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“Kimbo’s one of those guys who doesn’t have any ground game. He’s training and he’s learning but he’s been built up as such a big star and that’s the thing that bothers me. People talk about him like he’s the next great thing when he really hasn’t done anything. He’s been built up because of the Internet and him beating a bunch of guys on the street. I could make some impressive knockout videos too if you let me walk outside and just punch people and knock them out -— ‘hey you, come fight!’ F*** we can make a highlight reel tomorrow and go round beating people up and talk about it -— we could just go up to people and start dropping them -— wow!”

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell shares his thoughts on bareknuckle Miami, Fla., streetbrawler turned EliteXC mixed martial arts heavyweight, Kimbo Slice, during a recent interview. Liddell is slated to fight Rashad Evans in the main event at UFC 85 in June, while slice is penciled in to anchor the debut of EliteXC on CBS against a yet to be confirmed opponent on May 31.

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Comment by Jizzo
2008-04-01 22:22:41

Id pay to see those two go at it bare knuckle… and chucks right id like to see kimbo and someone with a ground game…

Comment by Champer
2008-04-09 22:43:14

Ok, Chuck is being a little silly. I mean come on. Kimbo is marketable. Just because he has become a “star” doesn’t mean chuck has to hate. It’s not Kimbo’s fault that he is popular. Americana and the world see something in him that they like and can relate to on some level. So due to this chuck has decided to run is jibbs. Kinda low class and what I’ve come to expect from him. I wouldn’t ever say that chuck is a chump, I think he’s one of the best….and I don’t really care for him. But I have to say when it comes to opinions, he vomits them out and has not tact, coothe or intelligence. I keep flashing back to his interview where he was so messed up he couldnt talk….I know, I know he was “sick” and took nyquil….lol. Bottom line chuck…don’t hate a man just because he’s popular and bringing new fans to YOUR sport…ya goober goon

Comment by greg will
2008-05-02 01:26:54

hey first let us take a look at the gannon fight once kimbo fought someone with heart he not only loss but we saw he has no real stamia and if you are fighting someone who is not going to give up when they are h9it hard such as afro man ,big d , the bouncer, and knocking out adryn from behind is strictly street and he will not get from fighting someone who is not washed up like washed up boxer ray mercer and the perepetual loser tank abbot who ,loss to just about everyone one he fought in the ufc I’m not hating on kimbo slice he is the truth wiht the level of competition he has faced thus far but let us ask the question who has he faced Bo Cantrell was bum how do you tap from punches he got hit or better yet grazed in the rib cage and started to tap can you say quick paycheck just because Chuchk keeps it realk and is not polictically correct does not make him low class

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Comment by Anthony
2008-04-01 22:25:28

LMAO, I’d love to see Chuck just “walk outside” as he says and start laying some people out. That’d be hillarious. I’d love to see him in a bar fight just knocking fools out cold.

 
Comment by Descisions
2008-04-01 22:28:38

it would be nice to see Machida roll kim bo up……Kimbo would probably roll Iceman up (watch the rampage fight) ….Machida seems to be a smart,technical fighter…..If Machida could lay Kimbo out, I’d love to see it……

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-01 22:30:22

[quote comment=”397685″]LMAO, I’d love to see Chuck just “walk outside” as he says and start laying some people out. That’d be hillarious. I’d love to see him in a bar fight just knocking fools out cold.[/quote]

yeah that shit would light youtube up big time. and also land everyone he smacked in the ER.

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-01 22:31:14

[quote comment=”397680″]Id pay to see those two go at it bare knuckle… and chucks right id like to see kimbo and someone with a ground game…[/quote]

out of curiousity, whats the size comparison on those two?? whats kimbo’s H/W??

 
Comment by theCloser
2008-04-01 22:32:59

Sounds like someone is jealous…awww poor Chuckie, someone else is popular too :(
And who the hell is he to talk about ground game? Jeremy Horn cranked his ankle, ever since then he has worked at avoiding the ground like the mat was on fire. Shut up Chuck.

Comment by me
2008-07-15 12:00:06

and did you see the 2nd jeremy horn fight?? Yeah the one when he beathorn so bad horn claimed he couldnt see??

 
Comment by chris11111
2008-11-05 21:57:19

chuck has game he’s an incredible fighter. with some good moves he can play on the ground too. you win some you lose some. there aint no big people in this world, i wouldnt tell chuck to shut up.i would love to see them fight, it would be a goodfight but sorry to say chuck will find his chin then the mat would find kimbos ass.

 
 
Comment by Jizzo
2008-04-01 22:34:51

[quote comment=”397692″][quote comment=”397680″]Id pay to see those two go at it bare knuckle… and chucks right id like to see kimbo and someone with a ground game…[/quote]

out of curiousity, whats the size comparison on those two?? whats kimbo’s H/W??[/quote]

ya and chucks a LHW…

 
Comment by tuf75
2008-04-01 22:37:00

[quote comment=”397692″][quote comment=”397680″]Id pay to see those two go at it bare knuckle… and chucks right id like to see kimbo and someone with a ground game…[/quote]

out of curiousity, whats the size comparison on those two?? whats kimbo’s H/W??[/quote]

I think Kimbo is like 235 or something. But I agree with Chuck. I admire Kimbo for training and trying to be a real MMA fighter but he is fighting shitbags. Gary Shaw will keep spoonfeeding him chumps and when he can’t do that anymore- anyone with ground game will beat him. Ricco Rodriguez, if he can get himself in shape- would trump Kimbo.

 
Comment by UFCPreview.com
2008-04-01 22:43:20

WAR ICEMAN!!!

Props for someone of Liddell’s caliber to call out Kimbo.

Kimbo needs to fight someone in the top 10 asap….if he fights James Thompson, it will be another 30 second KO

 
Comment by pUniSHment
2008-04-01 22:50:04

Does anyone know if its true that Joe Rogan won’t be at UFC 83? I wonder if Eddie Bravo will take his place.

 
Comment by kama kaze
2008-04-01 22:54:22

i wouldn’t want to go toe 2 toe wit either of them. thats why i do a lot of cardio… so i can RUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN….lol

 
Comment by Rilly
2008-04-01 22:54:37

Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.

Comment by John
2008-05-04 00:09:15

Since when has Wanderlei Silva ever been considered a chump?

 
Comment by GoreSmasher
2008-05-28 17:51:11

Jardine and Wanderlei Silva are chumps? Since when?

 
 
Comment by nate diaz
2008-04-01 22:57:24

as elitexc have the mainstream tv deal they will be able to build him into a huge star

given time kimbo could become a good mma fighter but he may as well build a HL reel of Knockouts while training

i would love to see chuck vs kimbo… doubt itll ever happen

in a year or so we may get to see kimbo vs tito which could be a great fight

 
Comment by Ricky
2008-04-01 22:58:36

sounds like the iceman is jelouse of kimbo…..maybe chuck should shut up and learn some ground game himself one of the most one dimensional fighters in the UFC is chuck lidell. so he has no right to about kimbo’s ground game. But true that kimbo is fighting washed up fighters, but like bas ruten said in their interview we ain’t gonna throw him against a huge name like fedor.. cuz he will get beatin…. he only has 2 mma fights under him.. so let him learn.. not his fault he is extremely marketable. And if he was in the UFC for sure they would blow up kimbo maybe even more than EliteXC… look at what they did to brock lesnar no difference between these two?? only one fought on the streets the other fought in WWE, neither have experience…can’t see what chucks problem..

