Q. Is KImbo a Mixed Martial Artist?
A. We’ll find out
What has 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.” Such were the words of UFC president Dana White at the post-fight press conference following UFC 90 last October when asked about the sensationalism of Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. “The offer is out there if he wants to take it and he won’t win it.”
Living up to his end of the bargain, White has welcomed Kimbo to The Ultimate Fighter, building season ten as a competition based solely on heavyweights, just as he had mentioned late that night in the Windy City.
The season, dubbed “The Ultimate Fighter: The Heavyweights” not “The Ultimate Fighter: Kimbo” as some might think, already generated plenty of general fan interest due to the heat between coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans. Jackson actually passed on a shot at regaining the UFC light heavyweight title from Lyoto Machida to accept the slot on The Ultimate Fighter with a promised grudge match with Evans waiting for him in December.
Is Kimbo a Mixed Martial Artist?
Q. Is KImbo a Mixed Martial Artist? A. We’ll find out What has 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.” Such were the words of UFC president Dana White at the post-fight press conference following UFC…
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