As memorable as a great UFC knockout can be, an intense pre-fight staredown can be epic. MMA fighters like Wanderlei Silva, Rampage Jackson, Diego Sanchez, and Clay Guida have perfected the art of the pre-fight MMA staredown. Check out this great video and picture collection of some of the greatest MMA staredowns of all time. The footage comes from Pride Fighting Championship and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

In taking a quick look at the video it is evident who the King of the MMA Staredown is. Wanderlei Silva takes that title as he became one of the true pioneers of the MMA pre-fight staredown. While he didn’t bring his winning percentage with him into the UFC, Wanderlei’s staredowns are still a legendary part of his game. Diego Sanchez is catching up with him, but until he can backup the staredown like Wanderlei did back in his prime, Sanchez will be seen as an imitator and not a duplicator.

Rampage Jackson is another MMA fighter who owns the staredown. Jackson’s staredowns with Wanderlei both in the weigh-in and pre-fight rules before their UFC match is arguably one of the greatest in UFC history. I can’t even imagine how epic the staredown will be once Rampage and Rashad Evans finally get a chance to fight in the UFC.

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UFC 108 kicks off the 2010 season of UFC shows this Saturday night. Due to a number of reasons from abrupt retirements to a variety of injuries the UFC won’t be starting the year off with a marquee main-event. The main-event of UFC 108 features a match more suited for a Spike TV special as former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans takes on Thiago Silva.

Evans returns to action for the first-time since his lopsided loss to Lyoto Machida back in May. Evans hasn’t been quiet since the loss. Evans took a spot coaching on The Ultimate Fighter, which has turned him into one of the most popular fighters in the UFC. Up until the Machida loss, Evans was on a roll having never lost a fight in MMA. We will get a good look at the character and dedication of Evans after we see how he rebounds in his first fight after his first loss.

Thiago Silva’s MMA career is almost identical to that of his opponent Rashad Evans. Like Evans, Thiago Silva rolled through the competition in the UFC before suffering his first loss. Like Evans, Silva won thirteen MMA matches before suffering his first loss. Even more ironic, both fighters suffered their first losses against the current UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Machida knocked out both fighters to win very one-sided contests in 2009.

This is a huge opportunity for Thiago Silva. Before the Machida loss, Silva was regarded as one of the best strikers in the UFC light heavyweight division. Silva rebounded with a tremendous one-round knockout win over Keith Jardine back in August. The problem here is that while Silva loves to standup and strike, Evans is one of the best standup fighters in the UFC. Evans has the power and the quickness to act and react to Silva’s standup game. Evans is also one of the most patient fighters in all of MMA and will sit back and frustrate opponents into pressing the fight and making mistakes. This one has the makings of a long and possibly boring fight with Silva chasing Evans for three rounds, pressing the fight in the third, and opening himself up for a knockout.

To me, this one gets very interesting if it goes to the ground. Neither man is known for their submission skills. Evans and Silva each have only two submission wins a piece in their MMA careers. Evans is an accomplished collegiate wrestler, while Silva has dangerous Jiu Jitsu skills. Neither man has been challenged on the ground in the UFC. Silva’s best bet may be to take Evans to the ground and try to submit him. At the same time, he’d be opening himself up to the same fate from a very good ground wrestler. It will be very interesting to see Silva’s strategy and Evans’ reaction in the first minutes of the fight on Saturday night.

My instincts tell me to go with Rashad Evans on Saturday night. Like Silva did against Jardine, Evans needs to leave with a decisive victory on Saturday coming off of his first loss. A win also almost assuredly guarantees the winner of the Jackson-Evans match a fight against the UFC light heavyweight champion. There have also been rumors circulating that Silva is hiding an injury suffered in training camp. Injury or not, he is going to have a hard time hitting hard on one good wheel. I look for an Evans win on Saturday night and a lot of Rampage trash talking in the post-fight promo.