 
Comment by blah
2008-04-01 22:59:45

so when do you see lidell fighting a ground game? he needs to keep his trap shut!

 
Comment by blah
2008-04-01 23:05:20

…and yes, i do smell nothing but jealousy! wow chuckie, you have been talkin lots of smack on everyone as of lately, FEDOR, now kimbo??? Is somethin bothering sugar??? are you feelin sad that now they might be other fighters that might start catching up in pay and fame? i think so!

 
Comment by longislandguy
2008-04-01 23:05:24

i think its a cheap shot.

anyone would of taken the chance if in kimbos position to go mma. i think hes a great story, and to see him draw so much attention now, i love him. he would knock out chuck 45 seconds of round 1

 
Comment by longislandguy
2008-04-01 23:06:23

chuck would be a bitch and bring to the ground.

 
Comment by blah
2008-04-01 23:06:52

PAGE took you out w 1 punch, yes one punch. what do you think a stronger KIMBO would do to you?

 
Comment by jimmyjam6913
2008-04-01 23:10:54

Why rent a car when you own one? He doesn’t need a ground game because he doesn’t get taken there. Ask Randy or Tito it just doesn’t happen. So go back to 2000 when he lost to Horn, come on. I think he beating Jeremy until he could not see was redemption to the ankle lock.

 
Comment by brandon
2008-04-01 23:19:54

[quote comment=”397710″]sounds like the iceman is jelouse of kimbo…..maybe chuck should shut up and learn some ground game himself one of the most one dimensional fighters in the UFC is chuck lidell. so he has no right to about kimbo’s ground game. But true that kimbo is fighting washed up fighters, but like bas ruten said in their interview we ain’t gonna throw him against a huge name like fedor.. cuz he will get beatin…. he only has 2 mma fights under him.. so let him learn.. not his fault he is extremely marketable. And if he was in the UFC for sure they would blow up kimbo maybe even more than EliteXC… look at what they did to brock lesnar no difference between these two?? only one fought on the streets the other fought in WWE, neither have experience…can’t see what chucks problem..[/quote]

Yeah except for the fact that lesnar is a div 1 wrestling champ…What is kimbo the champ of? crack heads in south florida?

 
Comment by Dom
2008-04-01 23:21:53

[quote comment=”397720″]PAGE took you out w 1 punch, yes one punch. what do you think a stronger KIMBO would do to you?[/quote]

LOL @ Kimbo being as strong as Rampage. Kimbo is so over-hyped it’s not even funny

 
Comment by ICEMANIA
2008-04-01 23:33:53

“he would knock out chuck 45 seconds of round 1″

u funny…

 
Comment by RealTalk
2008-04-01 23:35:30

I can’t stand it when people hate on Kimbo for no reason. It’s not like Kimbo is coming out saying I will beat anyone. Here is a guy just training and fighting to make living. A lot of people forget that a few years back people talked about MMA fighters in the same light. Oh they have no skill, its barbaric. Let the guy live.

 
Comment by kama kaze
2008-04-01 23:36:08

i can’t believe what i’m hearing… its ok for you and me (as fans) to bash every fighter on this website. But its not ok for the MOST DOMINANT UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNN OF THE WORLD… CHUCK THE ICEMAN LIDELL to crack 1 joke on Kimbo?! take it easy killas… :)

 
Comment by Rilly
2008-04-01 23:50:48

[quote comment=”397750″]i can’t believe what i’m hearing… its ok for you and me (as fans) to bash every fighter on this website. But its not ok for the MOST DOMINANT UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNN OF THE WORLD… CHUCK THE ICEMAN LIDELL to crack 1 joke on Kimbo?! take it easy killas… :)[/quote]

The general vibe is that Chuck should give Kimbo a fair chance. The guys only had two MMA fights. No one is doubting Chuck or his impressive resume but he could have come from a totally different angle and noted how Kimbo is having a crack, is very marketable and is trying to learn fast. Kimbo is a very talented fighter and looks far more at home in the octagon than Brock (revenge of the nerds) Lesnar. I think Kimbo would give Chuck a run for his money if they both stayed on their feet. The guy is a dedicated street fighter with awesome heavy hands. As Blah says, i smell jealousy….

Comment by GoreSmasher
2008-05-28 17:54:55

Lesnar looked like a beast in his debut. if he learns to be more careful, he could be a dominant force in the UFC.

 
 
Comment by JB
2008-04-01 23:51:53

Umm for those of your saying Chuck has no ground game, you are ridiculous. He has a ground game, it’s called “takedown defense”. Listen, if Babalu couldn’t get the fight there I think that makes you pretty solid. I can’t think of anyone in the UFC HW division who would LOSE to Kimbo. I can’t think of anyone in the LHW division who would lose to Kimbo.

 
Comment by Emanuel0523
2008-04-02 00:08:23

[quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

Any of those so called fighters would put kimbo to sleep.

 
Comment by Emanuel0523
2008-04-02 00:13:55

Elite Xc has to make as much money off kimbo as soon as possible considering he won’t have a long career in MMA. They have been keeping alot of his training problems under wraps, for one his knee is being drained almost everyday, and has stoped many training sessions short. Il be suprised if he can go the full 3 rounds

 
Comment by Northern Lights
2008-04-02 00:24:55

Really who cares about Kimbo. He can be the Kimbo “The can Crusher” Slice all he likes. People are hating on him cause he gets this big push and then goes out and crushes cans. You want people to take you serious maybe you should fight some decent fighters. No one is saying he has to fight a top 5 guy but fighting someone who has lost 6 of their last 8 is just another can for him to crush. Chuck is just calling it as he sees it.

 
Comment by joe k.
2008-04-02 00:32:05

man chuck has really been pissing me off lately, first he talks about fedor and now this. We really can’t say anything about kimbo’s ground game because he hasn’t even been on the ground. until then we really can’t say that he’s good or bad. Another thing to keep in mind is kimbo is training with bas ruten and shawn tompkin’s, who are both guys that know the mma game inside and out, so I’m sure they’ve been teaching kimbo all the right stuff since the beginning. Although I’m sure he’s not learning advanced jujitsu submissions, I’m sure they’ve been working like crazy on his take down defense, and reversals and escapes on the ground, it wouldn’t make sense that bas ruten would forget major details like that. I’m also pretty positive that they have been teaching him how to take people down and mount them, but again we can’t really say that he’s good or bad till we see more of it. What we can say is that he’s is an extremely dangerous striker. The rest is yet to be seen.
Although i disagree with chuck’s statement, i do see his point, so far it appears that kimbo has been fighting sub-par competition and needs to take on someone who’s a veteran that isn’t old and washed up, or just plain bad. I think the best choice for him in elitexc would be antonio “bigfoot” silva, who also had a problem with the fact that kimbo’s popularity was overshadowing his fight. Since silva is well versed in bjj this fight could show us if he is in fact good at defending take downs (because defending tank abbott’s take downs isn’t really a big accomplishment), and if he is able to take him down, we will see if he does or doesn’t have a ground game. Plus silva just beat Ricco Rodriguez, who had beaten randy couture for the HW title. If he fights silva and wins i’m sure it’ll cement his place as a mma fighter rather than just some brawler that has so far been lucky he hasn’t faced someone well-rounded(that is if said things take place). Personally i have faith in kimbo especially under bas’ guidance, I think chucky has a tendancy to repeat everything Dana White has to say except he puts it in the perspective of the fighter (rather than some annoying southy boston accent having b*tchface), if you read back a couple weeks (or months) dana white was saying the same thing as chuck, and same with what the two said about fedor. It seems like dana white says something that makes people mad, then a little while later chucky says the same thing, and a bunch of band wagon jumpers follow. And I’m pretty sure they know what they are doing…they are adding DRAMA so dorks like me and you can fall for it and get all mad about it and then pay top dollar to watch it.

