Cowboy Kimbo on Country Music Awards show (video)
Last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Mr. Slice was one of the presenters. He was rockin a 10 gallon hat and a pimp cane. The awards show aired on CBS, in case your puzzled about the connection between Kimbo, MMA, and the country music awards. Check out tons of Kimbo Slice content on FiveOuncesofPain.com Read More →
Gary Shaw denies Slice vs. Tyson report
During a Thursday conference call to promote EliteXC’s first-ever “Saturday Night Fights” card on CBS on May 31, EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw was asked to address a report by the web site MediaTakeOut.com that claimed Mike Tyson has “tentatively” agreed to fight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. The report, which cited an anonymous “insider at... [Read More...]
EliteXC still bullish about female MMA
On Tuesday, EliteXC held a conference call to help promote their CBS show on May 31 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Gina Carano will be fighting for the first time since Sept. 15 when she takes on Kaitlin Young. Both fighters were available to the media on yesterday’s call. It should be an interesting fight, in that both fighters are outstanding strikers who pack a lot of power in their... [Read More...]
Bas Rutten tries to silence the Kimbo haters
Ben Fowlkes has a new article up about Kimbo Slice at SI.com where he gets a great quote from Bas Rutten, one of Kimbo’s trainers, regarding the hate that Kimbo has to deal with now because EliteXC has put him in a main event: “I don’t see anything that he does wrong for these people to talk about him like this,” Rutten said. “Is it just because of the way he dresses... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice on ESPN’s “E:60″ (video)
Here’s the two part Kimbo Slice piece that was featured on ESPN’s “E:60″ television show tonight. The first part is the piece that aired earlier on ESPN regarding Kimbo and the second part is an update regarding what Kimbo’s been up to since ESPN last caught up with him. Part two is after the jump… [Read More...] Read More →
Kimbo Slice puts Forrest Griffin rumor to rest
Not too long ago Dana White made a comment to Deadspin regarding a fight between Kimbo Slice and Chuck Liddell, saying that Kimbo’s not ready for Chuck yet and that he heard a rumor that Slice had been knocked out by Forrest Griffin in a sparring session recently. According to a recent interview with Kimbo at MMA News, that’s not the case: “No, there is no truth to that at all. It’s... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell fires back at Kimbo Slice
Chuck Liddell was a guest on Rear Naked Radio in Dallas over the weekend and took some more shots at Kimbo Slice: “All I said is fight to someone real,” Liddell said. “The only guy he lost to in his street-fight things came into the UFC and lost. Fight a guy that is real and fight a guy… who has a few wins in MMA, and then talk about it.” “That first fight they had... [Read More...]
Kimbo Slice: ESPN Magazine cover boy
The only MMA fighter to be featured on the cover of ESPN Magazine is Chuck Liddell… until now. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has recently wrapped shooting for the cover of next month’s issue. Check out tons of Kimbo Slice content on Five Ounces of Pain. Read More →
EliteXC/CBS Saturday Night Fights Poster
Apparently Kimbo Slice is now officially “Street Certified” according to this poster and it looks like they will most definitely play off of Gina Carano’s stint on American Gladiators to hype her up. I, for one, am excited for this event. Let’s just hope it does the kind of numbers that CBS is looking for. Read More →
CBS Saturday Night Fights Lineup Announced
EliteXC and CBS officially announced the lineup for the premiere of CBS Saturday Night Fights on May 31st from the Prudential Center in New Jersey. The televised card is as follows: MAIN EVENT Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson UNDERCARD Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith (EliteXC MW Title Fight) Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young Phil Baroni vs. Murilo Rua Brett Rogers vs. Jon Murphy Check out more CBS... [Read More...]
EliteXC announces contract extension with Kimbo Slice
Elite Xtreme Combat announced a multi-fight contract extension with Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson late Monday afternoon. Terms of the deal have not be disclosed. Slice is scheduled to headline EliteXC’s network television debut on CBS on May 31 in Newark, N.J. An opponent for Slice has not been officially announced, but NBC Sports’ Mike Chiapetta reported last week that Slice... [Read More...]
Dana White interested in match between Chuck Liddell and Kimbo Slice
The mother of all sports blogs, Deadspin, recently conducted a phone interview with UFC president Dana White. One of the topics Deadspin discussed with White was Chuck Liddell’s recent comments that attempted to downplay Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s stature in the MMA world. White, who has been bearish on Slice as an MMA fighter in the past, is actually open to the idea of... [Read More...]
Report: Kimbo vs. Thompson to be officially announced later this week
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s opponent for EliteXC’s first show on CBS on May 31 will be officially announced by week’s end, NBCSports.com’s Mike Chiapetta is reporting. According to the report, the opponent set to be announced is none other than former PRIDE veteran James “Colossus” Thompson. It was reported by FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com)... [Read More...]
Chuck Liddell has words for Kimbo Slice
Chuck Liddell had some words for Kimbo Slice in The Sun about how he thinks Kimbo might be a bit overrated: “Kimbo’s one of those guys who doesn’t have any ground game. He’s training and he’s learning but he’s been built up as such a big star and that’s the thing that bothers me. People talk about him like he’s the next great thing when he really hasn’t... [Read More...]
Gina Carano helps 5 Oz. of Pain set traffic record
Yes, the title is a bit mis-leading. But it’s technically true. On Monday, FiveOuncesOfPain.com broke its record for page views in a single day. The staff here was kind of surprised to see a major traffic surge following a non-fight weekend. After some simple research we were able to see where the traffic was coming from: search hits from people using the term “Gina Carano.” Nearly... [Read More...]
Gina Carano added to EliteXC’s next show on February 16
EliteXC officially announced on Friday morning a story that we had reported on earlier; that their next event is slated for Saturday, February 16 at the BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami. In addition to confirming a reported main event between Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and Tank Abbott, EliteXC announced the addition of female fighter Gina Carano to the card. Carano... [Read More...]