Eric Gargiulo’s pick: Rashad Evans

The FC 108’s Undercard by Jay Perrone

A lot of people have been riding the wham-bulance on this card because of the number of injuries that have caused for multiple substitutions, myself included. I am not among those, however, who suggest the card be made free and put on Spike because, let’s face it, the UFC can’t control injuries and there was way too much invested in the weekend even after Silva vs. Belfort was scrapped…and Lesnar became sick…and Noguiera came down with staph infection…and five other fighters when down after that…and even Steve Cantwell was dropped from the card as of this past Tuesday, so let’s cue up Queen’s The Show Must Go On and look at some of the other non-main event match ups. My humble opinions below:

Dustin Hazelett vs Paul Daley
Yes yes, this is a case of a grappler vs. a striker. It’s a cliché to say it , you all can hate me for it, but in this case, it’s true. Hazelett is looking to extend his two-fight winning streak since getting TKO’d by Josh Koscheck. Problem here for Hazelett is he was prepping for a judo/BJJ fighter in Karo Parisyan for UFC 106 until Parisyan went all “I don’t have a fighting license” on us…so Dustin has not fought in 14 months. Daley, on the other hand, has finished off his last three via KO/TKO and is NOT a bjj/judo kind of guy. As much as I’d love to see another reverse armbar out of Hazelett, Daley will be tougher to take down than Tamdan McCrory and if this stays standing, despite Hazelett claiming he’s improving his muay thai, I give it to Daley.

Jay pick: Daley via TKO, round 2

Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout
I am going to pull some motivation and hype out of my ass for these two (please bare with me). Stout did record “Fight of the Night” honors from UFC 97 this past April, but he is 3-7 in the UFC and has not finished anyone since 2007. The FOTN honors will help, but he needs to win this fight, given the UFC’s predilection for quick pink slips. Lauzon, on the other hand, has finished off his last two since his loss to KenFlo (another FOTN winner) back in April ‘08. With MMA being sanctioned in Massachusetts, Lauzon’s home state, he’s going to want to make a case for being on a card in his own backyard with a win. He’s coming off knee surgery, which Stout will factor into his game plan, but I think Lauzon will be able to take this the ground for the submission.

Jay pick: Lauzon via submission, round 3

Jim Miller vs. Duane Ludwig

This fight marks Ludwig’s return to the UFC after stints with several other promotions. He also holds the unofficial fastest KO in UFC history from his January ‘06 FIVE SECOND KO of Jonathan Goulet (although the time keeper’s clock kept going so Todd Duffee’s 7 second KO earlier this year is the official record). He’s a strong muay thai striker obviously looking to plant some stronger roots in the UFC this time around, but I think Miller’s ground game will nullify it. Even though it was a loss, he took Gray Maynard, a soon-to-be #1 contender to BJ Penn, the distance and since is riding a two fight winning streak.

Jay pick: Miller by decision

Junior dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel
Is anyone else perplexed to see Yvel in this fight? The guy is a heck of a striker, but he’s more famous for knocking out refs than anything (Ed note: Dana must be secretly PRAYING Steve Mazzagatti handles officiating duties for this one). I feel like Yvel’s signing is almost like Houston Alexander’s for Kimbo Slice. The promotion sees a lot of potential in dos Santos: he’s great young striker with a 10-1 record, coming off a win (despite it’s awkward ending) against Cro Cop, and trains out of Black House in Brazil with these two guys named Anderson Silva & Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. They want him to succeed and, if he continues, will be a title contender in 2011. Yvel hits hard, but I give the striking edge to dos Santos, whether it be on his feet or on the ground.

Jay pick: dos Santos via TKO, Round 1

The complete UFC 108 card as scheduled is…
Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
Dustin Hazelett vs. Paul Daley
Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout
Jim Miller vs. Duane Ludwig
Junior dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel
Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann
Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Steve Cantwell
Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen
Mike Pyle vs. Jake Ellenberger
Rafaello Oliveira vs. John Gunderson

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The UFC ended 2008 and entered 2009 with a ton of hot fights on the horizon. The UFC really hit its stride in the spring and summer featuring one super fight after another. Unfortunately, injuries and illness bit the UFC hard and the biggest company in MMA is struggling to close out the year. However, the UFC has announced several big fights and returns for early 2010 over the last few weeks that should get all MMA fans excited for 2010.

