Kimbo Slice: I'll beat Roy Nelson next time around
by Jesse Holland on Oct 1, 2009 10:11 AM EDT
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"I fought Roy with caution. I did go for the kill one time, but I knew to be careful because Roy will bait you, that's how good he is. He can look rocked, but the minute you go in for the kill, shwoop! You know what I'm sayin? He's a smart fighter. When I felt like I rocked him I went in for the kill and that's when I made my mistake. That's when I realized, ah, this motherfucker was slick. But in the midst of the fight I had to figure that out. By the second round he figured out how to get in, how to play possum and get me down to the ground. That weight was hard to move. The crucifix is not my favorite position. I been in that position with James Thompson and was stuck. Roy had me also in that same position. That's a position I would really like to know how to get out of. I know some shit on the ground. It's not like I get down there and I don't know nothing. I have some skills. I'll beat Roy next time around. You're only gonna beat me once. If I fight anybody and they beat me that one time, that's it. You gave me your best. You didn't beat me at my best. Now I know how you're comin'. You ain't beatin' me twice. Damn right I'd rematch Roy."
On the heels of his Episode 3 elimination from The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 10, special attraction Kimbo Slice reflects on the mistakes he made in his losing effort against Roy Nelson and how a second encounter would yield very different results. Can Slice, who was dropped by trainer Bas Rutten for regressing to his old habits, ever become more than a hard-hitting brawler with a puncher's chance? With a new home at American Top Team and a rumored fight at the TUF 10 Finale this December, we may get our answer soon enough.
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I was impressed with how Kimbo almost reversed out of the mount but Nelson’s prego belly got in the way. I admire Kimbo for stepping into the octagon but he has a ways to go with his ground game. I thought his takedown defense was decent to begin the fight and I thought that they should have been broken up when they were hugging each other on the fence for a minute.
by Buster Bluth on Oct 1, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah man. Its not easy for anyone to get a BJJ black belt off of you that outweighs you by 30 lbs!
Kimbo should have NEVER attempted that Knee in the 2nd round!
I used to like Roy, but he foughhth NOT TO LOSE, and I can NEVER respect that!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
if you fight not to lose you are fighting to win, there is no way he was trying to get the draw it is almost in possible to get a draw if no-one has had points deducted
as for dana playing down roys win at the end, well i am not impressed. if roy beat anyone else in the house dana wouldn’t be saying he barely won
so far it has been a weak season and i can honestly see nelson or simms winning this which is bad because they are Gate keepers at the most in the UFC HW division
by ufcaddict on Oct 1, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
If they hadn’t stopped it would everyone have complained like after the Thompson fight?
I find it strange so many people hated on the refs for not ending it against Thompson, but are calling BS in this fight.
If I fought, and I don’t, and lost that way, I think I would have worked that position a lot over the last couple years.
Just me though, know what I’m saying, I’m just a guy at a keyboard, know what I’m sayin, making a point on the internets, know what I’m sayin.
Know what I’m sayin?
by Jas on Oct 1, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree UFCaddict, this is not the first time Dana has been irritated by someone not fighting and winner as apposed to fighting and losing.
by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 1, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Nelson would do the same thing in a rematch, just because he didn’t stand and bang with Kimbo (which would have been an awful strategy) or submit him doesn’t mean he performed badly. Nelson fought a smart fight, taking Kimbo down, passing Kimbo’s guard with ease and attempting a couple of submissions before applying the crucifix and pounding Kimbo to a deserved stoppage. The criticism of Dana and most bloggers of Nelson is baffling to be honest. He’s being bashed for fighting like we all expected.