 
Comment by Khaos_Warrior
2008-04-02 00:39:33

[quote comment=”397781″]Elite Xc has to make as much money off kimbo as soon as possible considering he won’t have a long career in MMA. They have been keeping alot of his training problems under wraps, for one his knee is being drained almost everyday, and has stoped many training sessions short. Il be suprised if he can go the full 3 rounds[/quote]

Link?

 
Comment by Dom
2008-04-02 00:44:14

[quote comment=”397755″]Umm for those of your saying Chuck has no ground game, you are ridiculous. He has a ground game, it’s called “takedown defense”. Listen, if Babalu couldn’t get the fight there I think that makes you pretty solid. I can’t think of anyone in the UFC HW division who would LOSE to Kimbo. I can’t think of anyone in the LHW division who would lose to Kimbo.[/quote]

Pshhshhh
That crap doesn’t count. Until I see Chuck pull off an gogoplata from half-gaurd, he ain’t got no ground game.

 
Comment by Mo
2008-04-02 00:51:07

First off Kimbo has been to the floor, and has submitted from there all be it against an ancient boxer.

Most importantly however Chuck is right, ok so Kimbo hasnt exactly been around for ages but i think the time has passed us by where he gets fights fed to him, wheres theres little chance of defeat.

Previously it was mentioned about Brock lesnar? Well lets look at it, kimbo fights idiots, and Brock fights ex HW world champ?mmmmmmmm I say we know where we are with Brock and what he has to do to reach the top. As for Kimbo we dont know if hes made any progress as he hasnt fought a credible fighter in the octagon to date. So until he does then Chuck is right!!
Atleast the UFC pits its fighters against the best in order to find out whos the best!! Chuck basically said the same bout Fedor, and although he may have fought more respectable fighters than Kimbo, he too took the easy option by not coming to the UFC and he knows IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Chuck would kick both there assess!!!!! ICETIME!!!! YEEEEEEHA!!!!!

 
Comment by Brandon
2008-04-02 02:01:13

[quote comment=”397786″]man chuck has really been pissing me off lately, first he talks about fedor and now this. We really can’t say anything about kimbo’s ground game because he hasn’t even been on the ground. until then we really can’t say that he’s good or bad. Another thing to keep in mind is kimbo is training with bas ruten and shawn tompkin’s, who are both guys that know the mma game inside and out, so I’m sure they’ve been teaching kimbo all the right stuff since the beginning. Although I’m sure he’s not learning advanced jujitsu submissions, I’m sure they’ve been working like crazy on his take down defense, and reversals and escapes on the ground, it wouldn’t make sense that bas ruten would forget major details like that. I’m also pretty positive that they have been teaching him how to take people down and mount them, but again we can’t really say that he’s good or bad till we see more of it. What we can say is that he’s is an extremely dangerous striker. The rest is yet to be seen.
Although i disagree with chuck’s statement, i do see his point, so far it appears that kimbo has been fighting sub-par competition and needs to take on someone who’s a veteran that isn’t old and washed up, or just plain bad. I think the best choice for him in elitexc would be antonio “bigfoot” silva, who also had a problem with the fact that kimbo’s popularity was overshadowing his fight. Since silva is well versed in bjj this fight could show us if he is in fact good at defending take downs (because defending tank abbott’s take downs isn’t really a big accomplishment), and if he is able to take him down, we will see if he does or doesn’t have a ground game. Plus silva just beat Ricco Rodriguez, who had beaten randy couture for the HW title. If he fights silva and wins i’m sure it’ll cement his place as a mma fighter rather than just some brawler that has so far been lucky he hasn’t faced someone well-rounded(that is if said things take place). Personally i have faith in kimbo especially under bas’ guidance, I think chucky has a tendancy to repeat everything Dana White has to say except he puts it in the perspective of the fighter (rather than some annoying southy boston accent having b*tchface), if you read back a couple weeks (or months) dana white was saying the same thing as chuck, and same with what the two said about fedor. It seems like dana white says something that makes people mad, then a little while later chucky says the same thing, and a bunch of band wagon jumpers follow. And I’m pretty sure they know what they are doing…they are adding DRAMA so dorks like me and you can fall for it and get all mad about it and then pay top dollar to watch it.[/quote]

wow i took 1 look at that and decided it wasn’t worth reading.

 
Comment by TabascoSAUCE
2008-04-02 02:19:33

I think the beef most guys have here with Kimbo Slice is that he’s getting a lot of mainstream hype for a guy that hasn’t really done anything in MMA. EliteXC will market this guy to the mainstream and make him look so invincible, that the new MMA fan will think Kimbo Slice is the God of MMA.

And personally, I think its a slap to the face of guys who’ve trained in this sport for years. I understand its about money and marketability, but, it does take away from legit, technical MMA fighters who’ve helped build MMA - yet get no camera time.

IMO - Kimbo Slice against a BJJ guy would snap his leg in two. As long as Slice is on CBS, expect him to fight guys that should have the word “Campbells” labelled on their foreheads.

 
Comment by JV
2008-04-02 02:27:02

[quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

This is a bad comment you think Jardine and Wanderlei are almost chumps then he was suppose to fight Shogun. Those are chumps to you? Take a closer look and you’ll see your wrong.

 
Comment by BigSmoke
2008-04-02 02:37:22

i think every one is forgeting how hard kimbo can punch. yea his ground game prolly sucks but no one has seen it….but by just seeing his fights the guys natural talent when it comes to fighting

 
Comment by JV
2008-04-02 02:40:37

[quote comment=”397710″]sounds like the iceman is jelouse of kimbo…..maybe chuck should shut up and learn some ground game himself one of the most one dimensional fighters in the UFC is chuck lidell. so he has no right to about kimbo’s ground game. But true that kimbo is fighting washed up fighters, but like bas ruten said in their interview we ain’t gonna throw him against a huge name like fedor.. cuz he will get beatin…. he only has 2 mma fights under him.. so let him learn.. not his fault he is extremely marketable. And if he was in the UFC for sure they would blow up kimbo maybe even more than EliteXC… look at what they did to brock lesnar no difference between these two?? only one fought on the streets the other fought in WWE, neither have experience…can’t see what chucks problem..[/quote]

Dum comment! One dimensional would be Kimbo no kicks, no wrestling, or jj, thats one dimensional. Chucks got kicks and wrestling he just dosen’t need them cause he can knock anybody out with his hands. And the difference between Kimbo and Lesnar is that Lesner took a fight with Mir a guy with a top submissions game and a former HW champ in his first fight. Kimbo fought Mercer who is a dinosaur but wasn’t a real MMA bout, Cantrell who we all know got paid to take a dive, but didn’t do a good job, in the replay Kimbo didn’t even hit him to make him go down. Then Tank a guy with like 8 straight loses way way WAY! past his prime. So yes there is a difference, watch the fights, do research, and you won’t post dum comments

 
Comment by BigSmoke
2008-04-02 02:41:48

*until we see him with more MMA fights*

 
Comment by chrisTX
2008-04-02 05:17:07

I think what really bothers Chuck about Kimbo is that Kimbo will be headlining on CBS which will reach a much larger audience…Just because Chuck won 1 of his last 3 fights doesnt mean hes back to his old winning ways. Ill wait to see that. If I were Chuck I would be concentrating on Rashaad Evans not Kimbo Slice!