Lost in all of the news over the last several weeks had been the UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Mysterious injuries and illnesses to other UFC champions have put St. Pierre in the back of the minds of most fans. Finally, it looks like the UFC has a return date in mind for GSP. FanHouse.com is reporting that GSP will defend the UFC middleweight title against Dan Hardy at UFC 111 in March 2010.

It seems like it was just yesterday that GSP was walking into the octagon to fight Thiago Alves at UFC 100. The fight was yet another dominant performance by arguably the most underrated MMA fighter of the decade. Yet, the memorable moment of the fight came between rounds. In between rounds, GSP told his corner that he thought he tore his groin. He was right, yet he continued the fight and continued to dominate Alves with a torn groin. The guy is a warrior and I am very excited for his return to the octagon.

Also this past week, UFC 110 got a huge boost. Antonio Rodridgo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez is back on after being canceled due to an illness to Nogueira. MMAJunkie.com is reporting that these two heavyweights will meet at UFC 110 in Australia to determine the top contender to the Lesnar vs. Carwin winner. Nogueira is a legend from the Pride FC era, and has been hampered by staph infections during his tenure in the UFC. Nogueira rebounded from a bad loss to Frank Mir with an impressive win over Randy Couture back in August and looked back to form. MMA fans are excited to see more of the Minotauro who dominated Pride FC for several years.

I think the bigger news from this report is what isn’t being said. Nobody is reporting that this would be a match for the UFC heavyweight title. What this tells me is that Brock Lesnar is expected to make a full recovery. By using GSP as an example, Dana White let GSP sit out 10 months and did not strip him of the UFC welterweight title. I am going to assume that Dana White would show Brock Lesnar the same courtesy. Unless something is said over the next few weeks, I am going to hope for the better and assume that Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin will be back on in either March or April depending upon his recovery.

Wanderlei Silva will make his long awaited return to the octagon in 2010. Silva will meet polarizing UFC star, Michael Bisping at UFC 110 in Australia. It is amazing as to how many international fights Bisping gets isn’t it? Combined with Nogueira-Velasquez, this is shaping up to be the first super-show of 2010. While Silva has had a disappointing record since entering the UFC, his fights have been anything but disappointing. Bisping will need this win to earn back a lot of the credibility that he lost after being embarrassed by Dan Henderson at UFC 100.

The UFC didn’t want to waste any time with a Lyoto Machida-Shogun Rua rematch. Dana White tried to line it up for New Year’s weekend. Unfortunately, an injury to Machida required surgery and the fight has been put on hold. The good news is that all reports indicate that Machida will be ready to fight sometime in the first quarter of 2010. As of this writing, this will be the first mega super-fight I expect that will come out of the UFC in 2010. While it has taken years to see some rematches in the UFC, it is nice to know that this one is still coming in the near future.

Finally, a huge story that got buried in the Ortiz-Griffin fallout is the impending return of former UFC champion, Rampage Jackson. Jackson agreed to fight Rashad Evans in December as part of the deal for participating in The Ultimate Fighter. Rampage crushed those plans when he abruptly announced his retirement from MMA and his new career in the movies. While most journalists speculated that Jackson would come back, it was looking less likely the more he blogged and talked trash on the UFC and Dana White. Well, Dana White dropped an interesting tidbit at a UFC 106 press conference.

White talked a bit about an upcoming bout between current TUF coach Rashad Evans and Thiago Alves in January. “Rashad has a fight with Thiago Silva in January,” White said. “If Rashad is able to get out that with a win he’ll fight Rampage next.” So apparently, Dana White is expecting Rampage Jackson to return. I have no idea why Evans would need to beat Alves to get the match, and quite frankly I don’t think he will have to when it’s all said and done. The idea of finally getting that Rampage-Rashad grudge match already has me excited. Regardless of what you think of Rampage as a coach on TUF, he has done a better job of anyone other than Ken Shamrock of selling his fight on the show. The fight has the potential to shatter records previously set at UFC 100.