As for Kimbo he is the same fighter as he was in Elite yet because he’s on TUF the same people that bash him for being overhyped and having little talent now praise him. I’m sick to death about hearing about Kimbo now, even after losing in convincing fashion he’s still being promoted heavily on TUF, at this rate the winner will have no fans because all of the attention is on Kimbo and the Rampage-Rashad feud for a fight that will never happen. This series will get huge ratings but at this rate there won’t be any new stars created.
by David W-S on Oct 1, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
kimbo was a dang fool in round 2!~
slice had roy hurt.. he shouldn’t have went for that knee..
him going for the knee was his worst mistake in the entire fight..
if kimbo just had circled away and pushed off, they wouldn’t have went to the ground..
he could have had a chance at beating a legit fighter..
by stinky~fingers on Oct 1, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo can win that fight with ease, Kimbo was/is obviously a better fighter than Roy is.. All he has to do is to implement the same gameplan as Alessio Sakara did vs Thales Leites, and how Anderson Silva did vs Thales.. He needs to circle and just jab away and he wins! sure it’s boring but it’s the right thing to do against a guy that is worthless in the standup!
by RoBerto on Oct 1, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo “obviously” is a better fighter than Roy is? Are you serious? DUDE- HE LOST! Not only that, he got owned for most the fight. Kimbo only really landed ONE punch. And what did he do with it? NOTHING.
Geez… some people.
HEY! I have an idea — in MACHIDA and ANDERSON’s next fights, if they win without getting touched or even in the slightest danger of losing, LETS BOO THEM! Because fighting smart is for COWARDS!!!
STAND AND BANG FTW!!!!
retards….
by Synyster on Oct 1, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo = overrated = + ratings for Dana = $$$$$$ = more lackluster UFC future events…..
Kimbo would lose the next 9/10 fights against Roy…..fak even BJ Penn can beat him.
by deadgrassinyard on Oct 1, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont know how good the ratings will be man.. i mean how can anyone really care now? kimbo’s been exposed, rampage will probably never fight rashad, making all their trash talk hype just a bunch of nonsense, the first three fights have been pretty boring… i think this will be the most hyped, worst season ever
by brendan on Oct 1, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
totally agree….Kimbo sucks and its obvious. Actually the whole season sucks and I don’t see one fighter on this show that EVER has a chance of being a top 10 fighter in the Heavyweight division. Overhyped and boring is a great way to put it Brendan…
by Jake on Oct 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
didn’t you just read what i said!? I said he should’ve cirlced and used his jab to win the decision, fight smart not stand and bang! some ppl just assume that standup fighting is to stand and bang, and you are one of them synyster.
by RoBerto on Oct 1, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo is a brawler. He doesn’t have the footwork or head movement of a Floyd Mayweather to be able to just circle and jab for 10 minutes. Even if he could, it would be smart, but boring like you said. Nelson fought the same way. The fight was boring, but it was the easiest way for Nelson to win.
by naturalshadow on Oct 2, 2009 5:46 AM EDT up reply actions
that’s what ive been saying buster.. that backflip reversal was sooo close, woulda been so sick. kimbo is obviously improving. he just needs someone to keep helping him with BJJ on the ground, turning into someone who has side control etc etc.. who knows what woulda happened had he not thrown that knee and kept his weight against him while throwing punches..
ive got alot of respect for kimbo, keep at it man
by ralph on Oct 1, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
exactly. THrowing that Knee is what really cost him the fight. Roy was rocked and I dont think he could have taken Kimbo down if he would have kept his balance!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
yep, he needs to keep his cool out there and realize that it’s ok to be “boring” and just try to outpoint your opponent when it’s that important.
by RoBerto on Oct 1, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
at 35 he can’t afford to have “a ways to go”. Before this guy gets to be what he could be, his body will be too old to perform like Kimbo truly wants to.
by Alex on Oct 1, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
So you were impressed by Kimbo’s utter failure to execute basic moves against a lazy, sloppy opponent? As for Nelson’s size & weight – well, until the UFC creates a superheavyweight division that’s the nature of the game, so guys like Slice have to learn to deal with it or GTFO…666
by ancalagon on Oct 1, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I would actually like to see a rematch. Kimbo blasted Roy in the 2nd but then got taken down when he attempted a knee…
KIMBO News:
Kimb is NOT fighting at UFC 107! He will fight at the TUF finale!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
against Seth guarenteed…Seth wins sending Kimbo onto the reality show circut
by McArthur on Oct 1, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Lets count how many KIMBO threads in a row mania will post! hahahahaha We should start a pool!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Come on Mc, Kimbo is fully capable of beating seth!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I know he’s capable and might win but the recipe to beat Kimbo is easier than the recipe to make ice
by McArthur on Oct 1, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
John, not sure if you noticed, but your “Kimbo news” was in the last sentence of mania’s post.
by Hamish Campbell on Oct 1, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Harnish, I know…but Yesterday there was a ton of talkl about him fighting on the UFC 107 main card, which would be a travesty…but I dont have a problem with hiim fighting at the Finale or a UFN. With Kimbo’s popularity, he isnt GOIING ANYWHERE! He will NEVER be a contender, but if the UFC can boook the right match ups, we can at least see him iin a few entertaining fight.
