Shawn Tompkins death ruled a heart attack. Tompkins’ manager, Gary Ibarra reveals family’s history of heart disease. Jon Fitch expected back in the cage at UFC 139 in San Jose, rumored opponent is Johny Hendricks..
Shawn Tompkins death ruled a heart attack. Tompkins’ manager, Gary Ibarra reveals family’s history of heart disease.
Jon Fitch expected back in the cage at UFC 139 in San Jose, rumored opponent is Johny Hendricks.
UFC on Versus 5 produces 6 indefinite medically suspended fighters including: Jim Miller, Amir Saddolah, Duane Ludwig, C.B. Dollaway, Kyle Noke, and T.J Obrien. Full breakdown of all 12 suspensions: here.
UFC on Versus 5 salaries and bonuses released. Chris Lytle highest paid at $200,000. More here.
UFC on Versus 6 to feature Fabricio Maldonado vs. Aaron Rosa.
Kimbo Slice‘s pro-boxing debut last night in Oklahoma ended in highlight-reel fashion, as the former bare-knuckle YouTube brawler/MMA fighter turned out James Wade‘s lights with a crushing right uppercut, sending him through the bottom rope just 10 seconds into the match. Check out the video above for two different angles of the finish; as you can see, it took a long time for Wade to regain his senses.
Kimbo Slice‘s pro-boxing debut last night in Oklahoma ended in highlight-reel fashion, as the former bare-knuckle YouTube brawler/MMA fighter turned out James Wade‘s lights with a crushing right uppercut, sending him through the bottom rope just 10 seconds into the match. Check out the video above for two different angles of the finish; as you can see, it took a long time for Wade to regain his senses.
Filed under: UFCKimbo Slice, the former street fighter turned MMA fighter who has been out of the fight game since the UFC cut him 15 months ago, stepped into the ring for his first professional boxing match on Saturday night. It went about as well as …
Kimbo Slice, the former street fighter turned MMA fighter who has been out of the fight game since the UFC cut him 15 months ago, stepped into the ring for his first professional boxing match on Saturday night. It went about as well as he could have hoped.
According to multiple accounts of the bout posted on Twitter, Kimbo knocked out his opponent, a man named James Wade, in just 17 seconds.
It’s important to note that Wade came into the fight with a record of 0-1, and he was knocked out in his only previous fight. So it’s not like Kimbo beat a particularly impressive opponent. The fact that Kimbo was fighting an 0-1 fighter at a casino in Oklahoma on a card that wasn’t even televised indicates that promoter Gary Shaw knows Kimbo has a long way to go before he’ll be a legitimate fighter who’s ready for public exposure.
But Kimbo remains a well-known presence in the fight game, thanks to his time in the UFC, in EliteXC fights on CBS before that, and even thanks to his YouTube fights before he ever had a sanctioned bout. And now he’s 1-0 as a boxer.
I think it’s time that Dana White ceased to be at the forefront of the UFC, as well as its spokesperson, and dissipate into the abyss or background (or whatever you want to call it).
It has been two weeks since Fedor “The Last Emperor&rdquo…
I think it’s time that Dana White ceased to be at the forefront of the UFC, as well as its spokesperson, and dissipate into the abyss or background (or whatever you want to call it).
It has been two weeks since Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko lost his third fight in a row, courtesy of Dan Henderson’s H-Bomb.
But what followed after the former Pride heavyweight champion’s demise at the hands of Henderson was a litany of insults from none other than the UFC supremo himself, Dana White.
Talk about kicking a man when he’s down—that would be an understatement. Not only did White subject Emelianenko to a humiliating vituperation, he also fired him from his newly acquired company called Strikeforce. Talk about adding salt to the injury.
Emelianenko isn’t the first fighter and most definitely won’t be the last to feel the acid tongue of Mr. White. White doesn’t keep his rancid wrath for solely the fighters—anyone and anybody he does agree with or doesn’t agree with soon finds out what a foul-mouthed, profanity prone individual he is—fans included.
This man is the president of the biggest and most lucrative MMA organization in the world. And how does he act? Like a buffoon.
Let’s be honest—this man has no class. Sometimes he comes across as a joke, and he lacks a lot in the decorum department to boot. It seems like he has a good business acumen and a gift of the gab, but that’s about all the credit I’m willing to give this man.
