Dana White Was Right: Kimbo Slice Won't Win 'The Ultimate Fighter'

Back when Kimbo Slice was the biggest star of EliteXC, which was once viewed as the Ultimate Fighting Championship's biggest competitor, UFC President Dana White was fond of saying that Kimbo wasn't even good enough to win the UFC's reality show for MMA beginners, The Ultimate Fighter.

Now Kimbo has been given a spot on the 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which begins taping this week, and I believe White will be proven right: Kimbo won't make it out of the house and into the UFC.

The UFC's decision to give Kimbo a spot on The Ultimate Fighter -- which White confirmed to Kevin Iole of Yahoo -- makes sense from a ratings perspective. Kimbo is a big star, probably the most famous MMA fighter in America. But from a competitive standpoint, Kimbo just isn't good enough to beat the kind of competition he'll face on the show.

Don't forget that Seth Petruzelli -- who knocked Kimbo out in 14 seconds -- was a cast member on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, where he was eliminated in the second round of the show. MMA has come a long way since then, and the quality of the fighters on The Ultimate Fighter is much higher now than it was in Season 2. If Kimbo isn't good enough to last even 15 seconds with Petruzelli, he isn't good enough to beat the fighters he'll face on the show.

And while The Ultimate Fighter is ostensibly a show for newcomers to the sport, the majority of the fighters who will share the house with Kimbo on Season 10 will have more than just the four professional fights that Kimbo has on his record. Kimbo will be more famous than the other fighters on the show, but he won't be more experienced.

I'm sure Kimbo will bring in a whole lot of new viewers to The Ultimate Fighter, and I know I'll be watching Season 10. But I'll be shocked if Kimbo wins his fights and becomes The Ultimate Fighter.

UPDATE: Read the comments from Kimbo's former promoter, Gary Shaw, and keep up to date on this story by following me on Twitter.