Hollywood, Homepage, Sports, The Vault - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 14:37 - 1 Comment

Kimbo Starts From Scratch

Kimbo Slice is the most polarizing fighter in MMA. Rising to prominence as a YouTube sensation for beating grown men to a pulp in backyards, and for headlining the most watched mixed martial arts card in history for the now defunct, Elite XC, Kimbo has had a cult following for the better part of three years. However, hardcore MMA fans, UFC Fighters, and UFC President Dana White mocked Slice’s ability as a true fighter. White has called Slice everything under the sun from a “bum”, a “joke”, “not a real fighter,” and stated he would “get murdered if he fought in the UFC” and suggested that his lightweight champion, 155-pound B.J. Penn, would “annihilate” the 230-pound Slice.
Now Kimbo Slice has a chance to silence all his critics by competing on UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV.

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