 
Comment by Rilly
2008-04-02 05:19:46

[quote comment=”397755″]Umm for those of your saying Chuck has no ground game, you are ridiculous. He has a ground game, it’s called “takedown defense”. Listen, if Babalu couldn’t get the fight there I think that makes you pretty solid. I can’t think of anyone in the UFC HW division who would LOSE to Kimbo. I can’t think of anyone in the LHW division who would lose to Kimbo.[/quote]

You’re kidding???? Pls tell me you’re kidding…..

 
Comment by linx
2008-04-02 05:55:10

I couldn’t believe chuck could be so pansy, but now I see that he can. Worry about UFC chucky, kimbo is EliteXC. You’re mad “cause he’s making all that money and fighting no bodies but let’s be honest, ppl want to see kimbo and he’ll bring in new MMA audience in CBS therefore helping MMA in general. I don’t care that he’s one dimensional (although that has yet to be confirmed) but we should all realize that kimbo is an investment and they’re not going to throw him any legit fighters for a long time so get used to it. They’re building him up slowly (and they should), its just business, and business doesn’t have to make sense just have to make dollars. Get over it chucky.

 
Comment by fieldjudge1984
2008-04-02 06:12:10

I belive Kimbo would do Chuck just like Rampage did.

 
Comment by Nuts
2008-04-02 06:12:11

[quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

Are you kidding me???? ummm let me think Tank Abbott or Wanderlei Silva, who is the hardest and trickiest opponent there. Are Bo and Rashad in the same league as a fighter, errr I don’t think so. Be careful when spouting rubbish like that.

Rampage has already called Wanderlei a chump I don’t think he will be happy with you calling him one as well.

Kimbo has not fought anybody close to the standard of people Chuck has fought so please can we not talk poo, Chuck is a far better fighter we know that. And before all the Kimbo lovers attack me, I actually admire the guy for what he is doing, he is a professional and is training and trying really hard. But, I agree with Chuck he is not the superstar everybody is saying he is and he would be better not to listen to those people and concentrate on his game. And maybe just maybe in time he will become one.

 
Comment by FedorIsAFakor
2008-04-02 06:14:13

[quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]
WHAT!!! Wanderlei Silva- not a chump, Jardine- Def not a Chump, Rashad- Undefeated Non Chump in fact anyone one of those “chumps” would ace Kimbo

 
Comment by oldiais77
2008-04-02 06:22:53

[quote comment=”397710″]sounds like the iceman is jelouse of kimbo…..maybe chuck should shut up and learn some ground game himself one of the most one dimensional fighters in the UFC is chuck lidell. so he has no right to about kimbo’s ground game. But true that kimbo is fighting washed up fighters, but like bas ruten said in their interview we ain’t gonna throw him against a huge name like fedor.. cuz he will get beatin…. he only has 2 mma fights under him.. so let him learn.. not his fault he is extremely marketable. And if he was in the UFC for sure they would blow up kimbo maybe even more than EliteXC… look at what they did to brock lesnar no difference between these two?? only one fought on the streets the other fought in WWE, neither have experience…can’t see what chucks problem..[/quote]
Your fucking kidding me if you think bimbo slice can beat chuck!! Chuck would beat him 10 times out of 10. If bimbo and Brock were to fight i would even pick Brock to beat him.

 
Comment by jsoph
2008-04-02 06:39:48

i totally agree with chuck

 
Comment by Nick J
2008-04-02 06:57:43

Strange one this because Chuck is 100% right but that being said if there is a top 5 fighter in the world that i would give Kimbo a chance with it would be Chuck.

Anyone who stands infront of Kimbo would be dicing with a KO. Chuck is no exception.

 
Comment by chefdaddy
2008-04-02 07:09:10

[quote comment=”397693″]Sounds like someone is jealous…awww poor Chuckie, someone else is popular too :(
And who the hell is he to talk about ground game? Jeremy Horn cranked his ankle, ever since then he has worked at avoiding the ground like the mat was on fire. Shut up Chuck.[/quote]
The reason we don’t see much of Chuck’s ground game is that not many people can take him down, and if they do, even fewer can keep him there.

 
Comment by kama kaze
2008-04-02 07:33:33

[quote comment=”397753″][quote comment=”397750″]i can’t believe what i’m hearing… its ok for you and me (as fans) to bash every fighter on this website. But its not ok for the MOST DOMINANT UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNN OF THE WORLD… CHUCK THE ICEMAN LIDELL to crack 1 joke on Kimbo?! take it easy killas… :)[/quote]

The general vibe is that Chuck should give Kimbo a fair chance. The guys only had two MMA fights. No one is doubting Chuck or his impressive resume but he could have come from a totally different angle and noted how Kimbo is having a crack, is very marketable and is trying to learn fast. Kimbo is a very talented fighter and looks far more at home in the octagon than Brock (revenge of the nerds) Lesnar. I think Kimbo would give Chuck a run for his money if they both stayed on their feet. The guy is a dedicated street fighter with awesome heavy hands. As Blah says, i smell jealousy….[/quote]

Poor analysis by so many people. Ya’ll are immature. Chuck is not jealous of Kimbo. Why? Chuck already is the BIGGEST mma star in the world & he can knock out ANYBODY & he’s MEGARICH. Its like a shark being jealous of a piranha - NOT POSSIBLE. This smells more like UFC/EliteXC politics. DW and iceman are tite. And it would help DW’s agenda if chuck bash EliteXC’s best guy. SIMPLE AS THAT. Nothing personal, just business.

 
Comment by ORTIZ!!!!!!08....BABY!
2008-04-02 07:39:31

[quote comment=”397688″]it would be nice to see Machida roll kim bo up……Kimbo would probably roll Iceman up (watch the rampage fight) ….Machida seems to be a smart,technical fighter…..If Machida could lay Kimbo out, I’d love to see it……[/quote]
MACHIDA….lol….tito will take cae of machida…tito is a better all around fighter..you guys will see.

 
Comment by ORTIZ!!!!!!08....BABY!
2008-04-02 07:45:21

Tell you guys what…im starting to respect liddell alot first fedor [ I AGREE 100% WITH CHUCK ON THAT ONE] and now kimbo and i agree with him on this also fans just like a good knockout thats why hes so popular with everyone, heck i can go to the local bar and see a good knockout that dont impress me a well rounded fighter is what impresses me and kimbo has not showed me that yet.

 
Comment by "Mr. NC-17"
2008-04-02 07:58:41

“Kimbo has no ground game.”

Okay Chuck, thats why Randy Couture just worked you on the ground during your first fight..

Kimbo has been learning MMA, he has only been fighting MMA for one year. Brock Lesnar really does not have a proper ground game, I dont hear Chuck running his mouth about that.

This hate on Kimbo needs to stop, Kimbo is getting build up, yes, but how many times do we see the UFC do that. Michael Bisping is the first thing that comes to mind. Roger Huerta before Clay Guida… These are some of those people getting fed to crappy fighters just to get their name out.

