Kimbo off UFC 113 card? Speculation of bout with James Toney rises
The UFC announced last month that Kimbo Slice would be making his pay-per-view debut at UFC 113. But Kimbo’s fight…
The UFC announced last month that Kimbo Slice would be making his pay-per-view debut at UFC 113. But Kimbo’s fight against Matt Mitrione is absent from the official UFC 113 card at UFC.com.
And a whole lot of people are thinking that it’s more than just coincidence that Kimbo’s next fight was called into question just hours after the UFC announced that James Toney will step into the Octagon.
Prior to signing with the UFC, Toney said he wanted to fight Kimbo, although he seemed only vaguely aware of who Kimbo was and repeatedly called him “Simba.”
But even if he doesn’t know who Kimbo is, Toney knows that the best opponent for him is someone who is:
1. A well-known name
2. Not good enough at wrestling and Brazilian jiu jitsu to simply take him down and dominate him.
Kimbo is really the only fighter under contract to the UFC who qualifies in both categories.
UPDATE: To clarify, although UFC President Dana White said publicly that Kimbo would fight Mitrione at UFC 113, and although the UFC announced during UFC 110 that Kimbo would fight Mitrione on UFC 113, the Kimbo vs. Mitrione fight was never listed at UFC.com. Until an official opponent for Kimbo is listed at UFC.com, expect the speculation to continue.