Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione Rumored for UFC 113
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 17, 2010 12:57 PM EST
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As pointed out in a fanshot on this site yesterday, Five Ounces of Pain is reporting that Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson will make is return to the Octagon at UFC 113 in Montreal against Ultimate Fighter season-mate Matt Mitrione. MMA Junkie then reported last night that both Slice and Mitrione had accepted the bout but contracts have not been signed.
However, an hour after the post went up on Junkie, Mitrione was on his facebook saying the following:
The rumors are NOT true. I have not been contacted by anyone about fighting anyone. I'd love for it to be true, but its not.
I'm much more inclined to say that Mitrione knows better than Five Oz. (who seems to be wrong a lot lately) and Junkie given that the fight involves him.
If the fight does happen it could be a good one for Mitrione. His chin has shown to be quite solid and Slice's power is clearly overhyped. If Mitrione can draw Kimbo into some power shot exchanges he could come out the winner.
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Hate to go off topic..
But man, Gaines Adams died? It looks like he had a heart attack. The kid was only 26 years old.. What a shame..
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Yeah man. Terrible news. RIP
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by ANance on Jan 17, 2010 1:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
RIP
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Jan 17, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah it's kinda scary
I’m 26 as well. Kinda makes me want to stop eating burgers and fries.
On topic- kimbo will lose this fight for sure if it happens
Confucius says:
"Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk."
I'm no doctor but...
I was involved in some screening for a study of the heart and my job was to look over thousands of medical charts which were the results of dozens of tests on individuals who had survived a heart attack before the tests were taken.
What I found was interesting, perhaps some of you out there have other information and can support or contradict what I found. If someone had a heart attack in their 20’s, their medical history showed an admission to the heavy use of drugs (usually mushrooms or cocaine). If they had a heart attack in their 30’s they had two of the three risk factors: heavy smoking (more than one pack per day), heavy alcohol abuse (eight to ten drinks per day), excessive coffee drinking (more than two pots per day). If they had a heart attack in their forties, they usually only had one of those three risk factors. After the forties, I did not see a common risk factor.
I don’t know how many burgers/fries you eat, RiverHorror, but in my opinion you will probably live until your forties at least unless you are at risk from other, more severe, factors. But, like I said, I’m not a doctor, and I could be WAY off base here.
the 8-10 alchoholic drinks would have to be every day to be a risk factor wouldn’t it? I drink about that many, but not daily, about once a week
by kanodogg on Jan 17, 2010 5:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I drop an 8-ball a week, chug whiskey and smoke more than a hipster at a Vampire Weekend concert, and I feel just fine.
/drops dead
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by Anthony Pace on Jan 17, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
bad matchup for kimbo
although that could be said about him fighting anybody he really isnt that good
by milk72 on Jan 17, 2010 1:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Right
Everyone keeps saying “bad matchup for Kimbo”, well who in the UFC that fights at LHW or HW would be a good matchup for him? He’s at least a 2-1 dog against almost all the guys currently on the roster, at least in Mitrione he’d be facing someone with even less experience than he has.
After watching Houston Alexander get pummeled last night it’s obvious there are more guys in the UFC Kimbo’s going to beat.
by scrambledeggs on Jan 17, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Like who?
It’s pretty obvious that Houston was the bottom of the barrell as far as UFC fighters go, there’s a reason his previous fight was outside the organization.
Wasn’t obvious before the fight. People had Houston murdering Kimbo. And I remember reading somewhere on this site one of the mods (this was a little while back) saying that Houston was the best pure striker in the LHW division
I assume you’re talking about me. But I never said that. I said that he had possibly the best p4p striking power and that his technique was much more refined than Kimbo.
If that fight were to happen again tomorrow I’d still strongly consider picking Houston.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 17, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
It was his gameplan that cost him the fight, not his skills.
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by Tim Burke on Jan 17, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry I misquoted you. And no question there’s a very good chance he wins a rematch (hell, an argument can be made he deserved the first match.)
But it doesn’t take away from my point. I’m just saying it’s easy now to say “Well, Houston sucks” and minimize the win, but at the time he was considered a very dangerous and legit opponent for Slice, and so its a pretty significant victory. Beating a guy some people considered had possibly the best p4p striking power is something.
Its sort of like the Fedor vs Arlovski/Sylvia debate…
At the time he was considered dangerous for Kimbo- not for anyone else in the division. You act like people were saying Houston was some kind of wrecking machine, maybe when he first came on the scene but not any time recently. I’m impressed that Kimbo beat Houston, it doesn’t change the fact that he will still be fighting the worst fighters that the UFC has to offer and will be an underdog to almost all of them.
thats actually exactly what i said kimbo sucks its common knowledge
by milk72 on Jan 17, 2010 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is it
It’s the UFC and if he can’t beat Matt and then either Hardonk or Al-Turk then he can’t cut it. Hopefully the powers that be don’t listen to us fanboys clamoring for Sean Gannon or a Seth rematch.
by John Nash on Jan 17, 2010 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Edit: I shouldn’t have written “beat”, but instead “hang with”.
by John Nash on Jan 17, 2010 2:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised if Mitrione
was instructed by Zuffa to deny any knowledge of the bout given the UFC’s recent push to prevent fight news from leaking too early.
