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Tuesday talk: Kimbo Slice is Miami’s hottest star
By Zach Arnold | May 21, 2007
Kimbo Slice gets more big press in Miami, this time with CBS 4 in a piece called Backyard fighter goes legit at South Florida gym. Luke Thomas has a defense of Kimbo Slice in MMA.
Michael David Smith over at The Fanhouse will be live-blogging the UFC 71 event. Michael is one of the better sports bloggers online, so I am positive that we’ll see some good MMA coverage coming shortly.
Gryphon has some very interesting site updates today. Read them all. The headline that will grab attention is the TUF one, but the more important one involves Dana White’s views on agents in MMA.
Stock market wizards — here’s the latest on the IFL front.
Onto today’s headlines.
- Talking Boxing: An argument in favor of boxing — does HBO share our resolve?
- Eastside Boxing: The fight to save boxing — the encore
- The West Central Tribune (MN): Budget bills approved by the Legislature (including the boxing commission overseeing MMA)
- The West Central Tribune (MN): Willmar city council puts moratorium on MMA activity
- The Guam Pacific Daily News: BJJ champion Marcos Oliveira trains fighters
- IFL PR: Brian Vetell makes U.S. grappling team
- MMA California: More fighter suspensions
- MMA Weekly: MMA TV schedule loaded for June
- Grapple Monkey: The cage vs. the ring
- The New York Times: Marine Brian Stann is used to fighting for his life (he’s now in WEC)
- The New York Times: No helmet, no pads, no escape (article on Johnnie Morton)
- The Carthage Press (MO): A different look at Ultimate Fighting
- Buddy TV: Interview with Josh Burkman
- Lay and Pray: Report – UFC 75 set for London (MMA Weekly indicates it will happen on September 8th)
- Jake Rossen: Retro minute-by-minute – Liddell/Jackson I
- UFC HP: Quinton’s Quotables
- The Long Beach Press-Telegram: UFC 71 looks like a ‘Rampage’
- KENS 5 (San Antonio, TX): Dangerous helmet boxing growing in popularity
- WPIX TV (New York): Fact Finders – MMA
- The Boston Herald: Extreme dedication – MMA fighter Alex Karalexis gives guards hand in hand-to-hand
- The Edinburgh Evening News (UK): James Mair the merrier after fight win
- UFC Junkie: An interview with UFC 71’s Houston Alexander
- MMA HQ: Shogun at UFC 72?
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That Kimbo video is too funny. Unless he’s got some secret submission grappling skills, I don’t see him having much of a chance punching with Ray Mercer!?! Let’s see — beat up some jabroni in your backyard, or square off with a veteran heavyweight prize fighter? I gotta say, though, I’m interested. LOL
LoL Kimbo knocking the dread off that dude.
Will Kimbo be allowed to use the “Kimbo death tackle” in the mercer match. I don’t think Mercer can withstand that!
I have money enough to buy 1 of the upcoming UFC PPV’s in the coming 4 or 5 months. I was thinking July 7th’s UFC 73 was the one I wanted. I’m looking for the best top to bottom card, not just a good headliner fight (UFC 71). I’m curious what others think. If you had a choice, which UFC would you buy and why 71, 72, 73, or wait for one later in the year?
Definitely get UFC 73 “Stacked”, as it has two big title matches, Rashad-Tito, and Big Nog’s debut against Heath Herring.
Jeff, you have money for only one UFC PPV in the next 5 months? Dude…you need a better job. Send me your CV and I can help you punch it up a little. 🙂
With the UFC: Victory card from N.Ireland being a freaking joke, I would agree with BigC and say for sure go with UFC 73, which looks half-decent.
Marquart’s title match seems kind of ‘out of the blue’, but the Middleweight division isn’t exactly stacked with stars right now so I guess he’s as good an opponent as any.
Shogun is likely on UFC 72, so depending on his opponent, you might consider that strongly.
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I’m holding out til UFC 73.
I personally think this UFC 71 card is stacked.
I am especially looking forward to the Parisyan / Burkman fight and the Starnes / Leben fight should be an interesting bout within itself.
Tito vs. Rashad at UFC 73 is only entertaining in the sense of who gets mount first and starts the GNP. Tito isn’t that entertaining of a fighter when he isn’t the clear-cut favorite.
A.Silva vs Marquardt is a bit premature IMHO for Marquardt and it will be a lot more lopsided than ppl think.
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“A.Silva vs Marquardt is a bit premature IMHO for Marquardt and it will be a lot more lopsided than ppl think.”
Marquart will beat Silva. He’s far from a rookie.
Shogun Rua has just been signed by the UFC and will probably be added to the UFC72 lineup. I guess we’ll wait to see who he’s fighting, but if it’s against Babalu Sobral (which it should be, since Sobral was the last guy to beat him) then that’s an epic bout that will definately help the card
Really good article on the untold story of Quinton “Rampage Jackson”. Do yourself a favor and check it out, really good stuff.
Someone posted this on the TUF Forum. Apparently Reudiger has been released from his UFC contract. Maybe the K1-Gabe rumors were true.
http://www.theultimatefighter.tv/forum/displaymessage.php?Thread_ID=24802&fid=1&Last_Update=2007-05-22%2018:52:22&page=4