Last month, when asked about the EliteXC main event of Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, UFC President Dana White said this:"Ken is way past his prime. It gets to the point where it's dangerous for that guy to still be fighting. That being said, he still might beat Kimbo. Kimbo sucks."
Ladies and gentlemen, when the man has a point, the man has a point.
There's simply no two ways about it: Kimbo Slice sucks at the sport of mixed martial arts. Is he tougher than the average guy at the next barstool? Sure. That doesn't mean he's an elite athlete.
As it turned out, Kimbo didn't fight Shamrock. Instead, he fought a guy named Seth Petruzelli, a onetime Ultimate Fighter cast member who sent 0-2 in his brief UFC career. Petruzelli is 30 pounds lighter than Kimbo, and all it took was 14 seconds for Petruzelli to knock Kimbo out.
Kimbo seems like a nice guy and was a good sport about it after he lost. But make no mistake: He sucks at MMA.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
10-05-2008 @ 12:41AM
LOL~Bad Day said...
Your not having a bad day when Elite XC has to pay you more to fight a Light-Heavyweight UFC washout with a year layoff. Seth was fighting scared and he backed himself into the cage when Kimbo approached him. If Kimbo had any real toughness he would have bounced back from a short right hand and wasted that guy.
It's to bad everyone asserts Kimbo has credibility when all his opponents were picked to lose. Seth is the only guy he fought with a winning record (out side the UFC he lost his UFC fights) and he couldn't last 14 seconds.
Lets all put Kimbo behind us now :)
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10-05-2008 @ 12:14AM
david smith said...
I was at the fight and what a joke!!!!!! Slice and his fake ass self, get's knocked out in 14 sec's!!! the Slice fan's could'nt believe it. I was for Shamrock and instead this much smaller kid with pink hair, knock's his butt out!!! funny as hell!!!!!!!!WELCOME TO MMA , KIMBO!!!!!!
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10-05-2008 @ 12:34AM
rokstar said...
yep , 15 mins are up , leave this to the real mma ! and next to go is block lesner? yes
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10-05-2008 @ 12:55AM
Eric said...
I wouldn't be so quick to lump Lesnar in with Kimbo ... Lesnar is a decorated wrestler and one seriously powerful athlete. If Brock's conditioning holds up for a potential 5 rounds I think Randy is going to have his hands full!
10-06-2008 @ 11:33AM
Dave said...
Lesnar is an athlete and Kimbo is an actor. I am not giving Lesnar the belt as the Kimbo puppets did for him but I think he will be a much tougher opponet for anyone with his size and ability. Lets see if he has a chin. Getting hit in the face is not only a talent but you either have a chin or you don't.
10-07-2008 @ 4:41PM
cliffd2276 said...
unlike kimbo, lessner faught someone who is known and has been around for yrs, and he demolished him along with that fag stoner frank untill he got ripped off by that moron ref.
10-05-2008 @ 1:44AM
BELLCORD said...
ONCE HIS OPPONENT WASN'T ON THE 'SENIOR TOUR' THINGS CHANGED QUICKLY....WHAT A EMBARESSMENT FOR CBS...ANYBODY WANNA BUY A KIMBO T-SHIRT ?...ANYBODY ?....
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10-05-2008 @ 1:50AM
George said...
Slice is done,the only other fight folks would pay to see is him vs Dana,I even think White could knock this guy out,what a joke for those that paid for it lol.
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10-05-2008 @ 9:14PM
kimbo slice said...
i was not focused i was ready to kick shamrocks ass.I learned from this fight,give me a rematch and i will kill that bitch ass i will never lose again.trust me!!
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10-06-2008 @ 5:09AM
DavidEOliver411 said...
Ken was good for his day; but he needs to retire from fighting before he gets hurt. Kimbo Slice is stil a good fighter (better than me) but stil this should shake him up and hopefully he will see the light.
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10-05-2008 @ 9:00AM
Bob said...
Forget about Kimbo Carano is hot!, All matches were good except for Slice
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10-05-2008 @ 10:02AM
Al Jones said...
Kimbo WHO!!!
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10-05-2008 @ 1:31PM
Brandon Finlayson said...
Exactly he came from the streets, these guys he fights are professionals they have been trainning for years, he needs to get in to the gym and train, get a ground game know what to do when your on your back, learn how to recover after getting your bell rung. these guys he fights now are crack heads in someones back yard. this shows all the asrm chair mma fighters just cause ur big and throw a punch you still can get your ass kicked by somone smaller and knows a thing or two.
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10-05-2008 @ 5:26PM
chad said...
I don't care if he was under weight. All I am saying is he needs ground game and who is going to mess with him. Seth was a veteran so kimbo needs more experience not to quit the game.
10-05-2008 @ 5:48PM
Brandon Finlayson said...
Chad
Yes he does need a ground game and more fights and no he shouldnt give up with Bas in his corner he could become a fighter if its not to late after all he is 34 and it takes years to get a good ground game he should not be a main event by no means, before he is getting so much attention he needs to prove himself. Who could stop him if he had a ground game well let me think ever heard of Fedor I will say it again Fedor is the baddest man in all the Land
10-06-2008 @ 2:38PM
Kyle said...
im not a kimbo hater im being realistic. You cant compare Kimbo to Lesnar because you can't compare Elite to the UFC. Elite is the minor leagues at best. Elite was feeding Kimbo nobodys and has beens to keep him winning because elite wants ratings and he is their flagship. The UFC is number one and can care less if Lesnar wins or loses, they are still going to be the top brand. They threw him right into the wolves his first fight against Mirr and then once again against heath. And now hes fighting Randy Couture. Hes performing against the best
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10-05-2008 @ 4:18PM
chadtime352 said...
what a lucky ass night that pink hair fagget had. Kimbo could of not taken the fight. But wanted to give the fans a show.
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10-05-2008 @ 2:52PM
Brandon finlayson said...
but that pink hair fagget ended the fight in 14 seconds, kimbo stepped in the ring to fight a guy that was almost 40 pounds lighter and was suppose to fight light heavey wieght and stepped up to fight heavy wieght, if you think kimbo is ready for a real fight they should throw him in with the best and i know if he fought fedor it wouldnt be good for kimbo cause after all Fedor is the baddest man in all the land
10-06-2008 @ 11:37AM
Dave said...
Did you bump your head Chad? Kimbo can beat up you and your Dad but not someone trained. If you can't see it, you are not an MMA guy. Why would Dana White not want Kimbo? Because Kimbo can't beat anyone in the UFC.
10-05-2008 @ 1:51PM
dante said...
Wow this shows what little you know about MMA. Your trying to say that griffen had no chance against rampage but then turn around and say kimbo had a off night? Kimbo straight up sucks when it comes to MMA. This is not a boxing match. You did see kimbos episode on youtube were he lost to a MMA guy right? Stop trying to act like a thug. Kimbo cannot fight real fighters. As far as lesner goes stop hatting on him aswell. Lesnar was beating the shit out of mir before he made a mistake. The difference between kimbo and lesnar is that lesnar took on the best his first match out. Learn your MMA fool.
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