I was thinking the same thing
Mitrione makes a lot of sense as far as who Kimbo’s next opponent should be in the UFC, so as to not spoil the surprise, I can see Zuffa telling Mitrione or his camp not to leak this fight (and the same goes for Kombo and his camp who have not said anything). I will take Mitrione on this fight, but I would not be surprised if Kimbo takes this. It’s win-win for the UFC because Kimbo is a fan favorite and a win will just make him more marketable. Similarly, Mitrione is very hated (but in that way where fans would pay to see him lose), and him beating Kimbo would raise Mitrione’s stock and make more fans want to see him lose.
That's an obvious fight to make
if Kimbo’s knee has somehow wronged you or your family.
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what happened to no fighter bashing? You guys are laughable, if you dont like him dont cheer for him, but saying he sucks like it’s a fact…??? Im sure people feel the same way about your WOW characters
by Beyondadrenalin on Jan 17, 2010 2:31 PM EST reply actions
yeah, your comment was just obnoxious.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 17, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
the haters still waiting to see kimbo fail
i hope kimbo beat the breaks off matt to shut ppl up. the person who wrote this blog seem like they praying for kimbo to lose
If Mitrione can draw Kimbo into some power shot exchanges he could come out the winner.
You’re right. It looks exactly like I’m praying for Kimbo to lose. By saying that his power is overhyped (which has proven out) and that Mitrione’s chin has been shown to be solid (which has been proven)…and then saying that if he can draw him into some exchanges he COULD come out the winner. it’s like I’m just praying to the lord for Kimbo to lose.
I’m so glad your reading skills are so well refined.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 17, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
I mean this as a compliment.
I’m not sure who on staff is more of a sarcastic dick between you and Fagan. I would love to see you two get into an argument in a comments section. Or maybe have a slightly more serious version of the Ben vs. Ben features they do on Cage Potato?
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Brent wins, he can do sarcasm with the class of a bitter courtesan, Renaissance style.
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He’d just need to start waving a bottle of maple syrup and watch Fagan blanch.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jan 17, 2010 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not “the haters” fault that Kimbo sucks. And after TUF it seems to me that about 75% of the people on here have been rooting for Kimbo.
Everyone’s reaction from TUF 10 seamed about the same: Kimbo’s seems like a great guy it just sucks the he’s not that good.
by John Nash on Jan 17, 2010 4:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah
The way I look at him is that he’s an over-achieving underdog just trying to keep his place on the roster. He definitely should not have won the fight with Houston.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
While sources close to Mitrione have said he has yet to be approached about the fight, the heavy handed duo are considered highly likely to face off on May 1 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
Yeah, so Mitrione said it wasn’t true… but fuck him!
PRO TIP: If it was written by Cory Brady, it probably isn’t accurate
I actually think this is a fairly even matchup. Neither guy has a ground game and both are sloppy brawlers. Mitrione took awhile to finish big baby who has a glass jaw and couldnt finish Junk on the show, so I’m not really sold on his power yet either. Honestly neither guy is that good and this fight could go either way in my mind.
Mitrione’s stand up makes kimbo look like Apollo Creed. Kimbo is more compact and precise and he got a guard unlike mitrione (maybe mitrione got a guard when he isn’t gassed, I can’t tell).
"You hit too hard, too hard, too hard..."
Yep
I find is peculiar that people on here who say they know about boxing have any positive feelings about Mitrione’s hands. He looks like a bear would if someone tried to train one to box.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
I wonder which real fight will get shipped to the undercard so we can be forced to watch this cardio-free clusterfuck.
"Talk all the shit you want now!
by Earl Montclair on Jan 17, 2010 5:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Howd quickly we forget the forcasts available to us from TUF 10
Like the sparring and rolling on TUF 10 with Kimbo bopping Matt around pretty good as well as Dumping him on his head. Also, Matt complaining that he was too “rough”. A decent indicator.
i would like kimbo to win the same way he did over alexander.
1 good pickup and a good slam to the canvas. than some gnp. i just hope it’s more exciting then kimbos last matchup. that first rouind was boring with houston on his heels circling the ring and kimbo stalking him but not really doing anything. just be explosive this time kimbo and you can beat this guy.
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 17, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
I just figured it out
It makes so much sense I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner- Kimbo vs. Kimo!
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