He reminds me of the British promoter Frank Warren. They could be twins in the way their behaviors mirror one another. If a boxer isn’t signed with Warren’s promotion or has decided to jump ship with another promoter or manager, he has little or no time for that fighter. And what ensues is a torrent of abusive and derogatory comments heaped upon those fighters (which he’s allowed to spew in his weekly newspaper column). In my opinion, this sort of conduct is totally and utterly unacceptable.
And the same demeanor applies to Dana White. His latest outburst was, basically, “Having your promotion carried by Fedor is like having your promotion carried by Kimbo Slice.” Regardless of what Fedor Emelianenko has or hasn’t achieved in MMA (until his three straight losses, it should be noted that Fedor has had a stellar career), that was no way to speak about a fighter who most recently fought under his latest acquisition.
And the same could be said of Kimbo Slice. White used Kimbo’s Internet notoriety to push the ratings up, via the sale of PPVs in some of the UFC shows. And yet he now refers to Kimbo as something the cat dragged in, then dragged back out again. Aspersions of fighters, MMA or otherwise, in general is uncalled for.
I have no idea where this vitriol stems from. Was he a failed MMA practitioner? I doubt it. He couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag. Or is his coming across as some dimwitted macho guy something to do with the fact that he was once an aerobics instructor? Anyway, his proclivity to be abrasive to all and sundry smacks of someone who suffers from severe and acute insecurity issues.
The bullied becomes the bully. And that’s what Dana White is—a BULLY. It’s nothing to be proud of, because as most of us know when push comes to shove, they’ll be the first to fold.
I could vilify Dana White until the cows came home, but I won’t. Mr. White is a legend in his own mind.
It should be noted that the MMA is not a wholly established sport yet, and it be could said that it’s still in its infancy—and thus the UFC is a growing concern, and not the finished business model. So, Mr. White, a bit of professionalism and respect wouldn’t go amiss toward the fighters, fans, et al.
When fighters walk away from the sport, rarely do we see them gravitate towards the other side of the interview microphone, but the decision to do just that was a good one for “Chainsaw” Charles McCarthy. After stepping away from the sport in 2008, the former TUF 4 contestant announced that, in spite of his retirement he would be turning his focus to his American Top Team affiliated gym in Boyton Beach, Florida and would still be involved in MMA.
We haven’t heard from the 10-5 UFC veteran, who was at the wrong of a highlight-reel spinning back kick KO by David Loiseau much since then, but he recently joined up with a relatively new MMA website called “CageJunkies” (original, huh?) and has proven that he’s an adept reporter.
(Video courtesy of YouTube/CageJunkies)
When fighters walk away from the sport, rarely do we see them gravitate towards the other side of the interview microphone, but the decision to do just that was a good one for “Chainsaw” Charles McCarthy. After stepping away from the sport in 2008, the former TUF 4 contestant announced that, in spite of his retirement he would be turning his focus to his American Top Team affiliated gym in Boyton Beach, Florida and would still be involved in MMA.
We haven’t heard from the 10-5 UFC veteran, who was at the wrong of a highlight-reel spinning back kick KO by David Loiseau much since then, but he recently joined up with a relatively new MMA website called “CageJunkies” (original, huh?) and has proven that he’s an adept reporter.
Case in point, in the interview he did recently with his former fellow ATT teammate Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, McCarthy was smooth and comfortable and used his knowledge of the sport to put together an enjoyable Q&A in which the former backyard brawler opened up about his personal life and future professional aspirations like we’ve never seen him do before.
We all have that one guy who we consider to be one of our favorites even though we now for a fact he’s a little bit overrated.For me it’s Brock Lesnar, but unlike most people I dont go around saying “Brock Lesnar could beat Fedor in his prime…
We all have that one guy who we consider to be one of our favorites even though we now for a fact he’s a little bit overrated.
For me it’s Brock Lesnar, but unlike most people I dont go around saying “Brock Lesnar could beat Fedor in his prime,” because that is just crazy talk. Here are a few of the most overhyped and overrated fighters in MMA.
Kimbo Slice, the former street fighter turned 
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