Elite XC heavyweight Brett Rogers hijacked the spotlight in the wake of “Primetime” on CBS “Saturday Night Fights” last weekend, calling out Kimbo Slice for his lackluster performance against James Thompson in the main event of the evening.
Rogers — who knocked out “The Colossus” in the first round at Elite XC: “Street Certified” earlier this year — made a point to needle Slice in the post-fight press conference, which nearly led to an altercation on the podium.
“Da Grim” has kept a steady drumbeat of criticism rolling throughout the week, saying that Slice should either “step up or step aside.” Slice has remained silent for most of the public relations attack … until now.
While nothing is official, Slice has accepted Rogers’ challenge, telling Dan LeBatard on ESPN.com radio that the fight is on — perhaps sometime in October.
Here’s a snip from Kimbo:
“Considering Brett Rogers is as ignorant as he is, he’s probably looking at it like Kimbo Slice can be a meal ticket. Instead of making the fight at more of a business tip, this is going to be personal. This shit is personal now. If he wants to call me out, considering he’s going to get big money to fight me, then you know, from a business point of view, whoever was in his ear, they did their part, and now they got the fight.”
Short of calling out Kimbo’s mother, Rogers did and said just about everything he could to make this fight happen.
And apparently it worked, even though Elite XC Live Events President Gary Shaw indicated immediately following the fight that it wasn’t going to happen anytime soon.
If it is indeed accurate — and Rogers and Slice didn’t just set this up themselves in the media — it could start a trend. If it’s as easy as posting a challenge up on a Web site and saying some harsh words at a press conference, then Kimbo might have a line out the door after his next fight.
If he wins, of course.
Stylistically this is a fight Kimbo should want. Sure, Rogers is the bigger fighter and Kimbo just had a tough time with Thompson’s size, but Rogers is a different fighter than Thompson. He wants to stand and trade with his opponents, which is Kimbo’s bread and butter.
Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Rogers.
The knocks on Kimbo have been his inexperience and ground game. Nobody has ever questioned his stand up, and now Brett Rogers will most likely look to prove Kimbo is all hype by beating him at his own game.
We’ve all begged to see Kimbo’s ground game get tested. Perhaps now we’re finally going to see his stand up get tested. Add in some animosity from Kimbo’s side and we got ourselves a heck of a fight to look forward to this fall.
Kimbo mentioned the fight would probably take place in October, which may or may not be the next event on CBS. Either way, is this a fight anyone is going to want to miss? I think not.
Here’s what Kimbo had to say when asked directly from Letard if he was fighting Rogers next:
“Yeah, hell yeah, I got to fight him man. This man just called me out.”
Aright Brett, you got want you wanted. Now lets see if you can back those words up with a win. Stay tuned, October is a long way away — this will certainly get a lot more interesting before then.
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props to Kevin who reported this 2 hours ago..lol just kidding
anyways, standing (even though rogers is undefeated) I think he’s in trouble. He better use that wrestling experience that he has. If it goes to the ground, it’s over…that is unless Grim gets a “lose bonus.” Gary Shaw had stated Grim won’t fight Kimbo, don’t be surprised with yet another controversial Kimbo victory!
by the way, lebatard is a fucking moron! He actually thought the elite show was great!
Whats up with the having to tell us everytime you found info before MANIA did dude, start your own site and report all this stuff first then . . . He probably waits to make sure the info is true, not just report it right off the bat, plus he has to do a write up on the subject so 2 hours seems about right!
i put just kidding because I know their checking it. this coming from a guy who always puts 1st
what ae you talking about dude cut and paste one time i put “1st” . . . tard! The one time i did do it i wrote “1st, even though i dont know what this means” i believs you replied “Its for people with too much time on their hands that stay on here all day” . . . like what you’re doing today, but yea, find me one other time and it should be easy since i do it all the time huh, let me know, tool.
And ive been here for over a year, so there should be plenty off my “1st’s” to choose from . . . While you just showed up this month, newbee.
lol, been here way longer than a month, just never wrote anything. kinda like sherdog, been going there for years, but have NEVER even signed up for an account. Keep getting those 1st’s in, I’ll keep up with the relevant comments!!
