimbo Slice. Unfortunately for Kimbo fans, Slice is a goner if this thing goes to the ground.–Eric Gargiulo.
The show airs at 10 PM Eastern AND Pacific time, but you’re much more “in” if you watch it on Pacific time, preferably while snorting about $200-worth of cocaine. Because cocaine turns boring, slovenly people into rock stars in the blink of an eye. But then, so does every reality show on E!, from what I can tell.
I like to pretend that I know more about MMA than I actually do, but since I didn’t watch the premeire of the 10th cycle of “The Ultimate Fighter,” here’s some opinion from around the blogosphere from a few friends that did.
My first thought always watching new seasons of The Ultimate Fighter is how many guys show up out of shape….Usually one or two guys show up physically unprepared, yet it looks like half the cast this season didn”t look in shape to fight. –Eric Gargiulo, Camel Clutch Blog.
As we saw in the preview, Kimbo Slice walks in after everybody else, and after Dana White gave him an introduction. Kimbo seems to not want to draw attention to himself, while Roy Nelson seems disappointed that he is not the biggest name in the room. –Maggie Hendricks, Cage Writer.
The tenth season also boasts three former NFL players trying to make their way in mixed martial arts. Though calling Matt Mitrione and Wes Shivers former NFLers is putting it generously. Mitrione, a former Purdue defensive tackle, got nine games with the New York Giants in 2002. Shivers, a 7th-round draft pick by the Titans, enjoyed a three-game NFL career with Atlanta. –TheBaker, Rumors & Rants.
The unquestionable highlight of the night was watching the feature bout between Abe Wagner and John Madsen. Madsen looked like one of the dudes that wasn’t in shape (whereas Wagner looked like he actually was), but Madsen’s physique seemed to improve as their match went on, as Madsen wasn’t the guy with the busted-open forehead. Honest Abe would get stitched up and finish the two-round bout and lose a unanimous decision. Video’s after the jump if you’re one of the people that didn’t eat breakfast this morning. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Ultimate Fighter’ is one of the things that I absolutely love about MMA. It points to the fact that the sport realizes showcasing the flaws of its athletes makes for better interest than these team sport athletes whose images have been scrubbed clean by the leagues, PR groups, and enterprising media. MMA, if I could coin a phrase, keeps it real. And here’s the first eight minutes of the premiere of UFC’s prime-time centerpiece, now with the over-hyped Kimbo Slice. The premiere airs tomorrow on SPIKE, and it’s gonna be awesome. I could just knock over a convenience store and scream racial epiteths just thinking about it. via.
The Garv has an amazing gallery of MMA wunderkind Kimbo Slice images posted. One of the images is Kimbo’s actual UFC mugshot for his appearing this season on “The Ultimate Fighter 10.” The others are photoshops. I’ve been staring at this damn thing for 20 minutes, and I honestly have no clue which is which. They haven’t posted the answer yet, but we’ll announce it after the jump when they do.
A few of you gave us the heads-up on UFC commissioner Dana White seemingly reversing field on Kimbo Slice and bringing in the guy that’s arguably responsible for putting former MMA league EliteXC in the dumper.
The upcoming 10th season is the first to feature heavyweight fighters since “TUF 2″ aired in late 2005. However, the top heavyweights from that season – winner Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Mike Whitehead and Petruzelli, for example – later dropped to the light heavyweight division. |MMA Junkie|
I am stunned by the news. White has been outspoken for the last two years on Slice. Here are some of the statements White has made in the last few years on Slice. “Kimbo Slice sucks, like I’ve said now for the last few months. This [expletive] guy can’t fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds by a guy who didn’t win The Ultimate Fighter.”
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CBS Sports notes that the show format may have been altered specifically to keep Kimbo around longer; the 16 fighters will not necessarily compete week-to-week to stay in the house. So then how do they eliminate each other? Heidi Klum kisses you on the cheek and says “Auf Wiedersehen.” I’m pretty sure that’s how it works.
