It’s a complete ratings ploy, we all know it… but from a money making standpoint it makes a ton of business sense. This is a season that will draw in even the Youtube junkies, and maybe these people will continue to follow the sport after the season ends. It will be nice to see Kimbo in a fight with unbiased referees. (I’m still annoyed with the James Thompson fight… they stood them up when Thompson was in side control… fixed fight).

This is going to be fun to watch. I think if Kimbo trains like crazy, he could have some success. Do I think he’ll win? Definitely not… but hey anything’s possible. This is a season where loads of people will watch just to see what happens. I’d like to see Rampage train him… with the one-liners alone it would make for great TV. Hey, it worked… we’re all going to watch.

I think he’ll be able to turn himself into a real fighter if he works hard enough… but I think somebody who has more experience/ a better grappler will win the show. He won’t mess with Dana… that’s his new meal ticket. As long as he makes a decent showing, White will allow him to compete… he’s a moneymaker, that’s the bottom line, and the UFC is a business. I think this is the reason they’re not having them fight to get on the show for season 10… just 16 guys getting into the house. Yes, if he has a decent showing, Dana will let him into the UFC… Kimbo is 10,000 times more widely known than Junie Browning, and look how he’s in the UFC.

Yes… I think Bobby Lashley would do better… he has a MUCH, MUCH better grappling background (before the WWE he was a wrestler in the armed forces). I don’t know much about these ex NFLers… but if one of them can grapple… they’ll take Kimbo out.

At best he might make it to the second round. Most of these guys are better trained, more experience, and likely in better shape.

well i hope he does beat the odds and get a contract on the UFC
when will TUF 10 be aired on spike tv?

Kimbo = Fraud and IMHO Bas Rutten lost a lot of credibility going so over the top and promoting him and training him. Rumors have it that Bas kicked his ass two hours/day every day while they trained and Bas needs two new knees.

Kimbo is all show and no substance.

I would hope that training with Bas Rutton he went over some of the basics of ground fighting and basic conditioning-which seemed to be one of his very weak points, Sure he can knock people out but he better vastly improve his conditioning or he’ll be gassed and be susceptible to an easy takedown, I do have to give him some credit for even trying this out because he must know he’s in with a different level of fighters, I hope he takes it serious and wins a couple of matches just to shut up all the haters.

You did your homework, huh?

Kimbo, in my opinion, is just a hype. He had a good run, but you can never hide the truth. His internet video fights were fixed. Not I’ll pay you to lose, type of fixation, but if you look at the videos, all his spectators are one sided.

He’ll do well against the types who will be intimidated by his size and blank expressions.

kimbo is small compared to these guys and seth petruzelli the only guy to beat kimbo is really a lightweight heavyweight so there are some questions about kimbo’s chin but i think he has a good look at it but if bobby lashley joins and i hope and pray he does thats going to be my favorite to win it all