So, as we wind down 2009, the UFC won’t be going out with the usual year-end bangs that fans have been used to watching. But the good news is that we won’t have to wait long to see the UFC start churning out some big fights and some big stars. It looks like things will start to come full circle in the UFC starting in mid-February. The impending returns of GSP, Minotauro, Rampage Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, and possibly Brock Lesnar is enough to make any MMA fan forget about the slow close to 2009 for the UFC.

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Sometimes you have to wonder about the screening process of these reality TV shows. Zak Jensen on the current The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit. Jensen has been reportedly implicated by a family as playing a part in their son’s death on a Mexico vacation.

It is an interesting story on one particular level. To me, I find it interesting that the UFC would take a risk on putting this guy on the show. He has no criminal charges filed against him, yet it is a bit of a shady story. Zak did get chocked out in his first fight, but what if he won? How do you promote a guy like that without answering some tough questions? The sport already has a bad public perception, and this would have done MMA no favors.

The Stillwater Gazette reports – Relatives of a Stillwater Area High School graduate who died in Mexico under unclear circumstances say they are just looking for justice and details about his death by filing a lawsuit against those who saw him last.

Elizabeth Gunderson Koll filed the suit Thursday in Washington on behalf of her son, Josh Gunderson. The suit accuses Zachery Jensen, Jason Jones and Sterling Systems, which is owned by Jones, of negligence in Josh Gunderson’s death.

The report also claims that Jensen was a bodyguard for Jones on the trip.

KSTP TV reports -An autopsy ordered by the family shows Gunderson had wounds to his face, and that he ultimately choked on his own vomit. The medical examiner says that could have happened because of a struggle.

The concierge at the Sheraton Hotel told authorities Jensen said “I just defended myself. He was attacking me.” They claim he also said “he shouldn’t be with her. He was liking her and she didn’t.”

Who knows where this is go and Jensen may be perfectly innocent here. I just question why the UFC didn’t wait for the legal mess to smooth over before putting Jensen on the show. I think it is pretty obvious by looking at this season’s cast that the UFC had very slim pickings when it came to casting heavyweights this season. The only explanation I can think of is that the hopefuls were just so bad that Jensen got in by default.

For those who have been watching the show this season, this is a pretty ironic story considering who is involved. In episode five, Jensen was accused by Wes Sims of leaving some man goo behind in the shower. Since that moment, Jensen has been an outcast in the house. Jensen was subsequently submitted in the next episode.

Let’s just say that this lawsuit on top of his appearances on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights probably won’t do too much to help his career as a bodyguard. Thank goodness no criminal charges were filed, because the boys may not have been as nice as Wes Sims when it comes to leaving your goo behind.

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Not many people suffered more from Rampage Jackson’s retirement and Dana White’s big mouth more than Rashad Evans. Evans will miss out on a boatload of money and a chance at biggest UFC fight of the year. Nobody benefits more than Thiago Silva. Silva will now step in and fight Evans at UFC 108.

This is a huge comedown for Evans. In just three The Ultimate Fighter episodes alone, Evans vs. Rampage is the most anticipated fight in UFC. The natural tension between the coaches has created the ultimate TUF rivalry. Chances are good that this coaching rivalry would easily shatter numbers of past coaching matchups. Not since Shamrock-Ortiz have two coaches had as much natural chemistry against one another than Evans and Jackson.

The fight was scheduled for UFC 107. Rampage abruptly pulled out of the fight a few weeks ago after landing the part of B.A. Barracus in the A-Team movie. At one point it looked like the fight would be moved until March. Unfortunately for Evans, Dana White’s constant public mocking of Jackson caused Rampage to not only pull out of the fight, but to retire entirely. It is more likely than not that cooler heads prevail and the fight will take place at some point. Unfortunately, it won’t be happening anytime soon.