Perfect fight for Kimbo:
Kimbo vs. HOuston at a catchweight for a UFN main card…winner will never get a title shot, but the match up could provide some fireworks!
by john G on Oct 1, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn’t mind seeing Houston vs. Kimbo on a UFN card.
by Hamish Campbell on Oct 1, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo vs. Kongo might be a good match, seeing neither has much of a ground game.
by Fred on Oct 1, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Kongo is sooo stupid though he’d still go to the ground
by McArthur on Oct 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
kongos stand up would kill kimbo, kimbo vs houston would be intersting i don’t see houston killing him it could go either way.
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
SLICE FUCKING SUCKS HE CANT LAST IN MMA HE SHOULDNT EVEN BE ON TUF
by OgliBogli on Oct 1, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
“Hater in the house!”
Where is Stuart Scott when you need him?
by rockwell on Oct 1, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
John, I normally agree with a lot of what you have to say but you are blinded by “Kimbo love”. The fight should have been stopped in the first round, if it wasn’t Kimbo fighting it would have been…and I wouldn’t say he blasted Roy and even if he hadn’t attempted that knee he was going to be taken down and pounded out. Kimbo has no business being in the UFC, except to make money for Dana et. al
by Jake on Oct 1, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to laugh at Dana. He says Kimbo sucks. Every MMA fan with half a brain knows this. He puts him on TUF. He loses to Nelson, who himself is a B-/C+ fighter, in horrible fashion – HE STILL SUCKS. Zuffa still promo’s Kimbo for future shows. Aside from gaining fans that are truly ignorant to what a true MMA fighter is, I really can’t see any logic in it.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Oct 1, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions
Agreed, mang, but that’s the life of a promoter. When he didn’t have Kimbo, Dana hated on hype-train-rating-getting Kimbo, but now he’s spinning him into a guy that’s just trying to become a great fighter, great spin. It’s the same thing he’s doing with Fedor. Hardcore fans know that Fedor is the best, but since Dana couldn’t get him, Dana’s spinning it that Fedor isn’t, and that’s what the new fans are thinking, and that Brock is the be-all-end-all. But you can bet that if Dana gets Fedor, he’ll be touting him as the greatest of all-time, but in the meantime he’ll just be a scrub who is ducking the UFC lol.
by rockwell on Oct 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, Jose. TUF is all scripted, except the fights, to make Kimbo seem humble and likeable. No such thing as “Reality show” on TV.
by LLC on Oct 1, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
exactly. If you want proof of this watch MTV’s Room Raiders.
by frosnt on Oct 1, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
he is doing it for money mex, to all the dana nut huggers can you see through this now? he talks shit on kimbo says he can only get in the ufc by winning tuf and loses his first fight and will still be in the ufc. don’t make excuses for him kimbo is the same humble guy that fought in elite as he is now but since he is with the ufc dana will promote him and the nutthuggers will follow.i don’t have a problem with kimbo but i didn’t when he was with elite either.i am not saying he shouldn’t fight anyone that can put on a show is fine with me but thets face it who could he beat in the ufc hw devision?they will have to hire someone at his level to fight him to make it interesting.
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly Roy, I’ve never liked Kimbo and I’ve never understood the hype but man Dana has been a right hypocrite. He bashed Kimbo to death when he was in Elite yet as soon as he can make the UFC money he is suddenly a real fighter it’s laughable as was his criticisms of Big Country. The only reason that Dana said those things at the end was because Kimbo is a draw and Nelson isn’t. I can understand hyping up Kimbo at the start, as he was the biggest name fighter, but to continue hyping him up after he lost his first fight and ignore all of the other contestants is not going to help in the long-term.
