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Post subject: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10  Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:37 pm |
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When EliteXC folded months ago, UFC president Dana White had publicly stated that the only way EliteXC heavyweight Kimbo Slice would get a shot in the UFC was if he wanted to compete as a cast member on the UFC’s flagship show, The Ultimate Fighter.
Well, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo.com, that’s exactly what’s about to happen. Dana White has reportedly confirmed that Kimbo will appear as a cast member on the tenth season of Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights which is set to begin filming shortly and will feature former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans as competing coaches.
One big change in the show is that the sixteen competitors on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights will not have to fight in order to secure a spot in the house like in previous seasons. This move could have been made to guarantee that Slice will not be forced to fight early and will kept around to help increase ratings as much as possible.
Slice hasn’t fought in MMA competition since the last EliteXC show in October. He was scheduled to face Ken Shamrock in the main event on the card, however Shamrock was cut during training and was forced out of the bout. EliteXC officials then scrambled to replace Shamrock and ended up choosing relative unknown Seth Petruzelli. Petruzelli then proceeded to knock Kimbo out in front of a record 6.5 million viewers in just a matter of seconds.
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Post subject: Re: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:19 pm |
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Wow, that is sick. Ratings will be kept high on short term, but I think it will be bad for the sport on long term. How about they put Joe Canseco and Kurt Angle in the house too ?
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Post subject: Re: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:49 pm |
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For the sake of the sport, I really hope Kimbo takes this seriously. It has been an issue in the past. I must admit, the guy has potential and he will be a big draw for the casual fan.
This could go very well or horribly wrong. Luckily, Dana can spin just about anything the way he wants. Even if it does go horribly wrong, he can find a way to remove himself and the UFC from the situation. Dana is quite skilled in this area and it is reflected in the success of the UFC.
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knome
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Post subject: Re: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:28 pm |
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How about they put Joe Canseco and Kurt Angle in the house too ?That's a fine idea. They can call it "The 2nd Career" season. Maybe throw in a couple retired hockey players.  /end sarcasm
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Post subject: Re: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:11 am |
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knome wrote: How about they put Joe Canseco and Kurt Angle in the house too ?That's a fine idea. They can call it "The 2nd Career" season. Maybe throw in a couple retired hockey players. /end sarcasm They could market it as: TUF In A Can: The Tomato Edition
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Post subject: Re: Kimbo Slice to appear on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:53 am |
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