This isn’t the first time that Dana White and The Ultimate Fighter have had to wait out a coaching match. Matt Serra and Matt Hughes also had great chemistry as coaching rivals on TUF season 6. The rivalry on the show promoted great anticipation for their match. Unfortunately, Serra had to pull out of the fight due to a herniated disk. It was almost two years before the fight actually took place. By that time, the fighters were in different places and the air was out of the balloon. Dana White doesn’t want to see this happen again.

Evans was faced with the choice of waiting out Rampage or fighting again. Evans last fight was a terrible loss to Lyoto Machida in May. Sitting out an entire year at the hope that Rampage would reconsider, does nobody any good. Evans needs to capitalize on his current TUF fame and nobody knows that more than Dana White. Evans will now fight in January at UFC 108 against top light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva.

This is a very dangerous match for Evans. It is entirely conceivable that Evans would get a title rematch against Lyoto Machida with his next win. There is no real system in UFC when it comes to title rematches. Some guys get them with one win while some guys need two or three wins. It was presumed that the winner of Evans-Jackson would get an immediate title shot, so I presume the same is true here. Silva is the most dangerous guy in the division in my opinion for Evans and quite honestly, I am surprised he took the match.

Evans was on cruise control in UFC up until the Machida fight. Nobody dominated Evans in UFC like Machida did. Silva is almost like a chameleon of Machida. Both have strong BJJ games with tremendous speed. Silva was on a 10-fight win streak until he was knocked out by Machida last year. Thiago Silva is no joke. Silva does prefer to strike which plays better into Evan’s style than Machida did. Rashad reportedly turned down a fight with Randy Couture. I give Rashad credit because Couture would have been the much easier fight. The road to Machida may have just gotten a lot longer with this match.

A Silva win would not be in the best interest of UFC. I still think the knockout is fresh in people’s minds and casual MMA fans don’t necessarily take Silva seriously. In my opinion, the Rua-Machida match has very little buzz and is looking like a big disappointment at this point. It is very hard for UFC to promote fights with two Brazilian fighters. For some reason or another, they don’t catch on like they do when an American is involved. It is entirely possible that Lyoto Machida becomes the most dominate champion in UFC and the least marketable champion if this continues.

An Evans win would propose an interesting scenario. Rampage already said that he could fight in March before his sudden retirement. Three months for Evans until Rampage would be the perfect amount of time to sit out and capitalize on the momentum. At the same time, Evans would likely be guaranteed an opportunity to challenge the Rua-Machida winner for the UFC light heavyweight title. Would Evans forego an opportunity at the title in favor of a bigger payoff with Rampage? The ball would undoubtedly be in Rashad’s court.

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You are reading my blog for today that discusses my thoughts of the Kimbo Slice/Roy Nelson fight on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. This covers the thoughts, predictions, anticipation, as well as rumors of how the fight will go.

8:20am : Just rolled out of bed, an hour and a half earlier then I’m accustomed to. Why, you ask? IT’S KIMBO SLICE/ROY NELSON DAY!!!! The anticipation and suspense is killing me.

9:31am : My daily morning routine of checking all of my favorite websites has been disrupted today. I’m reading multiple MMA forums on spoilers for this fight. There are definitely spoilers out there. The most read spoiler that I have come across is that current TUF contestant Wes Sims leaked that Kimbo loses his first fight in the first round. Apparently, Sims leaked this info while he was still in the house via an iPod Touch with Wifi. Sounds a little far-fetched, however; it’s being said that Sims has an altercation with Slice in the house that leads to Sims blowing up and, thus, leaking this information.