Chuck is still a one diminsional fighter, but he can do an element of surprise and actually apply wrestling when in danger. But I have always respected Chuck because he has always fought the top people in MMA.. He has never fought a slouch.

 
Comment by jimmy_dean
2008-04-02 08:03:12

[quote comment=”398232″]Tell you guys what…im starting to respect liddell alot first fedor [ I AGREE 100% WITH CHUCK ON THAT ONE] and now kimbo and i agree with him on this also fans just like a good knockout thats why hes so popular with everyone, heck i can go to the local bar and see a good knockout that dont impress me a well rounded fighter is what impresses me and kimbo has not showed me that yet.[/quote]
You should respect Liddell seeing how he has done nothing but dominate Tito. Tito is washed up, get over it. You said a well rounded fighter impresses you. Well wake up dude, the only thing Tito knows is ground and pound and he hasn’t even been able to do that since Ken Shamrock.

 
Comment by rsg
2008-04-02 08:06:53

Kimbo Slice as the face of MMA.
That’s one small step for Elite XC, one giant leap backwards for Mixed Martial Arts.

 
Comment by Jason
2008-04-02 09:12:29

Chuck is officially a tool.

 
Comment by PW
2008-04-02 09:26:37

[quote post=”5620″]Kimbo has been learning MMA, he has only been fighting MMA for one year. Brock Lesnar really does not have a proper ground game, I dont hear Chuck running his mouth about that.[/quote]
Do you mean Lesnar has no ground game other than his national wrestling championships? Kimbo is a freaking carnival act. And the first M in MMA stands for MIXED, as in more than one martial art. Kimbo’s only martial art is Punching-Chumps-In-The-Face-But-Now-I-Get-To-Do-It-In-A-Ring-Instead-Of-My-Back-Yard-Do.

 
Comment by bigbadbrad
2008-04-02 09:59:08

[quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]
how is he fighting chumps, or not that far off as you say? jardine is about to be in line for the title if he’s beats wandy, silva was a dominate fighter in pride, often called the equivelent of chuck during there prime, he was supposed to fight shogun but he got hurt, the only chump he’s fighting is rashad just because there wasn’t anyone else. kimbo is a bad dude but chucks right, he’s not great in mma, he’s a hell of a fighter but not at mma.

 
Comment by Chadx23
2008-04-02 10:08:51

[quote comment=”398156″]Strange one this because Chuck is 100% right but that being said if there is a top 5 fighter in the world that i would give Kimbo a chance with it would be Chuck.

Anyone who stands infront of Kimbo would be dicing with a KO. Chuck is no exception.[/quote]

Yea, and the same could be said for standing in forn of Chuck…lets not forget Chuck has KO’d former HW champs bro…Randleman…Couture (twice)…But I won’t argue the fact that if Kimbo hit Chuck in the face he would probably KO him

 
Comment by Fred
2008-04-02 10:12:17

[quote comment=”397727″]Why rent a car when you own one? [b]He doesn’t need a ground game because he doesn’t get taken there.[/b] Ask Randy or Tito it just doesn’t happen. So go back to 2000 when he lost to Horn, come on. I think he beating Jeremy until he could not see was redemption to the ankle lock.[/quote]

Chuck has been taken to the ground plenty of times. As a matter of fact, Randy took him down in both their first and third fights, and Tito took Chuck down in their 2nd fight in Dec. 2006. Rampage took Chuck down repeatedly in their PRIDE fight in 2003. Vitor Belfort took Chuck down, too. So, you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.

 
Comment by duece 4
2008-04-02 10:39:28

kimbo would destroy chuck, hands down, those “guys off the street” that kimbo fought were pretty healthy men. they weren’t chumps, most of them were bigger than kimbo, at least his same size. kimbo fights weighing 234, chuck weighs about 225-230 naturally, that’s b4 he wimps out from fighting at his god given weight and cuts down to 205. These guys are the same weight naturally, let them fight, i seriously doubt kimbo would turn it down, LOL, he’d be foaming at the mouth to fight chuck, and kimbo would destroy chuck, chuck would have to go to the ground, he wouldn’t have a prayer standing with kimbo

 
Comment by john
2008-04-02 10:48:20

Chuck Liddell the Ground Wizard is talking about someone’s lack of ground game?

Only times I have seen a good ground war involving Liddell is when Rampage and randy Mauled him on the ground in their 1st fights against the Iceman!

Does he think because he took wanderlei down twice and just layed on him, that he is now some ground expert?

I would understand if Mir, werdum, or Nogueira made that statement, but Chuck?

 
Comment by joe
2008-04-02 11:07:12

chuck needs shut the hell up

 
Comment by J
2008-04-02 11:34:48

Chuck is dead on. Kimbo has become this “mma superstar” based on marketing. He has fought exactly nobody. I understand he’s an infant in MMA but he’s in his 30’s, at what point does he fight actual competion. Any fighter can go punch people and post it on the internet. Kimbo is all hype it’s ridiculus.

 
Comment by Sephora MMA fans
2008-04-02 11:39:39

anything Chuckie says.

 
Comment by Sephora MMA fans
2008-04-02 11:40:38

[quote comment=”398176″][quote comment=”397693″]Sounds like someone is jealous…awww poor Chuckie, someone else is popular too :( And who the hell is he to talk about ground game? Jeremy Horn cranked his ankle, ever since then he has worked at avoiding the ground like the mat was on fire. Shut up Chuck.[/quote]
The reason we don’t see much of Chuck’s ground game is that not many people can take him down, and if they do, even fewer can keep him there.[/quote]
correctamundo.

 
Comment by Shaiz
2008-04-02 11:43:27

[quote comment=”397727″]Why rent a car when you own one? He doesn’t need a ground game because he doesn’t get taken there. Ask Randy or Tito it just doesn’t happen. So go back to 2000 when he lost to Horn, come on. I think he beating Jeremy until he could not see was redemption to the ankle lock.[/quote]
QFT
He fights guys with ground game they just have a lot of trouble taking him there. Chuck has fought the best fighters in his division for years, Kimbo has been fed cans and hyped to be something he’s not proven to be.

 
Comment by jimmy_dean
2008-04-02 12:21:04

All you guys hating on Chuck is actually pretty pothetic. Especially you Fedor Fans. No, Chuck isn’t undefeated but he hasn’t been fighting nobodies for the past three years. When Fedor fights even a top ten HW and beats him then you can talk shit but until then shut the hell up. You win some, you lose some except when you fight nobodies. I do agree Chuck has fallen off a bit but he is still one of the most exciting fighters to watch because he is always going for the knock out and thats what 90% of MMA fans want to see and that is why Chuck sells Pay Per Views.

 
Comment by jimmy_dean
2008-04-02 12:29:01

[quote comment=”397693″]Sounds like someone is jealous…awww poor Chuckie, someone else is popular too :(
And who the hell is he to talk about ground game? Jeremy Horn cranked his ankle, ever since then he has worked at avoiding the ground like the mat was on fire. Shut up Chuck.[/quote]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure Jeremy Horn choked Chuck out. The bell rang and Chuck was asleep on the mat so why don’t you do a litte research before commenting about something you know nothing about.

