Kimbo fights on TUF

Date September 29, 2009

Love him or hate him, Kimbo Slice is one of the most captivating fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. So much so that an entire company (EliteXC) put all of its chips on his shoulders, hoping he could keep an entire organization afloat (OOPS).

Maybe that move didn’t work out, but the UFC has been right there to jump on the Kimbo bandwagon, inviting him to compete on this year’s edition of the Ultimate Fighter reality series. Tomorrow night (7 p.m. SPIKETV in Hawaii) he steps into the cage against probably the most accomplished heavyweight on the show in Roy Nelson, the former IFL heavyweight champion.

The debut episode of this year’s TUF was the most-watched in history, and tomorrow night will surely break that record as everybody tunes in. Has Kimbo improved enough in MMA to be more than a one-dimensional fighter or will this fight go just like the one against Seth Petruzellii that ended in 14 seconds?

I don’t like his odds, but if he knocks out Nelson, it’ll be 2008 all over again. The Kimbo hype train will be full speed ahead.

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