10:01am : The fans, like myself, that do not want to see Kimbo lose seem to be holding on to two hints of hope. First, the half-second flash during this week’s TUF commercial preview that is clearly showing Slice landing a stiff right directly onto the cheek of Nelson. In the photo, Nelson is seeing falling backwards. Second, UFC released a minute-long season preview prior to the season even starting. In that video, a mean that appears to be Slice can be seen performing a ground-and-pound on Brandon Schaub. That implies to us that Slice will win this fight and face Schaub later in the season, or Slice will come back on the show as an injury replacement.

11:21am : If I sit here any longer and research this fight, I’m going to go crazy. Time to play some Call of Duty 5 and NHL 10 on Xbox Live with some friends.

11:39am : Well, that didn’t work out like I thought it would. I made it onto Xbox, however, we’re all discussing the Slice/Nelson fight. Go figure.

3:51pm : Ok, I got away from this fight for a few hours thanks to NHL 10. I’m now watching some Slice and Nelson fights on YouTube. I would love to see Kimbo reenact the same end sequence that Nelson had when he was knocked out by Arlovski. Nelson is definitely a lot better on the ground then most heavyweights. This could be key for him in possibly defeating Kimbo.

4:14pm : Then again, I just re-watched the complete Kimbo Slice/James Thompson fight. Slice looked really good on the ground. He had multiple escapes and got out of a few submission attempts by Thompson.

4:22pm : I understand that Seth Petruzelli is an MMA veteran, but he doesn’t beat Slice is Slice had a chance to prepare for him. Petruzelli is talking a lot of trash about Kimbo recently. If I were Seth, I wouldn’t want to face Kimbo again. I feel that it would be a completely different outcome. In hind-sight, Slice would have knocked out Ken Shamrock with ease had that match gone on as planned.

6:50pm : Pro Wrestling Radio hosted by Camel-Clutch Blog’s own Eric Gargiulo is on tonight. I’m sensing a call-in to discuss this match further. After all, I can’t discuss this match much more with myself.

7:43pm : Called into Eric Gargiulo’s Pro Wrestling Radio show to discuss this upcoming matchup in detail. Both of us seem to agree that Nelson will win. Eric seems to be leaning towards Nelson via submission. I believe it will be Nelson via decision. The good news is that we have two fighters here who have gone deep into fights in their careers. Therefore, we won’t see 2 guys hunched over with their hands on their knees, gasping for air midway through the first. We also discussed how MMA die-hards are yet to fully embrace Kimbo.

8:05pm : Less than two hours until show time. After the call with Eric, it made me want to do a bit of research. Of every athlete on the show this year, Nelson appears to be the most out-of-shape. To the people who believe that Nelson is going to be gassed after a minute, it should be noted that 7 of Nelson’s 17 fights have gone into the third round or went the distance.

9:15pm : Forty-five minutes left. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the Phillies are taking it to the Astros. They should clinch their third straight NL East Title tonight. That’s awesome. I almost wish the game was a little closer though. That way it would keep me completely occupied until fight time.

9:18pm : A friend of mine just left the comment “SPOILER, Kimbo gets taken down and gets his ass whooped” on my Facebook. Good thing I write for blogs and do radio shows or else I’d be rather upset at this. Writing and talking about sports, wrestling, and MMA have caused me to stay informed. It seems like his mind is made up that this is what will happen. I’m not that sure. I’m holding out hope that the iron-clad agreements that everyone associated with the show must sign, truly prevents this result from leaking. I want to be surprised tonight. If Kimbo wins like I want, I will be surprised simply because of all the rumors that have him losing.

9:28pm : Another spoiler that I read about last week that I just saw again; “Kimbo wins by controversial decision”. Other spoilers that I have read about in the last week: 1) Kimbo’s second fight after beating Nelson is against Wes Sims. 2) Dana White is given the opportunity to overturn a decision for the first time in history. Number 2 would never happen. And, if it did, I would think fans would go crazy if it’s in Kimbo’s favor.

9:58pm : Phillies won their third consecutive NL East title in perfect time! It’s time for Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson!!

10:02pm : Kimbo has come across really likable during this show. He has won over a portion of MMA fans thanks to this show.

10:03pm : “The Enemy is the Innerme. The Inner-ME!”

