TUF 10 - Heavyweights

The wait is over, and the tenth installment of the UFC's 'The Ultimate Fighter' reality show aired on Spike TV last week (September 16th) with coaches Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and 'Sugar' Rashad Evans mentoring a group of future UFC heavyweights. This cast of massive men are made up of former NFL players, UFC prospects, UFC veterans, and street brawler Kimbo Slice. As I mentioned in a previous post Kimbo will be attempting to earn a place in Dana White's empire and the only road inside leads straight through The Ultimate Fighter show. This will be a true test of Kimbo's MMA skills, as we all know he can hold his own in backyards and parking lots, but thus far Slice has looked somewhat lacklustre inside the octagon against Seth Petruzeli. I'm sure Seth is an intimidating fighter, but he stands at 6'0" and 205lbs. This season of TUF 10 boasts a roster of fighters like Wes Sims (6'10" & 260 lbs), Marcus Jones (6'6" 260 lbs) or Wes Shivers (6'7" 285 lbs). These boys may be large, but we'll see how well they fight.

The second episode just finished, and Rashad's team now holds control to select the match ups for next weeks show (Sept 30th). Finally, the fighter everyone has tuned in to watch will step into the octagon. Kimbo Slice will face Roy 'Big Country' Nelson.

Big Country is an established MMA fighter, and former Heavyweight champion of the International Fight League (IFL) who trains with UFC legend Ken Shamrock's Lions Den. We know Kimbo can stand and throw with any street thug, but can he handle an MMA fighter with a 13-4 professional record who holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?


We'll see next Wednesday.

-=UPDATE=-

Maybe this is only funny to me 'cause it's late, but doesn't Roy 'Big Country' Nelson bear a striking resemblance to King Hippo from the Mike Tyson's Punch Out?


If I were Kimbo, I'd punch him in the belly button 'till his pants fell down...