After Kimbo Slice was brutally defeated by Seth Petruzelli (prior to Elite XC’s demise), the MMA world wondered how much long the former street fighter would spend in the sport.
Well, it seems that has been answered in his interview with the Nassau Guardian…
“Boxing is really my first desire. I have a lot of love for it and believe I can do pretty well. [The sport of] MMA is somewhat of a project for me. Boxing is one dimensional while there are a lot of dimensions in MMA. I don’t think …

There’s a lot of buzz amongst uneducated MMA fans about “evil” and “abusive to the fighters” Dana White is. Let me tell you something; it’s a whole slew of hogwash when it comes down to it.
Popularity and public image creates criticism, time and time again. Celebrities, movie stars, singers, etc. all face tomatoes hurled their general direction no matter how much good they do.
For those who oppose Dana and the UFC while supporting “real MMA” in Japan and the likes (you know who you are), I offer up the following …

Showtime Networks Inc. and World championship mixed martial arts (MMA) event producer Strikeforce have joined forces to create an all-new series of MMA events that will air live on SHOWTIME® as part of the SHOWTIME Sports franchise.
The news was jointly announced today by Ken Hershman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks, and Strikeforce Founder and CEO Scott Coker.
The multi-year agreement calls for SHOWTIME to produce and televise up to 16 live events per year including Strikeforce world championship events as well as a series …

Update: A deal has been reached, and the assets will be purchased by Strikeforce, as reported by Sam Caplan.
Late last year, ProElite (parent company of EliteXC) shut down operations and folded for good. 6th-Round.com was one of the first sites on the ‘net to pass along the info. The aftermath of the promotion’s demise left many fighters without employment, and fans wondering when they’d get to see some of their favorite athletes back in action.
Well, today brings news of some resolve as popular California-centric MMA organization Strikeforce may soon pick …

As expected by many MMA ‘pundits’ including myself, Kimbo Slice has looked across the ocean for work after the demise of his former marketing schemers (aka failed fight organization) Elite XC.
Kevin Ferguson who is also widely known as “Kimbo Slice” from his YouTube street fighting days, will be a “guest broadcaster” during HDNet’s U.S. broadcast of FiELDS K-1 WGP 2008 Final. Now, if you’ve ever heard any of the attempted interviews with Kimbo, you’ll know full well the man utters no more than two to three consecutive words at a …