Right, right, thanks for posting that proof of all these 1st’s you keep talking about. Everyone on here knows my post are golden, just ask dude, do a survey LoL, id even go as far as to say ive got fans . . . All you do is complain or correct someone in a rude manner. People skip over your nagging and recomment my words, everytime! You should read some of my posts, maybe youll learn something . . . Thick headed though so probably not, it all go over your head.
lol are you delusional? I sometimes start different topics just to have a whole line of replys. golden from me pissing on them. You do have some good points, but to compare you to me is funny. as far as proving the 1st’s, like I have time to go back…I believe you buddy, you do realize me wanting props was a joke right?
I’m the best on this sight!
Ehhh, its all good Kevin, and if you’re a BJ Penn fan then not only is it all good but here are my apologies, see ya in the next one. BJ BJ BJ!!!
Im a fan of yours Adam G
LoL, someone named GSP4Prez is a fan of mine!?!?!?? (Im the biggest BJPENN fan so thats why im skeptical man) Never seen ya before bro, probably yanking my chain . . . Did you change your name alreay Chris??? Or Gord?? PJJ??? LMAO!!
Wow, if that’s the case he loses all credibility when it comes to MMA.
Haze-
You are a generous guy. I NEVER gave mainstream sports guys any credibility when it came to MMA.
Especially anyone associated with ESPN.
They tend to be frontrunners when it comes to sports popularity. And MMA is gaining big momentum.
Kevin-
Kimbo will win. Guaranteed.
OJR, all true except for Jim Rome recently, that guy surprised me. Do you think Kimbo will win since the fight will be fixed or do you hink Kimbo is actually better?
The fix is in. Look no further than Rd 2 of the Thompson fight…
Exactly, I read that James is going to file an appeal to the fight dew to the one sided officiating, wonder if anything will actually come of it.
LeBatard is an idiot… He was on P.T.I. and said that the EliteXC show was a great night for MMA and that Kimbo showed great stamina in his fight. How the hell does that guy have a job in sports broadcasting???
comments mania?? it’s not 3 yet.. must have a good story!! I hope Hughes comments on alves
Kevin, you mean Jun kie reported thsi 4 hours ago. It’s all good, just dont give your self props…not cool.
you guys are too much, didn’t you get the sarcasm? go back a few days when 2 guys were asking for props and I explained that mania usually already has the story and they have to take the time to write it up. The fact that I wrote just kidding and lol, and you guys still didn’t get it is really amusing me!!
Kev, I’m just messin with you bro, it’s all good. I enjoy 90% of your post…most of the stuff is good S@#$. Have a great weekend.
thanks BFD, adam really got to me, I mean next time I’m sarcastic, I’ll have to put a disclaimer up. I’m out guys, have a good week end, I’m going to alcatraz and will then be enjoying the UFC. maybe I’ll post late night saturday if I don’t go play cards. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
Props to John who reported it a day before Kevin did!
How is he in trouble when some no named Pink Haired Punk knocked him out?! Kimbo is a chump.
i agree style wise roger fits just what kimbo wants, a stand up fight, i don’t see roger trying to take kimbo down. roger is bigger and might have more power but dosn’t have the sharpest boxing skills.it may come down to who lands first.
IMO Kimbo’s chin hasnt been tested. Roger has shown hes got a bit of KO power. Should be a good one though.
Great but i think kimbo might get him. weighins on ufc now!!!!
DOWN WITH KIMBO
I’ll believe it when Shaw announces it, not a minute before.
shaw is licking kimbos ass every chance he gets, kimbo wouldn’t make it up. he’d look even dumber if he did
me too, I knew kimbo would take it if it was up to him, but it’s not up to him…
does anyone else agree that Fedor/Timmy in a ring is a huge disadvantage to Tim and even a bigger advantage to fedor. Same thing if Fedor/Randy happens. Tim and Randy both like to press their oppoonents against the cage a dirty box. Also are elbows going to be allowed on the ground?
wow, new thread…hehe!!…Well anyway, IMO, Fedor will kill Randy!!!
