With The ELITE XC filing bankruptcy, it has left several notable fighters( Robbie Lawler, Jake Sheilds, Gina Carano) as well as the much hyped, internet sensation Kimbo Slice, unemployed and looking for work. Seems that once again the Kimbo question has been raised to Dana White.
Check out the article below from USA TODAY...
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has said that EliteXC headliner Kimbo Slice couldn't even compete with the UFC's entry-level mixed martial artists on Spike TV's reality show, The Ultimate Fighter.
After watching the former backyard brawler get beaten in 14 seconds by Seth Petruzelli on CBS' third EliteXC Saturday Night Fights telecast this weekend, White says the only way Slice will get into the UFC is by starting at the bottom.
"I think you're going to see him fighting at barbecues again," said White about the former YouTube sensation during a party here launching Viking Studio's new book Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC. (The collection of black and white photos of fighters such as Chuck Liddell and Matt Serra by Coach creative chief Reed Krakoff goes on sale Oct. 16).
If Slice wants a place in the he UFC, he'd to have to earn it by beating the other entry-level contenders on Ultimate Fighter.
"I wasn't going to offer Kimbo Slice a chance to fight in the UFC — but a chance to fight his way on to Ultimate Fighter. If you want to be in the UFC, go do the reality show," said White.
What are your thoughts on Kimbo? Is he legit? Sould he try out for TUF?
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