 
Comment by Sephora MMA fans
2008-04-02 12:37:53

[quote comment=”398705″][quote comment=”397693″]Sounds like someone is jealous…awww poor Chuckie, someone else is popular too :( And who the hell is he to talk about ground game? Jeremy Horn cranked his ankle, ever since then he has worked at avoiding the ground like the mat was on fire. Shut up Chuck.[/quote]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure Jeremy Horn choked Chuck out. The bell rang and Chuck was asleep on the mat so why don’t you do a litte research before commenting about something you know nothing about.[/quote]
that fight was intense.

 
Comment by Chadx23
2008-04-02 13:15:04

[quote comment=”398688″]All you guys hating on Chuck is actually pretty pothetic. Especially you Fedor Fans. No, Chuck isn’t undefeated but he hasn’t been fighting nobodies for the past three years. When Fedor fights even a top ten HW and beats him then you can talk shit but until then shut the hell up. You win some, you lose some except when you fight nobodies. I do agree Chuck has fallen off a bit but he is still one of the most exciting fighters to watch because he is always going for the knock out and thats what 90% of MMA fans want to see and that is why Chuck sells Pay Per Views.[/quote]

Chuck does always go or try to go for the knockout which is why I like him…hes not there to have a wrestling match or a submission contest, hes trying to put you to sleep! but he does have a good ground game…In the last few fights, I’m beginning to question Chuck’s knockout ability, or is it just that Jardine and Wanderlei have rock heads? I mean Jardine admitted to being dazed, but Wanderlei? He was hit several times and only REALLY SEEMED rocked once in their fight, the other times I think he was luring Chuck in

 
Comment by Juan F
2008-04-02 14:42:02

[quote comment=”398596″]chuck needs shut the hell up[/quote]
[quote comment=”398575″]Chuck Liddell the Ground Wizard is talking about someone’s lack of ground game?

Only times I have seen a good ground war involving Liddell is when Rampage and randy Mauled him on the ground in their 1st fights against the Iceman!

Does he think because he took wanderlei down twice and just layed on him, that he is now some ground expert?

I would understand if Mir, werdum, or Nogueira made that statement, but Chuck?[/quote]

[quote comment=”398357″]Chuck is officially a tool.[/quote]

I agree 100%

 
Comment by THORAZINE
2008-04-02 15:05:33

[quote comment=”398260″]”Kimbo has no ground game.”

Okay Chuck, thats why Randy Couture just worked you on the ground during your first fight..

Kimbo has been learning MMA, he has only been fighting MMA for one year. Brock Lesnar really does not have a proper ground game, I dont hear Chuck running his mouth about that.

This hate on Kimbo needs to stop, Kimbo is getting build up, yes, but how many times do we see the UFC do that. Michael Bisping is the first thing that comes to mind. Roger Huerta before Clay Guida… These are some of those people getting fed to crappy fighters just to get their name out.

Chuck is still a one diminsional fighter, but he can do an element of surprise and actually apply wrestling when in danger. But I have always respected Chuck because he has always fought the top people in MMA.. He has never fought a slouch.[/quote]

Well said about Kimbo, he’s being brought up in the ranks, it’s just that he’s had a ton of attention and is sort of a star in his infancy. A lot of people forget that including Chuck. Kimbo should step it up a notch each fight and after about 5 more in a couple of years or so, he should be ready. He’s done great against the cans’ he did what he was suppose to do, KO ‘em in the 1st. Now we need to see a guy that’s good enough to take Kimbo to the 2nd round.

 
Comment by Nuts
2008-04-02 15:18:50

[quote comment=”398896″][quote comment=”398596″]chuck needs shut the hell up[/quote]
[quote comment=”398575″]Chuck Liddell the Ground Wizard is talking about someone’s lack of ground game?

Only times I have seen a good ground war involving Liddell is when Rampage and randy Mauled him on the ground in their 1st fights against the Iceman!

Does he think because he took wanderlei down twice and just layed on him, that he is now some ground expert?

I would understand if Mir, werdum, or Nogueira made that statement, but Chuck?[/quote]

[quote comment=”398357″]Chuck is officially a tool.[/quote]

I agree 100%[/quote]

Shut up please just shut up…you actually make me feel ill. You’ve been watching MMA now for what … 3 months!!!

 
Comment by Nuts
2008-04-02 15:21:38

[quote comment=”398561″]kimbo would destroy chuck, hands down, those “guys off the street” that kimbo fought were pretty healthy men. they weren’t chumps, most of them were bigger than kimbo, at least his same size. kimbo fights weighing 234, chuck weighs about 225-230 naturally, that’s b4 he wimps out from fighting at his god given weight and cuts down to 205. These guys are the same weight naturally, let them fight, i seriously doubt kimbo would turn it down, LOL, he’d be foaming at the mouth to fight chuck, and kimbo would destroy chuck, chuck would have to go to the ground, he wouldn’t have a prayer standing with kimbo[/quote]

Thanks Gary Shaw now all the numpty hangers on are here at MMA, thankyou. The most pathetic comment I have heard. Please go back to boxing!!

 
Comment by "Mr. NC-17"
2008-04-02 15:54:31

[quote comment=”398389″][quote post=”5620″]Kimbo has been learning MMA, he has only been fighting MMA for one year. Brock Lesnar really does not have a proper ground game, I dont hear Chuck running his mouth about that.[/quote]
Do you mean Lesnar has no ground game other than his national wrestling championships? Kimbo is a freaking carnival act. And the first M in MMA stands for MIXED, as in more than one martial art. Kimbo’s only martial art is Punching-Chumps-In-The-Face-But-Now-I-Get-To-Do-It-In-A-Ring-Instead-Of-My-Back-Yard-Do.[/quote]

I said PROPER. Just like Josh Koscheck earlier in his career. They only know one thing, and that is wrestling, but if matched up against a ground guy, they are going to easily put themselves out there and get caught in a submission. A proper ground game, is being able to hold your opponent down and know the defense of submissions.

 
Comment by THORAZINE
2008-04-02 16:28:57

Chuck n’ Rampage have been talking a little trash lately about other fighters… what’s up?

 
Comment by KS
2008-04-02 17:13:04

Chuck is right that Kimbo gets far more attention than his resume warrants.
But, that’s what he brings to MMA.
It’s like the circus freak show… a beautiful train wreck that some folks have to watch.

Some folks say, ‘Styles make fights.’ Do you think you’re going to see Limbo against someone with a good ground game?

 
Comment by chefdaddy
2008-04-02 18:24:09

[quote comment=”398561″]kimbo would destroy chuck, hands down, those “guys off the street” that kimbo fought were pretty healthy men. they weren’t chumps, most of them were bigger than kimbo, at least his same size. kimbo fights weighing 234, chuck weighs about 225-230 naturally, that’s b4 he wimps out from fighting at his god given weight and cuts down to 205. These guys are the same weight naturally, let them fight, i seriously doubt kimbo would turn it down, LOL, he’d be foaming at the mouth to fight chuck, and kimbo would destroy chuck, chuck would have to go to the ground, he wouldn’t have a prayer standing with kimbo[/quote]
Did you lick the windows on the short bus to school?

 
Comment by JB
2008-04-02 23:27:34

[quote post=”5620″]Pshhshhh
That crap doesn’t count. Until I see Chuck pull off an gogoplata from half-gaurd, he ain’t got no ground game. [/quote]

[quote post=”5620″]You’re kidding???? Pls tell me you’re kidding….. [/quote]

What would I need to be kidding about? If I can knockout everyone I fight, why do I need to bust out a gogoplata? If my takedown defense is solid enough to keep the fight where I want it, what else do I need? How does that not constitute a legitimate fightgame?

