Kmar
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CBS this Saturday at 9 p.m EST
(Live from Newark, N.J., it will be tape-delayed for the West Coast.)

Bearded 34-year-old Kevin Ferguson, known as Kimbo Slice, is the main attraction on CBS' first card.

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http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0 … html?imw=Y
While the move is a risk for CBS, it's major milestone for MMA, whose growth has been one of the decade's most stunning sports business success stories. For the first time a live MMA fight will be broadcast on one of the big four networks, an extraordinary feat for a sport that, just 10 or so years ago, was roundly derided as "human cockfighting." At first, the caged bouts were fought in the shadows, since the sport was banned in almost every state (it is now sanctioned in 33). But MMA now draws strong ratings on the cable channel Spike TV, and is a money-maker on pay-per-view; in 2007, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, MMA's dominant promoter, secured over $200 million in pay-per-view revenues, up from some $40 million in 2005. Still, scoring a prime-time network audience will expose the sport to a whole new universe of potential fans, and scrutiny. "This is hugely important for the sport," says Doug DeLuca, chairman of ProElite Inc., the company that is staging the CBS bouts. "MMA has done a great job reaching a hard-core, niche audience. Now, it's time to take it to the next level. All eyes will be on us."

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not a fan of Kimbo, but I'm glad to see one of the big networks showcasing it


I figured it would have been Fox to show
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Volatile
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Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
Kmar
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SEREMAKER wrote:

not a fan of Kimbo, but I'm glad to see one of the big networks showcasing it


I figured it would have been Fox to show
Well, I'm a fan of Bas.. and Bas has worked with him.
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Hes 34?? I thought hes more like 50.
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Volatile wrote:

Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
lol.. yea. He has been "refining" his skill. He said he wants to take this one to the ground.. we will see.
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obviously Kimbo is a freaking animal and an insane brawler.   but when the hell is he going to fight one of the elite guys? and not some has been punching bag. I suppose they need to milk him for everything they can before he gets beat.
Aries_37
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Kimbo is strong as hell but he's unfit and when he gets tired he looks kinda pathetic.

Don't know about calling it a sport but it's about time it got a network because it's pr0 entertainment
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I wonder how much he'll make off this bout
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Volatile wrote:

Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
Yep that is the one. 

Should be interesting to see how it is covered on a national television station. 
The MMA fight I am waiting for is Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver June 1st Sunday on Versus ( a basis cable channel in the states)

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Kmar
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Scratch[USA] wrote:

Volatile wrote:

Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
Yep that is the one. 

Should be interesting to see how it is covered on a national television station. 
The MMA fight I am waiting for is Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver June 1st Sunday on Versus ( a basis cable channel in the states)
HDNET friday night fights is good . Kimbo will be on it tonight as a guest. http://www.hd.net/schedule_today.html#CMID5851
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Booooo no HDnet for me, might be shown on the net?????
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If a promoter offered you $10,000 for 1 min in the ring with Kimbo ............. would you take it ?




I would ...................................... LETS GET IT ON
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SEREMAKER wrote:

If a promoter offered you $10,000 for 1 min in the ring with Kimbo ............. would you take it ?




I would ...................................... LETS GET IT ON
Would that $10,000 cover the medical expenses of a detached retina?
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Scratch[USA] wrote:

Booooo no HDnet for me, might be shown on the net?????
Inside MMA usually makes it's way on to google/youtube
Last Week:
[google]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6727701382786957106&hl=en[/google]

Watch Inside MMA Online
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Volatile wrote:

SEREMAKER wrote:

If a promoter offered you $10,000 for 1 min in the ring with Kimbo ............. would you take it ?




I would ...................................... LETS GET IT ON
Would that $10,000 cover the medical expenses of a detached retina?
oh yeah but I didn't say and you don't have to fight





just to say, I did ... I would go toe to toe
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Kmarion wrote:

Well, I'm a fan of Bas.. and Bas has worked with him.
Bas Rutten?  I have his Street Defense video on my iPod and love it.

Volatile wrote:

Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
Think so, I remember his name.  He's gone pro now?  Very nice for him.
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Kimbo is fucking terrifying looking. I wouldn't want to make him mad. I wonder if he's a nice guy though, that'd be cool.
A12345
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ill watch it but for the lawler vs. smith, baroni vs. villasenor (just hoping baroni gets ktfo) and the carano vs. young fights.

i dont care about kimbo and wont until he beats some one worth beating, hes young in the sport and i dont expect him to be fighting anyone in the top tiers yet, but the thing that irritates me is the way people, media, and of course his promoters are hyping him like hes the second coming of fedor. oh well, war the colossus!

oh yeah and good luck gina

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wah1188
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Kimbo's just an absolute powerhouse if someone could just hold him off for a couple of minutes frustrate him I'm pretty sure they could tire him out. He is fucking scary though.
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wah1188 wrote:

Kimbo's just an absolute powerhouse if someone could just hold him off for a couple of minutes frustrate him I'm pretty sure they could tire him out. He is fucking scary though.
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.Sup
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Seriously hes only 34 yrs old? Doesn't he seem older for you guys?
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kimbo is a BEAST.
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Scratch[USA] wrote:

Volatile wrote:

Is this the same dude i've seen on youtube with the backyard boxing?
Yep that is the one. 

Should be interesting to see how it is covered on a national television station. 
The MMA fight I am waiting for is Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver June 1st Sunday on Versus ( a basis cable channel in the states)

california kid fucking owns
A12345
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Scratch[USA] wrote:

wah1188 wrote:

Kimbo's just an absolute powerhouse if someone could just hold him off for a couple of minutes frustrate him I'm pretty sure they could tire him out. He is fucking scary though.
One name
Brock Lesnar
seriously they both have only two fights, and brock would maul him on the ground

.Sup wrote:

Seriously hes only 34 yrs old? Doesn't he seem older for you guys?
not really, randy couture was 43 when he beat sylvia, who is twelve years younger, for the heavy weight title last year

but still kimbo may be a little late to the game to go far before time catches up with him.

Last edited by A12345 (2008-05-30 14:02:17)

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