10:05pm : Rashad is bringing out the big dogs to get Nelson ready for Kimbo. The ‘Dean of Mean’ Keith Jardine is here!

10:07pm : This face-to-face showdown with Rashad and Rampage is completely lifeless for the viewer now that we know they won’t face off at the end of the season.

10:08pm : “Take your nuts out of Rashad’s mouth”.

10:13pm : “Are you the black jew?”

10:16pm : While training Kimbo to remove Roy from the mount, Rampage says “we don’t have anyone to replicate that big-bellyness.”

10:25pm : Maybe the most telling symbol of the day that Kimbo will lose. The description of tonight’s episode on UFC.com says that Team Rashad will pick the fight for week 4.

10:27pm : Nice to hear that “Big Marcus” has quite the green thumb.

10:28pm : “The bird that flies high eventually has to come back down to Earth to get water.”

10:29pm : The weigh in. Kimbo Slice weighs in at 230 lbs. “Big Country” Roy Nelson is a slim, trim 264 lbs, even after hitting “every buffet in Las Vegas”.

10:33pm : Hardcore Holly’s theme music in the background. Nice.

10:37pm : At this time last week, round 1 of the fight had already begun. This fight is not going the distance obviously.

10:38pm : “I’m the bull, I’m the bull….wooooaaahhhh”.

10:44pm : As Mike Goldberg would say, “And heerreeee we go!” It’s fight time! Once again, I must point out that at this time last week, round 2 was underway. Someone is getting KO’ed or submitted.

10:45pm : These guys are just dancing around and feeling each other out right now.

10:47pm : The first exchange between the two. Kimbo definitely got the better end of that exchange.

10:48pm : Roy has taken this one to the ground. This is not good.

10:50pm : Kimbo is very, very lucky that the fight wasn’t stopped. Roy just laid on top of him and continued clubbing him in the head. Round 1 is over. Kimbo can’t let this get to the ground in round 2. With such little time left, this fight doesn’t have much left to it. This fight is done within the first minute-thirty of round 2.

10:52pm : From my Facebook newsfeed : “Kimbo defeated the cage wall and post, but is struggling against Seth Rogen.” Yes, I laughed out loud. Nice, Justin.

10:54pm : Kimbo just caught Roy with that shot we continue seeing in the commercial

10:56pm : The fight is stopped due to suffocation. I kid, I kid. Roy Nelson just laid on Kimbo, however, and hit him with shots to the head that wouldn’t knock my wife out.

10:59pm : And the preview for next week seems to imply that Kimbo will be back in this competition. I put everything that I own on the fact that Kimbo comes back. This Roy Nelson guy is a joke.

So, the fight is over. I thought that Kimbo showed some promise. I am a little disgusted that Roy Nelson just laid on Kimbo until the stoppage. It was rather disturbing. This fight has left me feeling let down. It’s like meeting an awesome girl, going on 15 dates waiting for that kiss. Once you finally get that kiss, it’s horrible; her slobber runs down your shirt, she kisses more of your cheeks than your lips. Just a complete letdown. Kimbo will find his way back onto this show. Rampage has quickly cemented himself as the worst coach in TUF history. It’s now 11:11….time to make a wish.

11:11pm : My wish: Kimbo comes back to the show and knocks Roy “my greatest asset is my tummy” Nelson on his tail.

I covered many rumors about this fight prior to this fight. One of them was that Kimbo would lose tonight, be brought back onto the show as an injury replacement, and win his next fight by TKO. This looks like it could be accurate, thus far. Let’s see what happens. Whatever the case, something needs to happen because my whole day of build-up has left me feeling like I have slobber on my shirt and saliva all over my cheeks.

Brett is 26 years old and from Millville, NJ. He has is a life-log fan of the Philadelphia sports teams as well as the Boston red Sox and Cincinnati Bengals. Brett is also a big fan of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. If you would like to comment on one of his stories, please e-mail him at Brettley916@aol.com

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