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  • Petruzelli in center of Elite XC storm

    10/08/2008 5:51:27 AM PDT · by Wavrnr10 · 3 replies · 637+ views
    YAHOO ^ | 10-08-08 | Dan Wenzel
    The promoters kind of hinted to me, and they gave me the money to stand and trade with him,” he told “The Monsters in Orlando” radio show. “They didn’t want me to take him down, let’s just put it that way. It was worth my while to try to stand up and punch with him.” The quote spoke of an attempt to if not rig the fight, then make it favorable for Slice, the main star and cash cow of the EliteXC promotion. Such an action would be a disaster for mixed martial arts as it attempts to convince mainstream...
  • Kimbo not the face of MMA

    05/29/2008 7:24:15 AM PDT · by rattrap · 30 replies · 119+ views
    Yahoo ^ | May 29th, 2008 | Dan Wetzel
    Kimbo Slice, a one-time homeless man, one-time strip club bouncer, one-time backyard, back-alley brawler turned Internet sensation/big money mixed martial artist isn’t a problem. Only in America, right? He’s said to be a great guy, a boot-strap success story who deserves everything coming to him. I’ve watched him maul “Adryan” a half dozen times alone. You have, or will, too. Kimbo Slice being a street fighter, rather than a Brazilian jiu-jitsu or Muay Thai master, isn’t a problem either. No, he isn’t the best and brightest in MMA. He’d probably get whipped in a second by the sport’s elite, as...