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-03 04:44:13

[quote comment=”397867″][quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

This is a bad comment you think Jardine and Wanderlei are almost chumps then he was suppose to fight Shogun. Those are chumps to you? Take a closer look and you’ll see your wrong.[/quote]

yeah really who was he supposed to be fighting, the incredible hulk and superman??

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-03 04:51:08

[quote comment=”398260″]”Kimbo has no ground game.”

Okay Chuck, thats why Randy Couture just worked you on the ground during your first fight..

Kimbo has been learning MMA, he has only been fighting MMA for one year. Brock Lesnar really does not have a proper ground game, I dont hear Chuck running his mouth about that.

This hate on Kimbo needs to stop, Kimbo is getting build up, yes, but how many times do we see the UFC do that. Michael Bisping is the first thing that comes to mind. Roger Huerta before Clay Guida… These are some of those people getting fed to crappy fighters just to get their name out.

Chuck is still a one diminsional fighter, but he can do an element of surprise and actually apply wrestling when in danger. But I have always respected Chuck because he has always fought the top people in MMA.. He has never fought a slouch.[/quote]

exactly, he has always fought the top. but according to alot of peeps on here he was spoon fed grapplers all these years.

 
Comment by Vizai
2008-04-03 16:37:51

[quote comment=”397750″]MOST DOMINANT UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNN OF THE WORLD… CHUCK THE ICEMAN LIDELL :)[/quote]
That was LAST year when the UFC and Lex Luther (Lidells former manager) were spoon feeding him wrestlers for breakfast. Dana WHite admitted 5 years ago no one knew who lidell was until he and the Fertitas built him up….Exactly what they are doin with Kimbo………..Point a finger and 4 are pointing back at you………..Furthermore when Machida called out Chuck (which you can find on this site) Chuck CHOSE Evans instead…..ANOTHER WRESTER!!!!!! “Hi my name is CHucky, wanna play”

 
Comment by Vizai
2008-04-03 16:43:17

[quote comment=”400218″][quote comment=”397867″][quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

This is a bad comment you think Jardine and Wanderlei are almost chumps then he was suppose to fight Shogun. Those are chumps to you? Take a closer look and you’ll see your wrong.[/quote]

yeah really who was he supposed to be fighting, the incredible hulk and superman??[/quote]
Jardine got stomped by Houston, Wanderlie was coming off of 3 losses in a row and Shogun has an ACL tear……Come on….No need for Superman, Maybe he could fight Rampage……Oh yeah, thats right………

 
Comment by Vizai
2008-04-03 16:45:31

Chuck V
Houston
Machida
Thiago
Rampage 3rd time
A stand up win over any of these would prove to me his dominance as a striker

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-03 18:45:47

[quote comment=”401730″]Chuck V
Houston
Machida
Thiago
Rampage 3rd time
A stand up win over any of these would prove to me his dominance as a striker[/quote]

the fact that you list houston “glass jaw” alexander in this list is laughable at best. two tko losses in a row and he also got his knees buckled against jardine. have you ever watched pride?? check out liddell vs overeem, chuck is getting badly outstriked and then detonates an atom bomb on overeem’s face and…sleepy time.(slow mo is brutal on this) his dominance as a striker is in his record. by saying all he fights are grapplers are you saying that grappling is the weaker of the two???

 
Comment by sooper822
2008-04-03 18:51:19

[quote comment=”401725″][quote comment=”400218″][quote comment=”397867″][quote comment=”397708″]Chuck should keep his opinions to himself at least until we see how Kimbo develops. Not constructive Chuck, especially given the lineup of fighters you’ve been given to get another title shot. Not chumps, but not far off.[/quote]

This is a bad comment you think Jardine and Wanderlei are almost chumps then he was suppose to fight Shogun. Those are chumps to you? Take a closer look and you’ll see your wrong.[/quote]

yeah really who was he supposed to be fighting, the incredible hulk and superman??[/quote]
Jardine got stomped by Houston, Wanderlie was coming off of 3 losses in a row and Shogun has an ACL tear……Come on….No need for Superman, Maybe he could fight Rampage……Oh yeah, thats right………[/quote]

actually silva was coming off 2 losses in a row jeeves (hendo,crocop) and i’ll be willing to bet you were a member of the shogun rua fanclub till he got choked out. his acl wasn’t re-torn until after his fight with chuck was scheduled. you keep bringing up page, thats one guy what about all the guys he put to sleep??? were they all cans??

 
Comment by Shepherd
2008-04-03 22:52:50

I think anyone who can peak the publics curiosity about MMA is good for the sport. Sure they may come for the new “hero” but all the fighters on the same card are getting much more exposure than they ever would have before.
MMA needs a Hector Camacho and Mike Tyson (Kimbo) type personality. The public has to watch their first fight before they ever become fans, getting them to watch the first fight is the real obstacle.
I think the average MMA fan realizes that the majority if not all of the top 10 fighters in Kimbos weight class would demolish him.
When I first started watching UFC it was to watch some guy named “Tank Abbot” knock people out. After I watched a few fights I became a fan of the real fighters in the sport (Gracie, Coleman, Frey). Kimbo is this generations Tank Abbot.

 
Comment by Vizai
2008-04-04 05:14:14

actually silva was coming off 2 losses in a row jeeves (hendo,crocop) and i’ll be willing to bet you were a member of the shogun rua fanclub till he got choked out. his acl wasn’t re-torn until after his fight with chuck was scheduled. you keep bringing up page, thats one guy what about all the guys he put to sleep??? were they all cans??[/quote]
2 losses is the best you can do…….Well, I count the Hendo KO twice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every last one of Chucks wins was against some form of wrestler or another as I had previously stated..And please dont bring up Vernon……..or Horn for that matter…..Wanderlie was the 3rd striker in YEARS that Chuck has faced….Guess 3rd times the charm……The other 2, Jardine and Rampage, (YES I know Rampage started as a wrestler but his striking needs to be commended) beat Chuck……And… when Machida, another striker, called out Chuck, Chuck chose instead….Guess who??!!! Ta da…..Another wrestler…..And trust me, you would of lost that bet…..I respect Shoguns performance at Pride but the only thing I was looking forward to was Rampage getting a little payback…I LOVED THE GRIFFIN FIGHT!!!!!! Also, Ive been seriously entertaining the possibility that Wanderlie, Cro Cop, and Shogun may have been on the juice….They all look like they were struck with malaria when they got to the UFC….But hey, who am I to say….. BTW if you didnt know, Dana White was CHuck Lidells Manager before his friends the Fertitas bought the UFC…..HMMMM….Lex Luther (Dana) also brags about how he built up CHuck>>>>Five years ago no one knew who he was……..And how do you build up a fighter???!!!!!!!!Ask CHuck, he seems to know the KIMBO strategy all to well!!!!!!

