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[15 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Get hyped for UFC Fight Night 19 and TUF 10 premier one-two punch (video)

Fight Night 19 and the TUF 10 premier are coming our way tomorrow night via Spike and if you don’t already know, it’s sure to be an evening of quality MMA goodness.
Primering fans for Kimbo’s shot at UFC validation via The Ultimate Fighter season 10 (10 p.m. ET) is Fight Night 19 (8 p.m. ET).
The card is loaded with great match-ups as seen in the vid here…

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[2 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
Does Kimbo still matter?

On September 16th on SPIKE TV the latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter will debut with 16 up-and-coming heavyweight monsters including the larger than life Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. We last saw ‘Slice’ laying face down on Elite XC’s canvas mat as Seth Petruzelli rained down blow after blow much to the protest of his boss’ son, Jared Shaw. The hype of Kimbo was over as quickly as Elite XC closing its doors, but is he out for good?
The engima that is Slice has been solved by the …

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[17 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson eyes pro boxing, MMA is “project”

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 …

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[5 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]
Strikeforce has purchased Pro Elite / Elite XC assets (updated)

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 …

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[5 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson on Fields K-1 WGP 2008 Final’s HDNet broadcast team

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 …