Kimbo Slice told Mike Chiappetta on the Inside The Ultimate Fighter podcast he’d beat Roy Nelson in a rematch.
“I fought Roy with caution. I did go for the kill one time, but I knew to be careful because Roy will bait you, that’s how good he is. He can look rocked, but the minute you go in for the kill, shwoop! You know what I’m sayin? He’s a smart fighter. When I felt like I rocked him I went in for the kill and that’s when I made my mistake. That’s when I realized, ah, this motherfucker was slick. But in the midst of the fight I had to figure that out. By the second round he figured out how to get in, how to play possum and get me down to the ground. That weight was hard to move. The crucifix is not my favorite position. I been in that position with James Thompson and was stuck. Roy had me also in that same position. That’s a position I would really like to know how to get out of. I know some shit on the ground. It’s not like I get down there and I don’t know nothing. I have some skills. I’ll beat Roy next time around. You’re only gonna beat me once. If I fight anybody and they beat me that one time, that’s it. You gave me your best. You didn’t beat me at my best. Now I know how you’re comin’. You ain’t beatin’ me twice. Damn right I’d rematch Roy.”
Nothing Kimbo did gives me any reason to believe he’d win in a rematch, but if the comments on the Spike post are any indication, a lot of people want to see it. Mind you these are casual fans (I hope), but a lot of people thought Roy was just some fat guy with a big gut who laid on him instead of fighting him. Some thought the fight should have been stood up, and a couple even suggested Kimbo won. Yeah, it hurt my brain reading through them all, but one thing was clear, win or lose, people still want to see Kimbo Slice fight, and a lot of that you can credit to the UFC and Spike for promoting him as the likable up-and-coming street fighter trying to find his way in the sport of mixed martial arts instead of the Michael Jordan of MMA or whatever other crap Gary Shaw came up with.
I don’t know if he’ll get another chance on the show, but at the very least he’ll be competing in December, most likely on the TUF 10 Finale.
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Roy fought a smart fight even if I wasn’t rooting for him. Not the most exciting fight I have seen and reminded me a bit of BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes when Matt had BJ in the crucifix position.
I was hoping to see the two stand up and bang but I guess you do what you gotta do to win. I would have been pissed if this was on some kind of PPV.
Love,
Sammie
Kimbo looked bad, but Roy looked worse in my opinion. Sure, he basically did what he wanted on the ground. Who wouldn’t. My girlfriend could hang with Kimbo on the ground. But he didn’t do any damage at all. Kimbo should NEVER be seen on a PPV, but I’m sure you will see him on the TUF finale. Probably against Roy again as long as he doesn’t win the show. But when he loses that one his UFC carrer is over.
Kimbo seems like a humble guy and I like his personality far more than Roy’s. But he needs to stop saying “You know what I’m saying?” after every sentence.
Kimbo needs to be a light heavyweight…and in the first round, when he pushed off the cage, he actually got roy up in the air. Had that been a light heavyweight he would’ve been up off of the ground but Roy’s fat belly ended up in an even better positition.
This show is making me a Kimbo fan and all the hate he is getting from your site is ridiculous.
Kimbo is hell of guy. No i dont think if he loses one in the ufc he is out, that makes no business sense. My take is he would have to lose at least 3 in a row. There is no way UFC is going to make this guy even more popular then he is now, only to release him to some other organzation, (strikefarce)!!
slice vs nelson 2 big country going down he cant hang wit kimbo’s power thats why he ran like a little bitch wen unk gave him a little something ,something
he knows and kimbo knows he ant got that knock out power for KIMBO SLICE!!