Matt Mitrione +125 still hoping to fight Kimbo Slice -155:
"I have no clue what's going on; the last 15 hours have been pretty crazy," Mitrione said. "To be truly honest, I haven't heard a thing from the UFC, and it's frustrating me. It's my understanding that it took awhile to get his paperwork signed, but I'm sure it's signed.
"Where there's smoke, there's usually fire."
"I texted Joe Silva (Thursday) night and asked what was happening, if there was any danger of this being cancelled," Mitrione said. "His response was basically that nothing was official and that I should keep preparing — that I'm still fighting in Montreal."
"Fighting Kimbo is a phenomenal fight for me, and I think it's a bad fight for Kimbo," Mitrione said.
-- Full interview at lasvegassun.com
almost 2 years ago
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I a gree that he is a bad matchup for Kimbo. He’s got real KO power and a ridiculous chin.
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yeah meathead is a tough dude. jones, who has infinitely better ground game, couldn’t keep him down, and i think Mitrione has heavier hands coupled with better overall athleticism and reach
by Austin Martin on Mar 6, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Meathead's an idiot.
But to be fair, Mitrione’s solid chin and heavy(ish) hands are a bad combo for Kimbo. Kimbo’s the favorite solely based on name value and the fact that nobody bothered to watch the gasfest that was TUF 10 to know anything about Mitrione.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
Plenty of people watched TUF 10. But you are right that Kimbo is the favorite on name only.
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Who needs facts
when you can make blanket statements.
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by Matthew Roth on Mar 6, 2010 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
A significantly higher number of people watched the first and third episodes than any of the others, neither of which featured Mitrione. My point was that a hell of a lot more people saw Kimbo than Mitrione on TUF, explaining why the odds are favoring him. Apologies for the poor wording.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Mar 6, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Forget TUF, a hell of a lot more people have seen Kimbo period and this isn’t something that’s a secret. It doesn’t need blatantly misleading statements.
…wasn’t saying it was a secret, I was saying it’s the reason the odds are in Kimbo’s favor when after watching both of them fight it appears obvious that Mitrione has the skills to give Kimbo a hell of a fight.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Mar 6, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
That's how I see Mitrione's stand up
"You hit too hard, too hard, too hard..."
by spectaa on Mar 6, 2010 8:17 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
If you`re on TUF and you are the guy that gets named ``Meathead``, that is an impressive accomplishment.
Keep firing Assholes!
Blackout is always right
dood, if there was a way to do standup on the internet, you would reign supreme
by Austin Martin on Mar 6, 2010 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
as much as i don't like the guy
meathead would man handle kimbo
re-sign Gracie and make him Fight Kimbo on April 17.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 6, 2010 9:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
hahaha noone wants to listen to your kimbo vs. rolles pitch again anton
by Austin Martin on Mar 6, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Whoa...
I’m throwing the house on Meathead. Those odds are WAY too good. Mitrione is a tough dude, hits hard, and is way bigger than Kimbo. I’ll be putting some money on this fight for sure.
Damn....
I just went back and watched Mitrione vs Junk from TUF, that plus his performance with Big Baby doesn’t convince me he’ll beat Kimbo. I think Slice will either TKO him due to Matt gasing or win by decision
"The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of."-Mariusz Pudzianowski
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