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Tony
15-04-2008, 09:35
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“If he [Kimbo] fought anybody that mattered, I would book [Chuck Liddell] tomorrow…. The fact is, Kimbo’s not there yet. He would get destroyed. I heard he just got knocked out by Forrest Griffin last week in a sparring match after a kick to the head.”


UFC President Dana White admits that he’s open to the possibility of setting up a fight between former UFC light heavyweight champion, Chuck Liddell, and EliteXC star — and former Miami streetbrawler — Kimbo Slice. Two things have to happen first, however: Kimbo has to become a better fighter and he has to sign with promotion — White no longer cross promotes. That day might not be too far away. Sam Caplan reminds us that Slice inked a four-fight deal and his next bout against James Thompson in May will be the third under the existing contract. We know that Chuck will be down … Kimbo bothers him.

Tony
15-04-2008, 09:36
Nevermind....

[UPDATE]
UPDATE: Kimbo Slice signed a contract extension today, making this match up — if were even remotely possible — no longer possible … at least for the immediate future.


Kimbo heeft dus zojuist zijn contract verlengd... Geen Kimbo dus in de UFC..




LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2008) – Fans can continue to expect to see mixed martial arts standouts and fan favorites Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano and Robbie Lawler fighting for Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, for a long, long time.

“I am proud and very excited to announce that Kimbo, Gina and Robbie have all re-signed with us,’’ EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw said today. Terms of the long-term, multi-year agreements were not disclosed.

Kimbo, Carano and Lawler are three of EliteXC’s most popular, talented and exciting fighters and all will be featured Saturday, May 31, in the first of four prime time events on the CBS Television Network in 2008.

Kimbo (2-0) of Perrine, Fla., and Carano (5-0) of Las Vegas will face fighters to be announced while the exciting Lawler (15-4) of St. Louis will defend his EliteXC middleweight title against hard-hitting Scott “Hands Of Steel’’ Smith (15-4) of Sacramento, Calif., in a slugfest that figures to be non-stop, toe-to-toe action.

The official lineup for the historic MMA card, the first on network television, will formally be announced in the next few days. The highly anticipated event will emanate from the PrudentialCenter in Newark, N.J.

“We’re extremely happy to get these deals done with Kimbo, Gina and Robbie,’’ Shaw said. “Fighters know EliteXC is the place to be and the organization to fight for, which is why we’ve always been able to sign or re-sign almost each and every one of our fighters.

“You don’t see our guys leaving. With us, it’s family and all about the fighters. Every fighter who has fought on an EliteXC card has come away being ambassadors for EliteXC.

“Kimbo has already become an MMA star due to his incredible popularity on YouTube. His backyard street fights are legendary. No question Kimbo has made a successful transition from Street to Elite and is on his way to becoming a superstar and world champion.

“Gina became an instant star after her first fight for EliteXC and has gone on to gain even more national prominence. She truly is the face of women’s MMA, an inspiration to many up-and-coming athletes and is a perfect illustration as to why women do indeed have a place in this sport and with EliteXC.

“Robbie’s nicknamed ‘Ruthless’ – what more you need to know? He’s tough, hard-nosed and always been highly regarded. EliteXC is extremely proud to have Robbie as its world middleweight champion. Robbie has shown time and again that he’s one of the most thrilling fighters in any weight class in MMA.

“For sheer action and power, it doesn’t get better than ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler versus Scott ‘Hands Of Steel’ Smith.’’

el bastardo
15-04-2008, 10:10
Kimbo vs Liddell, zou toch anders wel erg leuk geweest zijn. Tegen de tijd dat Kimbo wel naar de UFC zou komen, is Chuck al over the hill denk ik.

Tony
15-04-2008, 10:16
Mja.. stel dat Kimbo zijn verwachtngen weet waar te maken en wel degelijk in staat is échte MMA vechters te verslaan.. Dan zou een matchup tegen Liddel zeker niet verkeerd zijn. maar hoe lang heeft een Chuck nog te gaan? Max twee jaar denk ik.

el bastardo
15-04-2008, 10:18
That's all I'm saying ;)

The Bulldog
15-04-2008, 14:07
Kimbo zelf is ook niet de jongste meer en die doet het heel slim ....

Pakt nu een lekker contract...vecht zich steeds meer in de picture en maakt een keer een klapper....

trouwens die gages van nu zijn al aardige klappers....

TOON
15-04-2008, 14:17
en aangezien er een hele marketing strategie achter zit zou het zomaar kunnen dat Kimbo met randzaken meer verdiend dan met het vechten....