I dont think brett should be worried with the stand up game because who has kimbo tko’d. Bo who was tapping on his way down, Tank who really didnt stand a chance was out of shape and just old wasnt really a challenge and he tko’d a guy who was still standing on his feet in thompson. hmmm
i think brett can take those shots and prolly land better shots on kimbo but if brett gets rocked i think he could take kimbo down and pound him out there.
I agree, and I said it in another post that IMO Kimbo’s chin hasnt been tested.
Kimbo’s chin hasn;t been tested? Did you even look at any photos from the abbott or thompson fight? both guys hit kimbo with hard punches. Tank also said after his match that he hit kimbo with some of his hardest punches and it didn;t even effect him. Also what about the time in his street fight when Kimbo dropped his guard and said “hit me”. Big D hit kimbo twice in the face for free and kimbo stood there and said “is that all you got? Ni**a it’s over”. Now i understand that Big D is just a guy on the streets, but he was still a huge guy and can probably hit at hard as rogers.
Good marketing Shaw, soap-opera drama gains audiences.
I do think Kimbo will win this fight. But it’d be a fun one to watch.
I think it’ll be fun to watch Kimbo get exposed (if that didn’t already happen in the Thompson fight).
Just because both guys want this fight doesn’t mean it will happen, I just have a hard time believing Gary Shaw will put this fight together.
KIMBO SUCKS!!! The only person that sucks more is SHAW!
Agree, anybody with half a brain that watched the show last Saturday should agree.
kimbos done
LoL . . . He was done last saturday night at around 11:40pm = )
what was that?…..WHO FUN KING CARES
and it was set up to be this way, last month.
Shaw will make sure Kimbo wins again. And then he’ll beat his next opponent. And then maybe when they all think he’s ready, they’ll give him an actual opponent like Antonio Silva. But that’s at least a year away if you ask me.
Shaw will put him against Andy Wang in his next fight.
lOL… shit i forgot all about the ‘Crying Warrior’…
Maybe more than a year, Shaw is a boxing promoter he’ll probably want Kimbo 25-0 before he puts him in there with a threat.
LOL
Take him down, Andy!
kimbos last fight was b.s didnt thompson get kod by the grimm the kimbo will to didnt he get kod by sean gannon
this is really a jumbled comment, but I’ll try to answer. No gannon choked Kimbo, after kimbo shot for a take down, and after his cronies broke the fight up like 6 times. Kimbo is a joke. He fought guys that were out of shape bouncers at your local bar. He couldn’t ko thompson, who has been ko’d by everyone!
The best way to make money off Kimbo is to line up the gimmick fights:
Kimbo vs. Butterbean
Kimbo vs. Cabbage
Kimbo vs. Sapp
Kimbo vs. Hong Man Choi
cabbage would and hong man would kill him they should not be on your list, maybe he could beat butterbean if it was a mma bout but not boxing and sapp would be a toss up.
Anyone of those guys are a big threat to Kimbo.
thats sad…but true
Shame on you kevin, “styles make fights”. Thompson was setting up the take down the whole match. Which I agree Kimbo may suck on the ground, Rogers will stand and trade with Kimbo. Anyone who stands with Kimbo has a chance of getting knocked out.
Nokimono: It works both ways though, has Kimbo really fought a legit striker?
Why not question Kimbo’s standup?
His punches are wild, his knees are sloppy, he can’t kick, he doesn’t use elbows, his dirty boxing sucks….
AND…
Who the hell has he KO’d? Tank? HAHAHA!
Afro Puff
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Is it just me or does Rogers look like a double of Ving Rhames trying to impersonate Mr. T?
I just want him to say that he’s going to get medieval on Slice.
I haven’t been following EliteXC closely, is this Grim guy any good?
OCTOBER?! geez i don’t wanna wait that long, Kimbo’s gettin older and probably will get KO cuz he’s too slow to dodge Rodger’s punches.