Kimbo will only ever look good against awful fighters like Tank, Al-Turk and Mercer or against other one dimensional strikers like Houston. I don’t hate him personally but he isn’t good enough for the UFC and if he wasn’t popular then he wouldn’t be in the promotion after that performance on TUF. It wouldn’t be so bad if more talented contestants were given some camera time but this series has become the Kimbo show with a Rashad-Rampage sub-plot and unless it changes soon then the only guy who will leave the show with any fans will be someone who will never be anything more than a HW Houston/Drew.
by David W-S on Oct 1, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
its a shame david, roy might be the only good fighter in the house at least so far and dana is going to bash him? he did the smart thing and won.i give kimbo credit he fought the best guy in the house and didn’t get destroyed in the first round props to him now move on, your right this is the kimbo show no one else matters and there throwing these teasers like he is fighting next week to keep baiting people in thats fine just don’t bash everyone else when they have kimbo or fedor or even h.walker than dana cause you will be doing the same thing once there on your rooster.
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I missed last weeks show but saw the English guy fight Wes Shivers for the first time last night…WORST FIGHT OF ALL TIME!!! Jeez…slim pickins’ this year I guess…2 guys with their hands on their knees suckin’ wind AFTER 1 RND!!!! What a joke…
by McArthur on Oct 1, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions
Kimbo looked like a fish out of water. He needs to learn is someone is in side control to turn into the guy and push off.
by yoda on Oct 1, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
Kimbo is absolutely terrible. Roy Nelson is nothing. Petruzelli would beat both Kimbo and Roy 9/10 times.
TUF is absolute garbage and not a single decent fighter is gonna come out of this failure of a season. But morons will keep watching and buying the Kimbo hype…
“The UFC is doing it to you again. Putting up fights noone wants to see.” hahahahahhaha
by Instant_Noodle on Oct 1, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
Any chance that Kimbo could learn the jailbreak? lol
by Pat on Oct 1, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions
That is a sweet move.
I wish BJ was able to do more after it.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Oct 1, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know what he meant as far as saying it was one of his best fights. He did better against Thompson. Maybe he meant he acted more disciplined and that was better.
by Jim77 on Oct 1, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
I just can’t see Kimbo making it as a mixed martial artist. He was the king of backyard brawls when the rules stated that you could only punch, no kicking and no hitting a downed person. It drives me nuts when people keep saying that Kimbo was owning Roy in the stand up and given another chance he would do better. How can anyone think that? Of course Roy was going to take it to the ground. Could anyone in the UFC really stand toe to toe with Kimbo in a street fight (NO). But this ain’t a back yard this is an Octogon. And last I checked winning (on TUF) was all you really need to do. It’s not like you need to put on a good show for the crowd. Kimbo is very humble in defeat, but it would be in everyone’s best interest (even Rampage) if he didn’t put him back in to replace anyone who happens to get hurt.
by BeerMan on Oct 1, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions
I love how no one along the way has tought Kimbo how to get out of a crucifix, or prevent it from happening…..
by J.Mile on Oct 1, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions
I like Kimbo and am disappointed with how the fight went last night. He was clearly outmatched but never the less still disappointed. Roy has good skill but as we watch the show he seems like such a goof, disappointed!!!
by Spyder on Oct 1, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions
i agree with buster, kimbo did not look too bad. he nearly escaped in the first round, but roys fat ass was just too damn fat. give the credit to roy though, but kimbo did fight a little cautious and i think that hurt him. im definitely not on the kimbo train, but i think that he has made improvements and will continue to make improvements.
by Rampage woooooo on Oct 1, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions
Anyone else feel that Kimbo missed out on the opportunity of a life time???? Obivously i’m referring to the recently filled BA role in the A-Team movie. Made for it, plus he has half the gold quoter needed.
First time i saw Kimbo on the net i was like “Wow look at Homeless Mr T fight”
by Dixon on Oct 1, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions
rampage is a good mr t, but kimbo almost is mr t.
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I rampage is, but i also have to remember that Mr T had an Mohawk. Sorry to say Kimbo is as folically challenged as i am so maybe that was the casting draw back.
F**k it back comb the beard and problem solved.
by Dixon on Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but i don’t see a mohawk on rampage, are they going with out it? plus the mohawk was mr.t’s that was his look not just the role of ba bacruss maybe they couldn’t take his trade mark look?
