“The greatest revenge to my knowledge is success.”
“Your mind, your heart, and your balls gotta be in one accord” (Kimbo on fighting)
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“I am going to get criticized all the time, but I enjoy MMA and try to represent the sport the best way I can. I have kids. I want to be the best kind of example I can be.
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“I come from a bare-knuckle background, so fighting with gloves is like hitting with mittens.”
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I still consider myself a baby at this game. Those guys probably know how to run circles around me, but I can bang with the best. And I’m not a one-dimensional fighter anymore. I used to have just a hammer. But now I’ve got a hammer, a tape measure, a screwdriver, a glue gun. Now I’ve got some tools in the belt.”
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I think each fighter (is effective) and I never underestimate our opponent. You know, if I was training someone to fight me, that’s what I would work on. I would have my opponent try to take me to the ground, but that’s where they’re going to underestimate me you know.
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I have a great impression of Bas. Bas is the man. You know what I’m saying? Can’t get a better trainer, a better coach a better adviser of the sport and of the game. I mean he explains everything to me why. And to my knowledge I can pick it up better. I can understand the cause and the effect of everything, and I wouldn’t want to change that. (On training with Bas Rutten)
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“I had to take care of the family, I needed to work and establish some kind of financial income as soon as possible and school was taking a little bit too long. Without college, making it into the NFL is almost impossible, so I let dead dogs lie and moved toward something else.
I didn’t really know what the outcome was going to be. I wasn’t going to streetfight forever. It was just to get by, to keep from pulling the rest of my hair out … to keep from really going down that wrong road where I would wind up in jail or dead. I don’t condone streetfighting to kids. I want them to go to a dojo or school or gym.”
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“I don’t know nothing about that; these are some tough guys. My last fight was supposed to be easy too, and I got knocked out in 14 seconds. I knew I got the bull’s-eye on my back with these guys, so I’m training hard and working to get myself in shape.” (on fans being suspicious Kimbo would be given an easy path to an “Ultimate Fighter” finale)
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“Life goes on. I need more patience in there, but I’m like most of the guys in here: confident. That’s what this whole sport is about. I guess what I’ve learned is that people will love you in this sport, win or lose, and long as you’re going to get in there and fight hard. They respect that. That’s what I’m trying to do.” (on his loss to Seth Petruzelli)
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You know, it’s a free country. You know, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.(on Dana White saying BJ Penn would destroy Kimbo, which was before Kimbo was going to fight James Thompson)
Kimbo showed a lot of heart just signing up for TUF 10. He could be making hundreds of thousands of dollars in another organization, or demand the UFC have him fight on their pay per view cards because he was a star in other fight leagues on television and a worldwide star on YouTube. He is actually one of the most well known mixed martial arts fighters in the world, perhaps in the top 5 with competitors such as Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin and Randy Couture.
Nonetheless, he stepped up to the challenge Dana White made when the UFC president stated the only way Kimbo Slice would make it to the UFC was via The Ultimate Fighter reality series.
This season is evidently a very entertaining one and footage from the 44 minutes worth of programming on Spike TV won’t be able to hold enough good content. They’re talking about using the internet to stream further action to get the whole entertaining story across.
Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson are totally combustible personalities around one another. They have been getting into scuffles on the program and even exchanged shoves and created a scene at UFC 100. Between their heated affair, Kimbo, Dana White and his past remarks agains Mr. Slice, the very animated and controversial Wes Sims on board as well, this show definitely as revived my interest in the program.
“If he really wants to get into the UFC and he wants to fight, he should get on ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’” said UFC president Dana White about Kimbo Slice after UFC 90. “What has he done, other than getting ten million hits on YouTube, what’s the guy done to deserve to be in the UFC? Nothing. I don’t consider him a real athlete or anything. He won’t win ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ The offer’s out there if he wants to take it. He won’t win it.”
I doubt Kimbo will take up White on this offer. He evidently racked up half a million in cash for his 14 second fight with Seth Petruzelli. He probably won’t jump at the chance to fight for free with the opportunity to score a few grand if he finishes a fight on the reality series.
It’s safe to say Kimbo Slice won’t be seen in the UFC any time soon.
