When I was examining what might be next for Kimbo Slice, I thought maybe he ought to try boxing or pro wrestling because I didn't know what EliteXC could do with him after his 14-second knockout loss to Seth Petruzelli.But apparently EliteXC thinks it can do something with Kimbo: Put him back into the cage for a rematch with Petruzelli.
In an interview with MMA Rated, EliteXC promoter Jared Shaw said, "I'm sure everybody wants to see a rematch with six weeks built up and see, hey, what was going on with Kimbo? I don't even know."
I'm not prepared to say that "everybody wants to see a rematch," but I will say that Kimbo-Petruzelli II might be the single biggest fight EliteXC could put on CBS. Which is kind of sad.
After the jump, watch the MMA Rated interview with Shaw.
Jared Shaw and Ariel Helwani:
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i think it is a joke that elitexc would set up a rematch with kimbo slice and seth petruzelli.he got knocked out once im sure it will happen again
Go on and hate on Kimbo you hater. So what he lost a fight. No he didn't get KOed, TKOed there is a difference. OK
A TKO(cut) or TKO(injury) is different, but that was a knock out ... I don't care what the ring announcer says!!
I think this could make the next Elite XC card even better then this one. Since Frank Shamrock thought Ken "disgraced the Shamrock name", put him in the cage with Ken finally and let them sort it out. Then do the rematch with Kimbo and Seth as well as finally matching up Gina and Cyborg and possibly see if you can get Fedor on the card in some form as well as either Diaz and Noons finally done this time and get Robbie Lawler and Silva on the card too. I don't think Kimbo is a fraud just yet but if he prepares for Seth and still goes down that quickly, then I think we can make that assumption. This was one fight that Kimbo took to help keep his name on the card and help the promotion, let us see what he can do if he legitimately trains for the guy before we have him booked for Wrestlemania. Elite still has a good roster, especially now with the working relationship they have with Affliction.
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Man, Shaw comes across like such a weasel. Definitely not as media savvy as Dana White. I loved the new push for Petruzelli... Modern day Balboa? What a knob.
If EliteXC is going to save themselves they need to forget about Kimbo, and promote the good fighters they have (Lawler, Carano, Villasenor, Diaz, Shields, Noons, etc.).
Personally, I don't care anything about watching Kimbo or Petruzelli fight again.
i wouldnt mind watching a rematch
was that shit fake ,,someone is getting paid off,,kimbo took a punch and got paid,ive seen him get hit harder in other fights with 300 pound dudes,id would like to say i like the kid seth but his hair makes him look like a jerkoff
It was a lucky punch to the temple. Anyone would go down. It would not happen again and Kimbo will go on. Would he beat a Fedor I think not but then again who could?
instead of having the rematch ill give a summery of what would happen kimbo try to knock out petruzelli cause thats all he knows how to do and fail miserably
What reason is there to be so hard on Kimbo? He is a good/exiting fighter who could become one of the best in time. He went out a bit cheaply as did Lesnar,but they are both better than that and will both improve out of sight. I will be watching them in future.
Give Kimbo a rematch and he will win hands down. Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. I guarantee a win for Kimbo. Any man hit on the temple like that would go down. It was a lucky blow that would not happen again.
Rematch immediately is the only way of finding out.
the kimbo fight was a fake a work.he enters like ive never seen him do slips gets one on the back of the neck rolls over and takes a few and bam its over.he looked and sounded high as a kite or drunk.where was bas rutten???
really i could watch the girls all night they aint playin.i like gina alot.dana white is a very good salesman a mix of al davis ,jerry jones and lucifer.
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i agree.something was very wrong.kimbo is a tough guy.of course hes no where near the best in mma.hes no fedor or spider or in their league.but hes better than that butt kicking...he looked like he was high or something.maybe they find him a liability now and paid him off??the guy he fought is a pro fighter.not otis campbell on a bar stool.dana white must be hissing and sneering -leering like the brainy bloke he is....
1. no, please no. why would you have a rematch? that fight sucked, kimbo sucks. let it die.
2. frank shamrock would kill ken. ken is a old washed up fogie who thinks he can still beat up people half his age.
3. most of the good fighters in elite xc... come from ufc lol lawlor and diaz, as well as arlovski now (kinda surprised he was even fighting there). hell, even petruzelli was in ufc, even though he was 0-2. plus tito might be fighting there soon. eventually its going to be all ufc people at the top of elite xc rankings. yeah... awesome... not. rather just watch ufc. though, dana white should stop being stubborn and get carano to fight for ufc lol
Someone warned that this guy looked like he was on cocaine...after watching this for five seconds, I agree. He's jumpy, he can't stand still, and he's out of his mind. Seth is Rocky? Are you kidding me? This is guy is going to start sneezing blood soon. Hopefully someone else is running the company, because if he is it will fold like a cheap lawn chair.
Are some of you retarded? A lucky punch to the temple? He hit him on the chin, watch the fight. The little punch to the back of the head did not make Kimbo lose, he got destroyed by a real MMA fighter. Amazing how many of you are so out of touch with reality. Kimbo was nervous to fight a real fighter and he got beat, plain and simple.
And a rematch is absurd. Why would you give a rematch to a guy defeated in 14 seconds? Seth should turn it down and face some real competition.
Shaw is a real loser and is obviously trying to fix Kimbo's fights. This is proven by trying to hand him a smaller fighter. It backfired Shaw. Just give up and allow Slice to learn and train properly instead of making him a sideshow act.
Yeah man cos my world crushed when he lost,i think a rematch will do..
Man listen that fight was so suspect like lets b real as previously stated by someone else he's been hit by people WAY STRONGER the seth not to mention he wears thongs if u know what i mean also the power in the jab would not hurt the average human it wasnt a direct strike blow to temple nor was it enough power behind it to do what it supposedly did sad to say i believe kimbo took a L for the bread.
And alot of people hate on kimbo because he went to the top with out grinding for it like everyone else did but you know whose fault it is that he went up there that fast? YOU reason being the more controversy you put behind him being a bum the more people wanna see him fight. and elite was smart because either they set fights up in his favor or kimbo just beat them cause he was better.
so blame your self for his success and stop hating because of one mains success.