Wow kimbo is gonna get killed
wow i cant believe everyone so far is counting kimbo out. stand up is his strong point and i happen to think that there are few in mma who could outbox him. i know he’s never really been tested but from what ive seen he is a very precise and powerful puncher. he just needs some serious take-down defence. i say kimbo wins and we all know its not going to the ground or out of the first round.
Let me come up with a logical explanation to your post……….
HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
I think Kimbo would win. Unlike most, I think he really does take the fight game somewhat seriously. His cardio sucked, but he had never gone past a couple minutes in an MMA fight before. I also think he has to much pride to put up two poor performances is a row. His next fight i think he will show much improvement. No matter, I am not convinced that the fight will happen anytime soon anyway.
-I asked this on another thread, but no one answered. Does anyone know what Joe “Deisal” Riggs is doing these days.
After Riggs lost to Diego Sanchez, he was let go from the UFC. He’s doing smaller shows now.
I saw him at a live show in the Seattle area, Strikeforce at the Tacoma Dome. He was on the card along with Bob Sapp (who’s from Seattle).
Joe fought Corey De Vela and was body slammed hard to the ground where the ref stopped the fight as Riggs tapped. After the fight, it was disclosed he was fighting with a previous back injury.
Kimbo needs to work on EVERY aspect of the game for this fight. Anything that rogers tries, he has more experience in. Surprise us with insane cardio Kimbo. Practice stuffing take downs and hit him with the jab and dodge his punches till he tires out, then go for the KO!
Oh and you had better start training with some bigger guys.
Dude, he couldn’t KO Gannon, and he caught James “Glass Jaw” Thompson on the chin like 50 times and didn’t drop him once..
LOL @ Kimbo having better stand up than “da Grim”
the gannon fight was ages before his pro training. think about it.
grim must be the face of elitye xc ,not that kimbo thing
thanks Tobasco
Rogers hits harder and probably has better technique than Kimbo. I’d definitely expect Rogers to win by early KO.
KIMBO will never be a great fighter, he can only win in States that do not test for steroids, Kimbo could not juice Kimbo could not fight he is a fake. He will never fight in Vegas. Look at how yellow Kimbos eye ball were he was detoxing at the last fight in NJ.
*Yawn*
I would definitely pay to see this fight and that says a lot i dont have much money. But Kimbo is sloppy and Roger is very precise. I think President Gary Shaw is afraid to lose kimbos win streak so soon he wants to milk the publicity that he gets from Kimbo brings to elite xc. There are tons of people who didbt even watch mma until kimbo stepped into the octagon. I think they will give him another fight past his prime such Tank or Thompson before the risk his flawless record and the publicity the street fight brings. Don’t forget this is a business. Sell out one fight with Rogers or a dozen leading up. Do the math.
KIMBOOOOOOO all day baby. i’m in tallahassee but i’ll drive down for that fight (with bells on)
kimbo about to represent for miami once again and he go beat the **** outta grim i gurantee it
Maaaaan…..Roger’s mouth just wrote him a check his body can’t cash. Kimbo is gonna murda this cat. Can’t wait to see this joint!!!!!….Handle yo biznazz, Kimbo! Fo shizzle my nizzle!!!!
My ol man thinks Kimbo is the “Badest thing Alive”, just glad to say last week put a stop to that. Kimbo needs so work on some cardial, get in a lil better physical shape , and learn to take a punch. Now thats he has been hit or fightin people who fight back lol
This gose out to kimbo when i first seen you fight you reminded me of my uncles i have also wanted to be able to have the ability to fight like dat on the streets as well which is why ive taken up ju jit an other stuff so that i could smash my uncles over because well i wont say an also theres a click in our town that i would`nt mind smashing the head leader but my size just wont cut it but i know i have tha heart i was born and raised in otara south auckland so if you have any knowlege to thru my way please do so!!!!!!.
havent read anyones comments, it’d be NUTTS if SLICE wins ultimate fighter and beats the shit outta Lesnar. I thoughg slice was hype,but he is LIVE!
kimbo going 2 kick is ass cold
hey i party with brett rogers in lemore,california he is so cool to party with my couison is jamie jara