Kimbo Slice will make his official UFC debut on the televised card of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Dec. 5 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Spike TV announced Monday.An opponent has not been announced, as there are still two hours of programming left and Slice is still being teased as an injury replacement, but numerous reports have stated that the brawler will meet fellow heavy hitter Houston Alexander at the finale in a catch-weight bout of 215 pounds.
Slice was eliminated from the tournament, losing to show favorite Roy Nelson by second-round TKO on the third episode of the reality television series competition. After the taping of the show, Slice began training in October with the American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. to begin his camp for his TUF 10 Finale fight.
The field of remaining contestants vying for the six-figure UFC contract, Nelson, Matt Mitrione, Marcus Jones, Darrill Schoonover, James McSweeney and Brendan Schaub, will be narrowed down to two finalists on this Wednesday's two-hour episode on Spike TV at 9 PM ET.
Fight Card:
Spike TV
Matt Hamill vs. Jon Jones
Frank Edgar vs. Matt Veach
Kimbo Slice vs. TBA
Heavyweight Finals
Preliminary Bouts
Brian Stann vs. Rodney Wallace
John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman
Mark Bocek vs. Joe Brammer
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Slice vs Alexander would be awesome!
My guess is that Houston KOs him early, but it'll be fun to see Kimbo fight someone that won't take advantage of his incomplete ground game.
My prediction. Houston devastates Slice with leg kicks at first, then when he is hurt, he knocks his no talent azz out.
lol yea iono, i thought kimbo was all gangsta and a real fighter...but it kinda seemed like he was really playin up that knee injury. We know its a legit injury but he seemed like he didnt even wanna fight mcsweeney cuz of his kicks...kimblow should have gone into boxing. hopefully ATT helped him develop SOME sort of ground game. haha.
Go Kimbo! After watching the show I really like the way the guy carries himself. He seems genuine and down to Earth. Good Luck Kimbo!!!!!!!!!
kimbo fought roy and lost cause his ground game sucked and he didnt throw any real punches because i guess you can say he didnt want to go to the ground ,,but it did anyway,,,,,roy beat frank mir in a graplers match in 2003 ,its on you tube ,,,i hope kimbo comes out goes toe to toe and ends houstons night ,he can only get better and it seems he is training in the right spot ,,,,,american top team ,,,,,, so watch out for kimbo and his hay makers
Man, its kimbo winning this. Then, he should retire from this mma thing and take the heavyweight belt away from Vlad or Vitali Klitchko in boxing. Boxing,hands down, its all kimbo but this mma fight can go either way.
iono...i know kimbos a nice guy and all but id rather see houston alexander win. alexander has fought tougher guys and made his way into the UFC like every other fighter besides kimbo...id like to see houston KO kimbo, then have kimbo fight a klitchko bro...ooooooh. haha.
WE SEEM TO FORGET THAT HOUSTON HAS NO CHIN, I HOPE KIMBO KOs HIM TO PROVE ALL THE KIMBO HATERS THAT HE CAN FIGHT, HE HAS MADE MONEY ALREADY, BIG MONEY AND HAS A BETTER ATTITUDE THAT NO CHIN ALEXANDER!!
Paul and Maria...both of your are idiots. You were made for each other.
KIMBO IS THE MOST OVER RATED FIGHTER IN MMA HE GOT GOOD HANDS BUT IF IT GOES TO THE GROUND HES DONE THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD FIGHT SINCE HOUSTON LIKES TO STAND AND BANG TOO BUT MY MONEYS ON HOUSTON AND ONE LAST POINT TO SAY HOUSTON HAS NO CHIN IS THE MOST STUPID COMMET,RASHAD, LIDDEL, VANDAEL SYLVA,GRIFFIN,JARDEAN, I COULD GO ON ALL HAVE BEEN KOED WITH ONE PUNCH THAT DON'T MEEAN THEY HAVE NO CHIN..TRY GET CAUGHT WITH A GOOD PUNCH WITH A GLOVE THAT JUST COVERS YOUR KNUCKLES YOUR GOING TO SLEEP TO ...
People, Houston is bad to the bone Kimbo will be disposed of for sure.
You guys really think Kimbo can beat him? He lost to that fat peice of blob cuz he sucks. He could not even land a clean punch. Cut the crap. He is all hype. I like him though. Seems like a nice guy. But nice is not a profession.
Very interesting. The one thing Kimbo and Alexander have in common is their lack of expertise with their grappling. Being proficient in one area of MMA would only get you so far though. As even Houston Alexander knows for sure. Even though Kimbo's been training in grappling, it just doesn't come natural to him come fight time. I give the edge to Houston still. I think he is the better overall striker. Besides that, at least he's been in the octagon a few times. It'll still be one hell of slugfest. Probably a quick one at that.
@Paul and Maria. Houston Alexander may have a suspect chin, but have you seen Kimbo's fight with Seth Petruzelli?
I saw Alexanders last fight on HE Net and he kicked this dudes knee out from just repeated leg kicks. Kimbo better learn how to check leg kicks or something. Personally, I hope Big Marcus wins the show.
I like Marcus. The guy has a ton of potential. I'm still in awe of that submission victory over Mike Wessel.
I'd also be interested in checking out that match with Houston.
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i heard kimbo threw the fight with seth to get out of his old contract and get into the ufc,,shamrock didnt want anything to do with it ,,and no seth didnt know about it ,,,it was a big payday,,,bigger than what he was going to make in that fight,,,, like an extra comma ,,,,i also heard seth is comming to ufc again and him and kimbo will have a rematch,,,,kimbo can take a punch and that fight was a set up,,he got punched in the eye and its a little harder to get KOd in the eye than the jaw or temple especialy with a short jab with one foot up that looked like he pushed him off, and the other shots were not clean hit either ,,,dont hate me its just what i heard and saw ,,,,i guess we will find out on the 5th of dec if he can slug it out with a ufc veteran and not get KOd,,,either way its going to be exciting to watch for free,,,,
I knew that Seth was offered a bonus to keep the fight standing, but that's about it. Your point could be valid especially since EXC was such a mess during its final days.