 
Comment by Vizai
2008-04-04 05:27:58

the fact that you list houston “glass jaw” alexander in this list is laughable at best. two tko losses in a row and he also got his knees buckled against jardine. have you ever watched pride?? check out liddell vs overeem, chuck is getting badly outstriked and then detonates an atom bomb on overeem’s face and…sleepy time.(slow mo is brutal on this) his dominance as a striker is in his record. by saying all he fights are grapplers are you saying that grappling is the weaker of the two???[/quote]
Trust me>>>Alexander V CHuck>>>>Youll see!!!!!! (Unless of course Chuck takes it to the ground, although he always states how he only wants to keep it on the feet!!!!Watch UFC 49)>>>>>And the Grappling V Striking???!!! This is MMA…….Come on….This isn’t ufc 1…….What Im saying is, CHuck was a wrestler!!!!Why’s he got such good take down defense??!!! Add the Kempo and he has an advantage against any of those grapplers……its called STRIKING!!!!!!!!But when u put a striker in front of him…. The fact you had to go back 5 years to bring up Overheem, a 26 and 11 striker is Laughable and only proves my point……

 
Comment by Sammyg
2008-04-04 14:31:12

wow…this will be the fight of the century….and chuck is right kimbo’s just nocking people of the ring put someone good like chuck or rampage….damm what will kimbo do from there…lol

 
Comment by Alex
2008-04-05 00:50:56

I would love to see chuck go out and knock people out. I wish more than anything he would come across my path I would uppercut that grease ball so hard that the back of his head would hit his back. Then I would give him a straight right to the face an probably push his face back about four inches maybe… more.. He is a chump punk bitchh!! My grandma can knock him out and she dosen’t even have any arms. Kimbo can probably do to him what I can but it would have to be on his best day!!

 
Comment by sam i am
2008-04-05 14:12:54

[quote comment=”397688″]it would be nice to see Machida roll kim bo up……Kimbo would probably roll Iceman up (watch the rampage fight) ….Machida seems to be a smart,technical fighter…..If Machida could lay Kimbo out, I’d love to see it……[/quo

kmbo would not “roll” chuck up.. just cuz rampage beat him doesnt mean every black guy can.

 
Comment by Travis McCurry
2008-04-14 19:27:52

Kimbo is an ok fighter. But these guys that he beat on the streets are chumps. I mean who were these guys on the streets ive never heard of them have you? Who gives a shit and he is definately not on the same level as anyone i bet jens pulver would pound him into a pulp and hes fifty pounds lighter.

 
Comment by rhys
2008-04-14 21:32:46

Chuck is right.
Kimbo is a bit overhyped.
BAAAAADDDDD for the sport of MMA.
This is what the boxers were talking about, they said all you have to do to be an MMA fighter is be some street brawler and there is your MMA for you, a street fight in a cage. It also is also saying the skill level of MMAers is much inferior to the skill level of punchers. I mean, what if Kimbo decided to take boxing instead of MMA, he would NEVER MAKE IT TO THE TOP he would get absolutely FUCKING DEMOLISHED easily by a b-level boxer and all the while the UFC is seriously considering adding him to their ranks. Just proves how far MMA has to go in terms of the level of their athletes. Seriously you will not see any other sport where a fat barroom brawler with no skill who doesnt train at all headline an MMA event and get paid $200,000 bucks in the process.

MMA is still an infant child my friends.

 
Comment by rhys
2008-04-14 21:36:11

Oh, by the way:

Iceman vs Kimbo

Iceman 1st round KO.

Chuck has been striking since he was 12 and easily hits as hard if not harder then Slice, he has been fighting top notch opponenents for at least 10 years now, who are always forcing him to improve his game.

In that time Kimbo has been fighting street bums and knocking them out.

Seriously guys, use some logic and not emotional response.

 
Comment by beeger
2008-04-22 16:00:18

forrest griffin knocked bimbo slice out with a headkick in sparring, shows what kimbo would do against someone whos actually good, absolutely nothing, hes a crackselling bum!

 
Comment by elcrapo2
2008-04-24 11:30:36

Chuck would knock him out!!!!!I cant wait for kimbo to fight someone with some skillz!!!

 
Comment by DALAILAMA
2008-04-25 12:49:50

Kimbo is a piece of crap, Chuck is right.
Bimbo Slice should start to fight REAL fighters and fight a rematch with the white boy who kicked his ass and who got humiliated by a UFC no name fighter.( Sean Gannon)

 
Comment by dmg1988
2008-04-28 21:27:47

Dude chuck would fuck Kimbo up. And for one Kimbo is the one
who started the shit talking. Kimbo has no talent. He sucks. So does Tank Abbott. piece

 
Comment by J
2008-05-07 10:32:17

Let Chuck bring that garbage looping punch on Kimbo and watch Kimbo work the KO angle. I will give respect where respect is due in the statement Kimbo must fight someone with a ground game. Anyone who wants to stand up will get reeled in and dealt with by. Anyone who can get him to the ground, or catch him in a front guillotine, triangle from the ground or armbar would be the key. Oh and if Kimbo does ever get knocked out I will take it like a man and everyone can say f-u J-. But I believe he will be beat on the ground. I have 15 years boxing, 10 Muy Thai and 2 jiu-jitsu and am learning that everyone can get hit by the punch they do not see; and no matter how good your stand up game, the ground is a whole nother world.

 
Comment by Daniel
2008-05-13 13:43:52

Chuck would beat kimbo in a mma match but would be 50/50 in a street fight what do u think?

 
Comment by Skute
2008-06-03 14:23:53

Kimbo should go back to knocking out drunk street bums.

 
Comment by mac
2008-08-02 22:32:34

Elite XC has about ran out of cans to throw at Kimbo, and he’ll soon be going back to guarding whores for minimum wage for a living again. All you guys calling everyone else ‘haters’ for asking what the hell Kimbo has done other than knockout crackheads in his back yard, why don’t you actually trying asking the question, instead of dodging it. Kimbo Slice isn’t a ‘bad’ fighter, but he certainly hasn’t earned any right to recognition by his performance in the ring. The guy is a product of MARKETING pure and simple. He should change his name to ‘Kimbo HYPE’.

 
Comment by Gold
2008-10-04 13:58:18

This is some funny shit. . . have none of you watched Kimbo fight? Dose anyone who comments on this know anything about fighting at all??? I mean to call Liddel one dimensional with his record would be a complement to me. . . how many non-onedeminsional fighters has chuck wooped ass on? now let flip that question around on old Kimbo? noone is hateing the guy we just think he is an ameture fighter who would get owned by a seasoned vetran like Liddel. . . or Rampage for that matter. Bottom line is Chucks got a professional record beating people in the prime. . . not 45 year old washed up hasbeens. . .

 
Comment by kimbo's a bitch
2008-10-05 19:16:50

Kimbo is the biggest joke in the world. He beat up kids in their back yards and homeless people under bridges. He thinks he can just walk into the octagon? Look what happened to Lesnar. The guy’s a loser. He’s got NO talent, NO power, NO footwork, No precision. He’s got NOTHING. The fight lasted 14 seconds. The man is a no body, with no future. I hope he learned his lesson and keeps his ass in the gutter fighting rats. It’s all he’s good at.

 
Comment by FightStrike
2008-10-09 08:49:22

Kimbo “0″ Chuck “1″ and then some. nothin’ like watching the weak underground kimbo fights… the spotlight with chuck in the “gon” make his knees shake

 
Comment by russell nino
2008-10-17 11:08:29

look chuck ill tell u rite now kimbo will lay u flat out kimbo iz lik my idol ive watched his videos aand i did a report on himm 4 skoo so i might b wrong but in my opinion i think u’ll get laid the FUCK!!!!!! out so dnt talk shit if u’ve havent talk shit to his face and by wat ive seen and ive heard kimbo is the best fighter i have eva watched so good luck steppin in da ring against him!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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