Riff Raff Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 http://www.cnbc.com/id/31063919 UFC Orders A Slice Of Kimbo Published: Tuesday, 2 Jun 2009 | 10:41 AM ET Text Size By: Darren Rovell Sports Business Reporter Dale H. Cotton (hingephoto.com) The UFC prides itself on real fighting, but that doesn’t mean that the mixed martial arts organization isn’t in a constant search for characters. That’s why UFC president Dana White buckled and gave Kimbo Slice a chance to associate himself with White’s organization as part of a deal that will put him on Season 10 of Spike’s Ultimate Fighter. White has previously bashed Slice (real name: Kevin Ferguson), whose made his name through street fighting videos on YouTube, for not having a full complement of skills. But instead of continuing to knock down Slice, who has been out of work since Elite XC went out of business, White made what I think was the necessary move by putting Slice on the show that develops UFC talent. How big is Slice? Well, Elite XC was not a viable business, but I thought that if Kimbo Slice could continue to win - which he didn’t - he single-handedly could have kept the league alive. Current champion Brock Lesnar, who used to wrestle in the WWE, is a great face for the UFC, but it’s undeniable that there’s no current fighter that has the makeup of Kimbo Slice. Could there be a better name? Is there anything better than the disheveled black beard and the good teeth? And the back story of being homeless, of being a porn star security guard, of his Internet fights? I agree that Kimbo Slice has to learn to fight and I understood White’s original objection to associating his premium brand with Slice and turning it into a circus act. But White also knows that just because the UFC isn’t the WWE, doesn’t mean that that they can’t take advantage of a free agent who many feel at least looks like the ultimate barbarian. Questions? Comments? [email protected] © 2009 CNBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quote 01 Tahoe Big 3 20 ft.1/0 streetwire under hood 4 Batteries Stock Battery and 1800 Kinetic Batt under hood 2 Sprinter S12V500F Battery,165 AH Kicker 1/0 going from front to back Sirius sportster Alpine 9886 Kicker 650.4zx mids and highs Q-Logic kick panels w/Kicker6 1/2 comps. XXX re comp 6.5 in front doors Alpine6.5 coax in rear doors 2 Audioque 2200d strapped 2 Audioque 18 HDC3 5% all the way around 2 layers raamat on roof doors covered in raamat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 lol i'll watch him on ultimate fighter..shit seems fixed anymore anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zade08 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Maybe well see a replay of his last mma fight. Ahh lulz. Quote Vehicle: 2001 Ford Escape Head Unit: Kenwood Kdc-x592 All out for a rebuild. New shit coming in the next 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker Guy Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 He is a waste of time. Just because he was "good" on youtube he got his ass kicked by some guy no one knew in what 13 seconds? Quote Head Unit: Pioneer DEH-P6000UB Sub Amp:American Bass VFL 500.1 Subs: 4 Fi BL 18's Enclosure:21.5 Cubic foot flat wall tuned to 40 hz Batteries: 3 Kinetik 2400's in the back, Kinetik 1200 under hood. Mids & Highs: 4 Kicker DS 6.5 coax in doors, 2 Kicker DS coax in pillars Highs Amp: Kicker kx250.2, kx100.2 Wire: 4 Runs 1/0 gauge Knukonceptz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondaonchrome Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I think he is too old for the sport, but this is prolly a good business decision on dana's part because he will bring attention to the ultimate fighter just because of his name.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chode69 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 He is a waste of time. Just because he was "good" on youtube he got his ass kicked by some guy no one knew in what 13 seconds? gotta admit the dude looked scared shitless and when kimbo was down he only jumped on him because he was scared if he got back up.... but ill also admit he did know what to do to win the round when he went down Quote NoFearX18 said: Nick will bang just about anything.....LMAO....pun intended On 4/13/2010 at 9:51 AM, meade916 said: i was like DAMN, Chode is hardcore! he makes james look like a friendly person LOL! trainman0978 said: I dont know who is worse with the buttholes Chode or Big P... Team Deadly Hertz / Team DC Audio / Team XS Power 2010 DC AUDIO MEMBER OF THE YEAR!!! DuckretaryFEAR THE DUCK Durangho Chodes Blowthrough Build Youtube vids Muh Wife Need DC Audio? Hit me up for pricing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E a r t h Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 ill be interested, i watch the show weekly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug118 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 kimbo just happened to get caught in the right spot which would have dropped ANYONE! the other guy just got reallyyy lucky to hit him in the perfect spot Quote 2001 Tahoe. Huge front stage and 55+ substage http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196418-another-tahoe-build-huge-front-stage-and-155-substage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 i think this shits cool. i mean yeah he might be a lil older and dont have alot of experiance in MMA, but dudes a beast and id be down to see what happens with this in the near future. ha i think it would be funny to see him and lesner go at it, just for fun. he will get trained to fight dif styles so he wont just be a brainless slugger ya know lol.shit liddel, coture,ortiz,etc aint doin what they were doin a few years back so its time to do something to bring some good crazy fighters in. im down with fights for sure Quote March 2010 SOTM winner my old buildhttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/50219-dank-aka-crackers-bonne-new-v2-build-in-the-works-hahahaaaaaa/page__hl__crackers my youtube page - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jackiedan04#g/u my feedback - http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/56540-official-cracker-feedback/ i need tacos and bass to live!!!!! and will NEVER change hahaaaa TEAM NOIZE VIOLATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBlazer Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 gotta admit the dude looked scared shitless and when kimbo was down he only jumped on him because he was scared if he got back up....but ill also admit he did know what to do to win the round when he went down Oh yeah that guy was scared, he kinda hesitated. If yall have ever sat down and watched Kimbos youtube videos the dude is crazy! There is one where he lets another big black guy just go off on his face like 3 times and Kimbo just giggled at him. The He to a "Slice" pun intended lol of his right eye. Smashed his eye literally and had it all hangin outside of his face. Crazy thing is that guy was still smiling. That not ufc tough? Kimbo would be a beast and could possibly whoop Lesner ass if he had the training that he could learn on the UFC show. Quote 1997 2 Door Blazer Bagged & Body Dropped SBC/TH350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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