Mar 31 2008
EliteXC - Kimbo Slice announces he will fight May 31st on CBS
On last week’s EliteXC Strikeforce event, there was a surprise appearance midway through the show (reminiscent of a WWE event) by Kimbo Slice. Goldberg interviewed him in the middle of the ring and it turns out that he will be fighting on May 31st.
The crazy part about this fight is that it will be airing on CBS! That has to piss off Dana White and the UFC team. The UFC has been around for over 10 years and they’ve never received this kind of exposure from a major network. EliteXC hasn’t even been around for 2 years and they’ve only put on a total of 15 events. Now they have a deal with Showtime to put out a ShoXC event monthly and the rumor is that CBS will be airing a EliteXC special every other month on Saturday.
Kimbo’s opponent is unnamed as of yet but there are rumors swirling about. The 2 fighters I have heard mentioned as opponents are Ron Waterman and James Thompson. As of today, the rumor mill is abuzz with an inside source claiming that the matchup will be Kimbo v Thompson.
Here is Kimbo on Elite XC making his announcement:
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Was that Goldberg, the old WWF (or whatever) wrestler?
I’m amazed CBS would put something like this on. It is not exactly over-the-air friendly TV. What if Kimbo eats his foe? How are they going to dump out of that?
Hmm apparently you answered my question before I even asked it. Perhaps if I “read” a bit more closely. Goldberg looks fuckin old man, why is his goatee white? Is he going for the Ric Flair look?
On an unrelated note, I moved out of my old house yesterday and finally threw away my old bookshelf stereo from high school. (RIP) On the casing was a Goldberg sticker from WCW days, and he looks really old.
Anyway, what’s the money explanation behind this CBS deal? Sure UFC deserves the broadcast station love, but as Snoop Pearson put it once, “Deserve ain’t got nothing to do with it.” Dana White got big-leagued, who was it by?
I am putting my money on hannibal lector german shepherd in the first.