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Kimbo Slice Returns May 8 at UFC 113 in Montreal

After weeks of speculation, UFC officials have announced that Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will return to the octagon on Saturday, May 8 at UFC 113 in a heavyweight showdown with fellow The Ultimate Fighter veteran Matt Mitrione.

Slice, a native of Miami, Florida, possesses a mixed martial arts record of 4-1. Slice holds victories over the likes of Bo Cantrell, David “Tank” Abbott, and James Thompson. Slice made his UFC debut at the TUF 10 finale last December where he scored a unanimous decision over Houston Alexander.

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Kimbo Slice to Fight Roy Nelson on Next Week’s “TUF 10” Episode

Even if you didn’t watch last night’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 10”, you’ve probably heard about it anyway. Former EliteXC star Kimbo Slice will step into the UFC’s Octagon for the first time to face former IFL heavyweight champion and “TUF 10” tournament favorite Roy Nelson on next week’s episode on Spike. Above is a little video previewing the bout between the two.

Slice Talks TUF 10 on ESPN’s “MMA Live”

From ESPN.com, here’s this week’s installment of “MMA Live” with Jon Anik, Franklin McNeil, and UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian.

The Ultimate Fighter 10: Meet The Heavyweights

The Ultimate Fighter 10 premieres on Wednesday, September 16 following the live broadcast of UFC Fight Night 19 featuring Melvin Guillard vs. Nate Diaz. The Ultimate Fighter 10 will include coaches Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans along with established heavyweights Kimbo Slice, Roy Nelson, and Wes Sims.

Kimbo Slice Talks The Ultimate Fighter 10

EliteXC veteran Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson speaks with SpikeTV about the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Cast Preview

Spike TV Announces The Ultimate Fighter 10 Cast

Spike TV has announced the 16 fighters set to compete on The Ultimate Fighter 10. The season premieres Sept. 16 and will feature 16 heavyweights coached on two teams by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.

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Quote of the Day: Jared Shaw on EliteXC Collapse

“Do I think the Kimbo’s loss was the demise of the company like it’s being portrayed? Absolutely, 100 percent, no,” Shaw said. What I do think the Kimbo loss did was probably throw away any last ditch efforts of CBS acquiring the company, or having enough money to hang on to get another buyer to come in. But I knew for a while that this company was done. When I spoke to you guys and said I’m clearing a runway in September for El Paso to get to October, no, that’s not it at all. We just couldn’t put on the show.”

— Former EliteXC executive Jared Shaw talks to MMA Weekly about the demise of the organization following Kimbo Slice’s loss to Seth Petruzelli during EliteXC’s final show to date last October.

It’s interesting to see how Shaw denies that Slice losing was the reason why EliteXC folded only to completely contradict his notion in the very next sentence. Besides their financial decisions and corrupt management, putting the entire company on Slice’s shoulders and having him crumble was the biggest reason why EliteXC is no more.

It’s also key to note that Jared is finally admitting that the EliteXC show that was schedule to take place at the University of New Mexico last September was canceled because they simply only had enough money for one last show. The news of the show’s cancellation came the same day as one of their ShoXC cards and I remember scrambling to get some kind of official comment from a ProElite staffer only for there to be nothing at all.

Strikeforce Acquires ProElite Assets; Lands Deal With Showtime

It’s been a busy past few weeks for Scott Coker and his fledgling Strikeforce brand. Once thought to have been just a small success story in the San Jose area, the promotion seems to be on the fast track to becoming the legitimate number-two MMA organization in North America after securing a deal to purchase a limited number of assets from ProElite, the parent company of EliteXC.

Under the terms of the deal announced this afternoon, Strikeforce will acquire a select number of fighters contracts, along with the ability to sign additional fighters to Strikeforce deals, as well as a video library of past EliteXC and ShoXC events.

“This is a tremendous development that will bolster the Strikeforce roster and allow us to produce even more competitive matchups between top fighters,” Coker said in a press release today. “Some of these athletes have been on the sidelines for a while now and are eagerly waiting to return to competition. We look forward to providing them with the opportunity to do so in the next few months.”

 

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Report: Petruzelli Agrees to Rematch With Kimbo Slice

Seth Petruzelli, a former contestant on the second season of “The Ultimate Fighter” that gained instant fame after dispatching of former street fighter turned mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice at EliteXC’s “Heat” event in October, has reportedly agreed to a rematch against Slice in March of next year.

According to comments attributed to Petruzelli by MMA Weekly’s “MMA Insider Blog”, the former K-1 kickboxer has received offers to compete at a yet-to-be-announced Strikeforce event and an unknown show in China as well, but has also agreed to fight Slice for a second time in Tampa Bay, Florida and is waiting for a response from his camp:

Petruzelli maintains that he’s agreed to the rematch, and is awaiting word from Slice’s camp. It’s a fight he feels is needed to sustain the jolt in momentum created by the 14 second knockout at Elite XC’s final dance on Oct. 4.

“I just need to prove more my second time around, if I fight him, or I fight anybody else,” Petruzelli said. “I need to do the exact same thing…just to prove it wasn’t a fluke. That’s been my main driving goal, to train my ass off.”

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