Re: Dana White is Unloyal and has a big ego
Originally Posted by
Bilbo
The thing with Kimbo was that he had a following though. I have to say I prefer Shaw's approach of matching fighters with the right opponents.
Guys like J C Chavez Jr, John Duddy, Mickey Ward, would never be successful in boxing if it was run like MMA becuase they would just be put in against guys who would destroy them.
There a lot of fighters in the UFC that fight a lot but have literally zero appeal, in fact I can never even tell them apart they are just names to me.
Guys like Matt Hamil, Alan Belcher, Spider Grove, Marcus Davies have a ton of fights, are never going to be close to the top of the pile, have virtually no crowd appeal yet always get fights.
Kimbo would probably end up with a losing record over time, but he's a crowd pleaser and good undercard filler, much like Tank Abbott was.
Kimbo's fight against Roy Nelson gave the Ultimate Fighter show by far their highest ratings ever and he's a recognisable name to have on a fight card. He should get another chance.
I'm sorry Bilbo but all of those guys you named have crowd appeal.
Marcus "the Irish Hand Grenade" Davis is a definate fan favorite, Matt Hammill is deaf and an inspiration as well as a nice guy, Alan Belcher is well liked enuff and "Da Spider" Grove is a very disliked fighter so people tune in to see him get KO'd.
And unfortunately all of em are better fighters than Kimbo, MUCH better in fact.
Kimbo was and is entertaining to watch though, and I think he deserved one more fight with the UFC.
"You knocked him down...now how bout you try knockin me down ?"
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