Comments on: Kimbo is perfect for TUF! http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lost Blogger http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-8527 Lost Blogger Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:55:11 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-8527 So in the new series Vince is back on top, loving it so far and as alawys Ari Gold is brilliant! So in the new series Vince is back on top, loving it so far and as alawys Ari Gold is brilliant!

]]> By: VEe http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 VEe Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:26 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7121 . . . Bill, cool idea but each of those camps would probably want money. Some type of future compensation for residual sales, etc. The guys on TUF being compensated for their time are the judges and the guys who win fights by a stoppage . .. the cool $5,000 doesn't hurt. Like Bas Ruten said, Kimbo's escapes during the 1st round against Thompson were really great. From the 2nd round and beyond, he gassed and reverted back to his old habits. . . . Bill, cool idea but each of those camps would probably want money. Some type of future compensation for residual sales, etc. The guys on TUF being compensated for their time are the judges and the guys who win fights by a stoppage . .. the cool $5,000 doesn’t hurt.

Like Bas Ruten said, Kimbo’s escapes during the 1st round against Thompson were really great. From the 2nd round and beyond, he gassed and reverted back to his old habits.

]]> By: Bill http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 Bill Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:03:20 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7116 I have always thought the best way to make TUF "better" would be to bring in camps. It would be interesting for example to have guys from say Teamquest vs. Militech or Jackson's guys vs. Extreme Couture. They could get their "top fighters" to come in and help train. Let the teams hold their own tryouts and go from their. I cannot believe that Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Pat Militech, etc... would willingly bring in a Junie Browning. You could still do the Coaches challenge and have two top fighters fight later on for hype, but it would bring more MMA to the show and less Jackass! I have always thought the best way to make TUF “better” would be to bring in camps. It would be interesting for example to have guys from say Teamquest vs. Militech or Jackson’s guys vs. Extreme Couture. They could get their “top fighters” to come in and help train. Let the teams hold their own tryouts and go from their. I cannot believe that Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Pat Militech, etc… would willingly bring in a Junie Browning. You could still do the Coaches challenge and have two top fighters fight later on for hype, but it would bring more MMA to the show and less Jackass!

]]> By: Mitch Gunslinger http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7113 Mitch Gunslinger Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:40:15 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7113 Yep....Kimbo will bring in viewers. Once he is knocked into a coma...the show will decline in ratings. Through the power of editing...we will witness this near the end of round 1. The UFC is smart bringing him in to "save" the show. He will for a bit...until he is concussed and out of the competition. Yep….Kimbo will bring in viewers. Once he is knocked into a coma…the show will decline in ratings. Through the power of editing…we will witness this near the end of round 1. The UFC is smart bringing him in to “save” the show. He will for a bit…until he is concussed and out of the competition.

]]> By: Bill http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 Bill Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:16:01 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7110 I think Houston has a better ground game than Kimbo, at least wrestling wise. But MMA grappling or BJJ they may be the same. But With the exception of Kongo, Herring, and Cro Cop the HW division is full of grapplers, so to think he would do well is a little bit un-realistic. And at 30 plus thinking he is going to pick up enough to really compete outside of TUF is crazy! I think Houston has a better ground game than Kimbo, at least wrestling wise. But MMA grappling or BJJ they may be the same. But With the exception of Kongo, Herring, and Cro Cop the HW division is full of grapplers, so to think he would do well is a little bit un-realistic. And at 30 plus thinking he is going to pick up enough to really compete outside of TUF is crazy!

]]> By: curtis http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7105 curtis Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:03:37 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7105 Matt I agree! Houston was the benefactor of a few wins...In the stand up UFC world we live in, I almost think Kimbo could be a cash cow! Unfortunately for him, most of the big guys know how to wrestle, and he pretty much don't.. (in comparison) I am starting to sound like a huge Kimbo homer but I am far from such... Matt I agree!

Houston was the benefactor of a few wins…In the stand up UFC world we live in, I almost think Kimbo could be a cash cow!

Unfortunately for him, most of the big guys know how to wrestle, and he pretty much don’t.. (in comparison)

I am starting to sound like a huge Kimbo homer but I am far from such…

]]> By: Matt C. http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7104 Matt C. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:36:48 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7104 I think that Houston Alexander and Kimbo comparison is a fair comparison. Also the UFC did just create a Houston Alexander action figure didn't they? If they can make money off Houston Alexander action figures then I would think Kimbo could be a cash cow compared to Houston Alexander in that respect. I think that Houston Alexander and Kimbo comparison is a fair comparison.

Also the UFC did just create a Houston Alexander action figure didn’t they? If they can make money off Houston Alexander action figures then I would think Kimbo could be a cash cow compared to Houston Alexander in that respect.

]]> By: curtis http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7100 curtis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:38:32 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7100 Matt you bring up a good point. Kimbo does not have to win the show for it to be a successful venture. Lets face it, if the UFC let Andy Wang get a fight, who's to say they wont do the same for Kimbo. Is it a fair statement to say that Kimbo and Houston Alexander have about the same ground game? Matt you bring up a good point. Kimbo does not have to win the show for it to be a successful venture. Lets face it, if the UFC let Andy Wang get a fight, who’s to say they wont do the same for Kimbo.

Is it a fair statement to say that Kimbo and Houston Alexander have about the same ground game?

]]> By: Matt C. http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7099 Matt C. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:32:06 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7099 I agree with the article. When I heard the news Kimbo was going to be on the next season of TUF it made me want to forget about this season of TUF and start watching next season. This season wasn't even that bad. It had no outrageous drunken stupidity that I can remember. It was by far the best season for me in a long time. I have always thought of Kimbo the person as a somewhat respectable guy. However I have been a hater of Kimbo the fighter. So I am really looking forward to the next season of TUF to see how things play out and I actually hope Kimbo succeeds this time. I don't see him winning the show but I think he can be somewhat successful without actually winning the show. I agree with the article. When I heard the news Kimbo was going to be on the next season of TUF it made me want to forget about this season of TUF and start watching next season. This season wasn’t even that bad. It had no outrageous drunken stupidity that I can remember. It was by far the best season for me in a long time.

I have always thought of Kimbo the person as a somewhat respectable guy. However I have been a hater of Kimbo the fighter. So I am really looking forward to the next season of TUF to see how things play out and I actually hope Kimbo succeeds this time. I don’t see him winning the show but I think he can be somewhat successful without actually winning the show.

]]> By: curtis http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/06/29/kimbo-is-perfect-for-tuf/comment-page-1/#comment-7098 curtis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:23:00 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3154#comment-7098 Bill thanks for the reply! I think Dana and the UFC crew will use Kimbo to get people to watch, but exploit him at all costs. Although Kimbo is the lock, he is not the key. Kimbo will make everyone watch, the others guys will keep them interested, as the UFC finally uses TUF to build on their heaviest division. At the same time, it could be a complete disaster. People could finally see Kimbo for the joke he is, and once he is defeated then turn off the show calling it a joke, but I don't see it happening (turning it off that is). Bill thanks for the reply!

I think Dana and the UFC crew will use Kimbo to get people to watch, but exploit him at all costs. Although Kimbo is the lock, he is not the key.

Kimbo will make everyone watch, the others guys will keep them interested, as the UFC finally uses TUF to build on their heaviest division.

At the same time, it could be a complete disaster. People could finally see Kimbo for the joke he is, and once he is defeated then turn off the show calling it a joke, but I don’t see it happening (turning it off that is).

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