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Based on the 3 episodes so far, it appears Rampage is in love with Kimbo.
by CL on Oct 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Rampage is way better suited to play Mr.T. Kimbo is a thug idiot and could never take acting instructions.
Rampage will be great because he will have fun in the role and he is much smarter and genuinely funny and an actor.
by Instant_Noodle on Oct 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Rampage is way better suited to play Mr.T. Kimbo is a thug idiot and could never take acting instructions.
how would you know that?
Rampage will be great because he will have fun in the role and he is much smarter and genuinely funny and an actor.
dude you just said rampage is smart? or smarter than who? that guy is pretty stupid and mr.t was a street smart toughman,bouncer, bodygruard in real life so kimbo or rampgae fits the bill and he was never some great actor so it won’t take much to fit the bill of ba.
by roy on Oct 1, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My view came from a thought i had when i first saw Kimbo, i wasn’t saying this is a robbery because he didn’t get the role. Just thought Mr T is fighting in backyards for cash, glad he hadn’t stooped so low to sell the gold.
Plus and dont take offence i don’t remember thinking wow Mr T is a brilliant actor when i use to watch the show. So thinking one guy is better suited then the other is slightly irrelevant. Especially as they are meant to be fighters first (well was).
Cant wait for the movie though.
by dixon on Oct 1, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
hype, hype, hype…. Kimbo better at least win one fight on the show if he’s gonna fight in the UFC….
by erba on Oct 1, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
Kimbo looked like a turtle on his back. I admire the guys attitude though, you could tell he really took that loss to heart.
I think some good coaching will do him good. You could tell he was listening to his corner the whole time…just to bad their advice consisted of yelling “get up”. He knows he needs to get up tell him HOW! Hopefully ATT can get him some ground game. He would tear arms off if he knew how to apply a kimura.
by tiger_style on Oct 1, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions
did anyone else notice that when roy was punching in the first round, he was hitting himself in his fat ass gut. hilarious
by WYATT on Oct 1, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
Kimbo slice is not just a one-dimensional striker (who gets paralyzed from the waist down the moments he hits the ground, and just lies there in the missionary position), he’s actually a pretty lousy one-dimensional striker.
He’s constantly being talked about as a vicious monster of a man – “one good punch from Kimbo, and it’s history” – but who did he ever finish that way? Even in his backyard fights, I don’t recall him putting anyone to sleep – though admittedly, I’ve only seen a handful.
Those massive arms and shoulders make it seem like he should be a heavy hitter… but by heavyweight standards – or even LHW standards – he’s actually nothing special.
He’s a mediocre striker with bad takedown defense and virtually no ground game.
by MattNY on Oct 1, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
Agree’d MattNY…where is all the hype coming from? He beat some guys in streetfights, but never put any to sleep. His ground game is laughable.
In the year + that he had from his first Elite XC fight shouldn’t he at least signed up for BJJ course at this local McDojo? One regular class. If you were an MMA fighter, wouldn’t you at least take some sort of BJJ course…anything? It’s obvious that he hasn’t.
Also, I can’t find it but I swear I saw some quote before the fight was aired where Kimbo was saying that he was proud of his performance and that it was his best to date. Now it’s “not my best”…we all saw it Kimbo but that wasn’t even a little girls best.
NO RESPECT FOR NOT TRAINING ANY GROUND GAME…AT ALL.
by Striker Dave on Oct 1, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
It looks like Big Country slimmed down big time for this picture. Where is the gut?
by steven on Oct 1, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions
too bad WEC doesn’t have a HW divison anymore, they could prop him up to look as dominant as Urijah haha, yes I’m exaggerating a bit
by kibbled_bits on Oct 1, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions
That might work, didn’t Kimbo and Urijah both lose their last two fights?
by JoePlumber on Oct 1, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I am tired of seeing this guy and hearing of him
My wife jumped on the Kimbo Spank bandwagon last night-lmao
He didn’t make it in fact he didn’t get past another victim of the TUF series last year.It over go back to street fighting! Beat people up at the BBQ whatever…So why is this still going on……another marketing ploy.
I want to see/concentrate on the next generation of heavywieghts or if there are any?!?
