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Gotta give Kimbo props.....
There are a ton of jealous people in the entire MMA industry that would have given their first born to get the chance to be the top card at the first ever free televised fight. Kimbo Slice will have a lot of followers just because he was the showcased heavyweight.
He does need to work on his endurance first off. He has been working on his ground game, but that takes time. He is a brawler. Nothing else as of yet. I don't think he is too old to fight or learn. Couture is going to be 45 at the end of this month, and he is waiting and traing for the fight of his career. He isn't too old IMO. Lets not forget that Kimbo did just knock Tank Abbott out. Yes, he is overweight and out of his prime, but he is still a dangerous man inside that cage.
As to Elite XC going bankrupt, that isn't going to happen. They already have BK as a big advertiser now. Now if they keep lying about shit they will lose any kind of following. They said Kimbo was recently homeless, and living out of his 4-Runner. That was a long time ago. I hate that crap. talk about how he used to bareknuckle to pay bills, and bodyguard, but don't make it sound like they found him on some street corner with a carboard sign. They should tell the true story and give him the dignity he has earned. I like how humble he presents himself and he is all about hard work.
You can be assured that CBS explained to Elite that the fights will be stopped with the least amount of damage to fighters due to the fact that it is going out to the general public for free. They can't risk someone being seriously injured in front of all those viewers. Why doesn't anyone understand that boxing would have made way more money if it could have stayed on regular TV? After Boom Boom killed that guy it was all over. Big companies will pay waay more money to get to larger numbers. That is the flaw with UFC. UFC will be out and over in 5 years unless they change. Mark Cuban will make sure that happens. Fighters will get paid in the future. I just hope that there will be NO DON KING of MMA. He ruined boxing.
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