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Fraud is Exposed

5. October 2008  - Published by Jeff Pugh

No sorry ... I'm not talking about the plan Mike Brown has been implementing since he took over in 1990. That's been well covered and well documented. No, I'm talking about the so-called MMA fighter Kimbo Slice.

While I was disappointed not to see an awful Ken Shamrock fight him and most likely destroy him, I was happy to see an very average at best journeyman fighter, Seth Petruzelli, only need less than a minute to dispose of the fraud that was Kimbo Slice.

Sorry I've been away from the boards for a while. I'll make some UFC and other MMA posts soon enough. And the Bengals still blow. But hey ... I'm going 3-0 this week in my Fantasy leagues.

...more from MMAJunkie.com

"Seth Petruzelli wasn't the only big winner on the third edition of CBS EliteXC "Saturday Night Fights." Affliction Entertainment scored in its first attempt at cross-promotion and emerged from one of the most fascinating nights in the history of MMA having raised the profile of its brand.

In the near term, Petruzelli's eleventh-hour decision to scrap his fight with Aaron Rosa and stomp Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson in less time than it takes to order a pint at the pub will be all the buzz. However, from a business perspective, Affliction was the clear winner Saturday night.

It took Andrei Arlovski a round to get his motor running, but the former UFC heavyweight champion clobbered Roy Nelson inside the distance. That solid KO performance, coupled with Slice's meltdown, meant Affliction ended the night with the best heavyweight on the card."

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Comments

10/6/2008 8:27:24 AM #
Amen brother! I DVR'd the fights so I could watch the college football games. During halftime of the Bengals game I fast forwarded through most of the fights till the end...even the Gina Carano fight! I got to the Slice fight and didn't have to fast forward very far! As I've said, and I believe you've agreed Jeff, Kimbo Slice would get destroyed by almost every single heavyweight fighter in the UFC.

The fact that he got beat the way he did against a journeyman fighter who hasn't fought in over a year says a lot about the guy. Yeah he took the fight on really late notice, but so did Petruzelli. The fact that he beat him in 14 seconds is crazy, but not a total shock or totally unexpected.

One thing I will say about Slice is that he was a class act after the fight...well that is until he gave a shout out about his after party and then walked away while Gus Johnson was trying to talk to him further.

Kimbo Slice...fraud...exposed...EliteXC's cash cow...whoops!
10/6/2008 11:32:34 AM #
The thing that pissed me off though was the CBS crew continuing to say Kimbo would "Fight anyone, anywhere, anytime" yet they never covered exactly how much EliteXC and CBS had to pay Kimbo to take the fight. Petruzelli was on the undercard, so he had the exact same amount of time to decide to take the fight or not. I'm just happy that bubble has burst. Can't wait for UFC 89 & 90 within a week of each other!
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