I am sure Kimbo can afford a new camcorder
by budsykind on Oct 1, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
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by headkick286 on Oct 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions
How come all you guys are crying about Kimbo still going to be in the UFC after a loss but praise Brock for getting a title shot with a record of 1-1 or 2-1? That’s Dana’s m.o. He’s sell fights. People with name recognition sell fights. This isn’t about pride or honor or they’d be fighting for free. This is a business. It’s not always fair but it doesn’t have to be, it just has to be legal. Kimbo can lose 10 fights in a row on TUF, there’s no law that says Dana can’t put him in an event anyway and as long as he still has any kind of name recognition and can increase ratings you’re damn right Dana will contine to ride that wave. What better way to build up anticipation for his first ppv than with a little controvery and maybe a rivalry? Dana is a cocksucking jackass who doesn’t give a damn about anything or anybody but himself and his own wallet, get used to it.
by JoePlumber on Oct 1, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
If Kimbo brings attention to lower end of the spread then fair play stop all this hate.
Dana isn’t silly its not like he is going to be putting him in a title fight. But will market and use Kimbo well! Well he may if Kimbo becomes a completely different figher. Good one
Dana has made this sport what it is and we should all respect that even if you don’t like his way.
by dixon on Oct 1, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
If this wasn’t Kimbo, would we all be so interested?
Lets face it people, he isn’t that talented.
So what…he’ll reach his prime at 40? C’mon.
by DubNub on Oct 1, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
He is no better than any other fighter thug you see in a Miami nightclub. There are thousands of them. He is pure garbage. UFC hype machine fooled everyone once again.
Good job Dana, fill those pockets by still giving him another chance and letting him in the UFC, while denying actual decent fighters a try to prove themselves.
He is not even a good striker. He is slow and lethargic and has no combinations. Any decent HW/LHW striker ( bring on Houston at 220 catchweight, or let Kongo destroy Kimbos face ) with no ground game would still destroy this waste of time joke.
by Instant_Noodle on Oct 1, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
roy dominated the fight, nothing else needs to be said
by jrod on Oct 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
Boycott the show, I have seen three fights and they all have sucked. I know they are learning but they sure look like crap!!
by rsav on Oct 1, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
Kimbo should rematch Petruzelli then.
He’s beyond the age of learning enough to be a force and would get schooled by any heavyweight in the UFC.
Roy just showed the world how awful he is.
by DirtyML on Oct 1, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions
dude needs a ground game or walrus will suffocate him again.
by nathan on Oct 1, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
I actually wanted Kimbo to win even though I’ve been a hater but during the course of the show and seeing him on Fallon he seems like a cool guy. Big cuntry comes across like a total douche bag and I have never understood all the hype behind him.
I don’t think Kimbo will get the ground game down. I don’t know if his brain just freezes up and he forgets everything he has learned. He only has strength but that only works against people that don’t know how to roll. Kimbo forgets he has legs as soon as he is horizontal. Good luck to Kimbo and I hope Nelson losses the ego.
by Daniel on Oct 1, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions
I cant believe it, but I think that going on TUF was the best decision for kimbo. I’m in the army and all I hear guys talk about at work is how shocked to see how grounded of a person he is. Also, he’s a killer. He only weighed 230 which isnt that much heavier than some of the lhw after they put some weight back on. I mean, tito said he is around 222 when he fights. GO KIMBO!!!
by BoBBy on Oct 1, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
If he will beat anyone the second time then why is Seth saying he wants a rematch but Kimbo is not!
by Swany on Oct 1, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
http://stuffblackpeopledontlike.blogspot.com/2009/10/833-kimbo-slice-losing.html
Funniest article I have read about Kimbo Slice. What a joke!
by Paul on Oct 2, 2009 12:38 AM EDT reply actions
How pathetic, Dana talked so much smack about Kimbo and the antics of Elite XC. Now he is in the same position, trying to milk anything he can out of Kimbo Slice. Well Dana, let me put it to you this way, KIMBO SUCKS!!! He can’t fight only brawl. They are trying to make him out to be some top notch fighter, but he’s not,not even close!!!
by PACO on Oct 2, 2009 8:18 AM EDT reply actions
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