Which Elite XC evidently dissolving as their finances run dry from their foray in the MMA world, their talent is left without a home. Most notably their cash cow, street brawling Youtube sensation turned MMA pro, Kimbo Slice, is now without a promotion to fight for.
Would the UFC, the most successful MMA promotion on the fighting landscape at the moment swoop in and pick up the free agent? I’d say not likely. While Kimbo Slice is a household name amongst their key demo of males 18-35, Dana White has expressed much disdain for the MMA credibility of Kimbo, pointing to his loss in a gym brawl with one-time UFC vet Sean Gannon (defeated by Brandon Lee Hinkle). Additionally White has numerous times stated “Kimbo sucks”, one of his consistent mantras when Elite XC is brought up in conversation with interviewers. We can certainly take White’s assessment of his competition’s talent with a grain of salt as he is not likely going to pump up a rival league’s fighters (save a few instances such as genuinely stating he wants Cung Le in the UFC). Aside from such rare moments, he hasn’t been shy to criticize other leagues’ fighters, even top ranked ones–he has skewered Fedor Emelianenko’s status as the number 1 heavyweight in the world numerous times, despite the fact Emelianenko has defeated the UFC’s heavyweight champion (now interim) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice, as well as their former champ Tim Sylvia in less than a minute.
Nevertheless, despite White’s comments he would certainly bring in Kimbo Slice if it make business sense. Past feuds the UFC head honcho has had with fighters such as Tito Ortiz, Jens Pulver, BJ Penn and Randy Couture have been worked out for the greater good of the company. But it is unlikely that White will bring in Kimbo Slice into his promotion because of three factors: 1. He might really think he sucks, 2. Kimbo was KO’d in his last fight in 14 seconds by a fighter unknown to the mainstream, 3. Kimbo reportedly was paid $500,000 in his last fight.
Kimbo did lose some cache from Seth Petruzelli’s 14 second defeat of the Miami native, but Slice is still a very popular fighter and would attract many eyes to the pay per view and events he fights on. Many mainstream fans aren’t even aware of the latest up to date fight results and could still Kimbo is the most dangerous fighter on the planet, much like numerous fans about 5 years ago felt Ken Shamrock was “the world’s most dangerous man”.
Nevertheless, paying a price of half a million for Slice isn’t something the UFC is likely to put money into. They’ve already heavily invested in another 4 fight veteran who will be fighting for their heavyweight title next month–Brock Lesnar. Now Lesnar has a chance to show that he was a the right man to bank on, while Kimbo will likely find a new home in the MMA world.
Kimbo Slice made $35,714.29 per second in his 14 second knockout loss to Seth Petruzelli.
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SATURDAY’S #1 PROGRAM ON BOTH BROADCAST AND CABLE IN ADULTS 18-34, MEN 18-34 AND MEN 18-49
MMA Event Tops All Entertainment and Sports Programming – Including College Football and Major League Baseball Playoffs – in Key Young Male Demos
The Third “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” Event Posts Huge Increases Over its Prior Edition in Viewers and All Key Demographics
The third CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS mixed martial arts event was Saturday’s #1 program on both broadcast and cable in adults 18-34, men 18-34 and men 18-49 (tie), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 4.
For the night, the prime time mixed martial arts event placed first in adults 18-34, men 18-34 and men 18-49 (tie) against such other sporting events as the Major League Baseball playoffs (cable), college football (cable and broadcast) and a competing mixed martial arts cable telecast.
CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (S) (9:00-11:20PM) posted a 2.7/05 with 4.56m viewers, 2.7/10 in men 18-34, 2.7/08 in men 18-49, 2.9/08 in men 25-54, 2.0/07 in adults 18-34, 2.0/06 in adults 18-49 and 2.1/06 in adults 25-54.
Compared to the last CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (July 26, 2008), CBS was up +59% in households (from 1.7/04), +75% in adults 25-54 (from 1.2/04), +100% in adults 18-49 (from 1.0/04), +150% in adults 18-34 (from 0.8/04), +93% in men 25-54 (from 1.5/05), +108% in men 18-49 (from 1.3/05), +170% in men 18-34 (from 1.0/05) and added +1.99m viewers (from 2.57m, +77%).
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