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[Deleted member 47027]

Does anyone know what UFC spent on Kimbo Slice and if it did pay off at the gate and PPV?

 

[Ultratech]

Uh...shit.

Can't say I saw that one coming.

It'll certainly be interesting to see if all that Gracie training he's been doing amounts to something.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Does anyone know what UFC spent on Kimbo Slice and if it did pay off at the gate and PPV?

By the time Kimbo came to UFC the luster had worn off. I think he was basically begging the UFC to sign him and they put him on the Ultimate Fighter so they probably paid him peanuts. He was good for the ratings of that show though. IIRC the episode where he fought was the highest rated episode ever.

 

[Big One]

It'll definitely be a draw for UFC. He's gonna get destroyed though.

 

[alr1ght]

Does anyone know what UFC spent on Kimbo Slice and if it did pay off at the gate and PPV?

Most watched amateur fight ever (TUF).

 

[Mark5130]

Part of me wonders if this is a work with WWE of some kind.

 

[FallingEdge]

Punk will no longer be straight edge and will hop on the juice, that will be his only chance.

 

[funkystudent]

Well.. every wrestler who is young enough needs to get this out of their system eventually.


Will be interesting to see I guess.

I hope he gets a decent opponent though. Most of the time when named wrestlers give MMA a go they fight total jobbers the first few fights and the fights are total carny BS.

 

[kirblar]

Punk will no longer be straight edge and will hop on the juice, that will be his only chance.

Nah, but he'll drop off even faster than Jake Shields did.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

By the time Kimbo came to UFC the luster had worn off. I think he was basically begging the UFC to sign him and they put him on the Ultimate Fighter so they probably paid him peanuts. He was good for the ratings of that show though. IIRC the episode where he fought was the highest rated episode ever.

Most watched amateur fight ever (TUF).

Probably worth the investment, then. Punk surely will be worth the investment, even if he gets turned into a red mist in the first.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

How is this dude gonna make weight and be in shape. Definitely losing the straight edge aspect

 

[Kusagari]

GSP and Brock are gone. Anderson's done.

Dana needs to pull this carny shit to keep interest. Ronda's all he has.

 

[alr1ght]

this is punks way of going back to the WWE with sponsors on his trunks in fighting in the main event

He better like Reebok.

 

[Dai Kaiju]

N/m

 

[Sanjuro]

Think of all the Pepsi and In-and-Out sponsorships!

 

[Data West]

He better like Condom Depot.

.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

Not to be one-upped like this, Vince needs to bring back the Brawl For All tournament.

 

[Liquidsnake]

He'll be one anaconda vice away from victory baby

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Obligatory:

Muay Thai kicks everywhere amirite?

 

[Sanjuro]

Can Michael Sam get in on this?

 

[alr1ght]

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No more sponsors in the UFC in 2015. Reebok only.

 

[Coldnoodle]

BY GAWD! GTS! GTS! GTS!

 

[Deleted member 47027]

That reminds me, what's Punk's collegiate wrestling background like? I never looked into it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

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It's funny though because the UFC just signed a deal with Reebok and fighters won't be allowed to wear outside sponsors unless they are preapproved by the UFC, so he could be running into the exact same scenario he just left lol

 

[Heel]

That reminds me, what's Punk's collegiate wrestling background like? I never looked into it.

Well, he broke boards at a strip mall dojo when he was 15.

 

[Dental Plan]

So when we see him in public can we call him Phil now?

 

[JMDSO]

It's funny though because the UFC just signed a deal with Reebok and fighters won't be allowed to wear outside sponsors unless they are preapproved by the UFC, so he could be running into the exact same scenario he just left lol

Right down to the staph infections.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Punk never struck me as the most athletic guy, to say the least. I wish him luck, though. Can't wait to see it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Well, he broke boards at a strip mall dojo when he was 15.

pic for evidence:

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Punk v Bisping

....yep

 

[Purexed]

What division would he fight at Welterweight or Middleweight?

 

[dem]

Lol

You could sell Brock as being legitimate..
This.. Makes no sense in terms of sport. Unless they feed him a line of cans he is going to get destroyed.


Dana looking for that PPV cash grab.

 

[JMDSO]

I would make a joke about him actually having to win matches instead of the matches being fixed, but a lot of people seem to be implying that UFC is leaning more towards wrestling these days.

 

[Can Crusher]

Marks underestimating that kempo background.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Is there are UFC network for $9.99 a month?

 

[Data West]

I can't wait for the post-UFC shoot where he talks about how Dana never put him over anyone.

Marks underestimating that kempo background.

Sean O'Haire had a kickboxing background and got destroyed by Butterbean.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

What division would he fight at Welterweight or Middleweight?

Heavyweight, obviously.

 

[alr1ght]

What division would he fight at Welterweight or Middleweight?

185 and would test cut to 170.

 

[RBH]

What division would he fight at Welterweight or Middleweight?

The Skinny Fat Ass division.

 

[Data West]

Heavyweight, obviously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZqo4OZ0Pqs

 

[Frecklestein]

pic for evidence:

lol, Just like the JJ stuff I posted in WrestleGAF

Punk just needs to reach out to MMA Legend Real Ass Double J

 

[Kacho]

I would make a joke about him actually having to win matches instead of the matches being fixed, but a lot of people seem to be implying that UFC is leaning more towards wrestling these days.

the more carny they become the better. I would pay good money to see vanilla ice vs Limp Bizkit

 

[Purexed]

185 and would test cut to 170.

Thanks. Will definitely give it a look, I'm a sucker for a good MMA gimmick, I even anticipated Couture vs Toney!

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

But guys, it's not about the money.

fuck you, pay me!

 

[FyreWulff]

and he was complaining about ryback kicking his ribs lol

There's a difference between expecting being kicked in the ribs and not expecting to be legit kicked in the ribs

 

[BronsonLee]

I will laugh and cry if he comes out to Cult of Personality.

Oh and he's totally dead

 

[soxinthebox]

Didn't he say that WWE had some non compete clause somewhere in there and explicitly called out UFC? Or was that what they wanted but he never agreed to it?

 

[JMDSO]

There's a difference between expecting being kicked in the ribs and not expecting to be legit kicked in the ribs

And he's broken noses with HIS botches. People in glass houses and all.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Didn't he say that WWE had some non compete clause somewhere in there and explicitly called out UFC? Or was that what they wanted but he never agreed to it?

the non-competes last for a year I believe, so it should be up in April. It's funny though cause he mentioned how Alberto got the non-compete torn up because it was BS and sicked his lawyers on them. Wonder why he didn't do the same.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

Didn't he say that WWE had some non compete clause somewhere in there and explicitly called out UFC? Or was that what they wanted but he never agreed to it?

That was in his contract but there was a settlement that obviously got rid of it.