ProElite’s Pact With CBS Sends Kimbo To Primetime
Kimbo Slice, a.k.a. Kevin Ferguson, hit the mixed martial arts scene last November when he destroyed Bo Cantrell. It took Slice 19 seconds to score his first pro victory and elevate himself from Internet pit fighter to professional athlete. Now it appears he has elevated the entire sport into the mainstream. Today ProElite announced a deal to broadcast four live, two-hour fights on CBS this year. It will be the first time mixed martial arts has made it to network television. Putting the pact solely on Kimbo’s shoulders may be a bit of an overstatement. And when asked to confirm that Slice would fight on a CBS show (he has only appeared on Showtime and YouTube so far), Pro Elite p.r. responded, “Kimbo fights for EliteXC so, like all guys that fight for EliteXC, I think it means all could be appearing on either Showtime or CBS, or both, from time to time.” We don’t know why they’re even bothering to play coy. Get ready to watch Slice crack skulls on primetime.
Mark L. February 28, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Oh please. Tank Abott is a horrible fighter. If you watched his interview with Jimmy Kimmel just before the fight then you could see he doesn’t even care about the sport. He does not train or even watch how his opponents fight. He is a fat ass drunk like all of those other people you see Kimbo fight on the internet.
Dj MiL February 28, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Until somebody lays Kimbo out you cant say nothin.
digitaldonkeypunch February 29, 2008 at 11:07 am
Hey, you guys should do a column called “Kimbo Slice’s Beatdowns” just like the Kanye bit, only where Kimbo stands there looking awesome and talks about how bad he would kick Owen Wilson’s ass. Look at that chain, the guy is a style icon!