Slice was released from his Pro Elite contract on May 13th, has also passed on offers to fight in the Strikeforce promotion, and a career in professional boxing. This led to him being picked up by Zuffa (UFC’s parent company). This should be interesting, actually. UFC president Dana White has been very critical of Slice in the past and I agree. Kimbo has gained his fame in street fighting, which is a completely different ball game from an actual regulated mixed martial arts bout. He didn’t earn his stripes or his fame like most fighters. He mainly fought dudes that were way past their prime, guys like Tank Abbott. Elite XC made him look like this unstoppable force, but in reality, they pitted him against half-assed fighters that should have probably retired already.

Ken Shamrock getting injured a few hours before his fight with Slice on October 4, 2008 was probably one of the best things to happen to the sport. That led to Seth Petruzelli, (ironically he was on The Ultimate Fighter 2) to step in the cage and knock out Kimbo in fourteen seconds! All of a sudden he didn’t look unstoppable anymore and in a way, it almost looked like the end of his MMA career. The UFC is doing him a big favor, but he is doing an even bigger favor for the UFC. Many casual MMA fans love Slice and he’s going to generate ratings. The purists are going to want to see his head cracked open, but honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if he stepped up his game and made an impact on the series. After all, he’s trained by Bas Rutten (one of my personal favorite fighters). Enough, let’s relive Kimbo’s knockout loss to Seth Petruzelli.