Kimbo is making a comeback

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911paramedic

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I want to see how he gets along with the others that live in the house, that should be interesting.

When does the season start?
 

randay

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when i heard about this i was all like lol. sadly this will probably get me to watch tuf again. i havent watched but 1 or 2 episodes of the current season.
 

JDawg1536

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Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Why all the hate? He has the opportunity to prove himself and get into the UFC just like any other fighter. Besides, he can't possibly be worse than some of the guys on this current season of TUF.

Totally agree.

Also Jdawg is a mma wannabe. Seth Petruzelli is a joke. Dan Severn was a decent fighter for where mma was at the time.

In order to make a comeback wouldn't that imply you've actually been good at one point.

Actually looking forward to seeing Kimbo in TUF house. Will probably get knocked out first round of first fight.


Everybody and their brother thinks they are an expert on martial arts and fighting these days. THAT'S the joke. Where are your credentials, chief? Do you display those TapOut shirts in your closet trophy case? Or does the year of jiu jitsu you started taking once the sport got popular solidify your expert opinion on the matter?
 

Number1

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Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Why all the hate? He has the opportunity to prove himself and get into the UFC just like any other fighter. Besides, he can't possibly be worse than some of the guys on this current season of TUF.

Totally agree.

Also Jdawg is a mma wannabe. Seth Petruzelli is a joke. Dan Severn was a decent fighter for where mma was at the time.

In order to make a comeback wouldn't that imply you've actually been good at one point.

Actually looking forward to seeing Kimbo in TUF house. Will probably get knocked out first round of first fight.


Everybody and their brother thinks they are an expert on martial arts and fighting these days. THAT'S the joke. Where are your credentials, chief? Do you display those TapOut shirts in your closet trophy case? Or does the year of jiu jitsu you started taking once the sport got popular solidify your expert opinion on the matter?

How about YOU tell us about YOUR credentials chief?
 

JDawg1536

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Originally posted by: Number1
Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Why all the hate? He has the opportunity to prove himself and get into the UFC just like any other fighter. Besides, he can't possibly be worse than some of the guys on this current season of TUF.

Totally agree.

Also Jdawg is a mma wannabe. Seth Petruzelli is a joke. Dan Severn was a decent fighter for where mma was at the time.

In order to make a comeback wouldn't that imply you've actually been good at one point.

Actually looking forward to seeing Kimbo in TUF house. Will probably get knocked out first round of first fight.


Everybody and their brother thinks they are an expert on martial arts and fighting these days. THAT'S the joke. Where are your credentials, chief? Do you display those TapOut shirts in your closet trophy case? Or does the year of jiu jitsu you started taking once the sport got popular solidify your expert opinion on the matter?

How about YOU tell us about YOUR credentials chief?


That's what I thought. Anyone who says that Petruzelli is a joke has zero credibility.
 

z1ggy

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Bottom line is Kimbo is a good fighter. Maybe not a good mma fighter. Regardless.. why not give him a shot? He has to be better than some of those Americans in TUF now..what a joke.
 
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Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: Number1
Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Why all the hate? He has the opportunity to prove himself and get into the UFC just like any other fighter. Besides, he can't possibly be worse than some of the guys on this current season of TUF.

Totally agree.

Also Jdawg is a mma wannabe. Seth Petruzelli is a joke. Dan Severn was a decent fighter for where mma was at the time.

In order to make a comeback wouldn't that imply you've actually been good at one point.

Actually looking forward to seeing Kimbo in TUF house. Will probably get knocked out first round of first fight.


Everybody and their brother thinks they are an expert on martial arts and fighting these days. THAT'S the joke. Where are your credentials, chief? Do you display those TapOut shirts in your closet trophy case? Or does the year of jiu jitsu you started taking once the sport got popular solidify your expert opinion on the matter?

How about YOU tell us about YOUR credentials chief?


That's what I thought. Anyone who says that Petruzelli is a joke has zero credibility.



Wtf is it with you and Petruzelli? The guy is a f'ing joke. He couldn't make it in the ufc. I never claimed to be a mma expert. Just a fan that at least knows enough to know that Petruzelli is a joke. Your still a mma wannabe.
 

JDawg1536

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Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: Number1
Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Why all the hate? He has the opportunity to prove himself and get into the UFC just like any other fighter. Besides, he can't possibly be worse than some of the guys on this current season of TUF.

Totally agree.

Also Jdawg is a mma wannabe. Seth Petruzelli is a joke. Dan Severn was a decent fighter for where mma was at the time.

In order to make a comeback wouldn't that imply you've actually been good at one point.

Actually looking forward to seeing Kimbo in TUF house. Will probably get knocked out first round of first fight.


Everybody and their brother thinks they are an expert on martial arts and fighting these days. THAT'S the joke. Where are your credentials, chief? Do you display those TapOut shirts in your closet trophy case? Or does the year of jiu jitsu you started taking once the sport got popular solidify your expert opinion on the matter?

How about YOU tell us about YOUR credentials chief?


That's what I thought. Anyone who says that Petruzelli is a joke has zero credibility.



Wtf is it with you and Petruzelli? The guy is a f'ing joke. He couldn't make it in the ufc. I never claimed to be a mma expert. Just a fan that at least knows enough to know that Petruzelli is a joke. Your still a mma wannabe.

It's not anything with me and Petruzelli. It's the issue I have with a bunch of armchair experts criticizing a guy who fought nearly 20 professional fights, and has proven ability. But with all your fighting experience and mma training, I'll take your word for it.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: JDawg1536
Originally posted by: MrMatt
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
His ground game isn't good enough, he's just a very strong striker that will lose the majority of his fights to submission specialists.

Yup. He only won against scrubs. Hell even some of them beat him but the refs kept breaking it up everytime he was getting hammered.

I would hardly call Ray Mercer, Tank Abbott, and James Thompson scrubs. Are they elite level fighters? No. Are they scrubs? Not by a long shot.

well to be fair both mercer and Abbot were way past prime. The thompson fight he was getting his ass kicked and the fight should have been stopped. But they let it stand up and the first sign of blood on thompson they end it. it was a BS stop.

then he runs into Seth (who was offered more money to keep it standing) who knocks his ass out (i was suprised on that).

BUT i do respect Kimbo a lot. the guy is willing to start at the bottom and hopefully does ok. I do not see Kimbo winning or even makeing the semi's.

Is Petruzelli a joke? no. he is not one of the best but i wouldnt call him a joke.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: OILFIELDTRASH


Wtf is it with you and Petruzelli? The guy is a f'ing joke. He couldn't make it in the ufc. I never claimed to be a mma expert. Just a fan that at least knows enough to know that Petruzelli is a joke. Your still a mma wannabe.



well considering he made it to the UFC (btw UFC IS not the only brand in MMA) wich is far better then many fighters do. granted he did lose his fights but to good fighters.


he is no "joke' but he will never be one of the top fighters.
 

JDawg1536

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Originally posted by: waggy


well to be fair both mercer and Abbot were way past prime. The thompson fight he was getting his ass kicked and the fight should have been stopped. But they let it stand up and the first sign of blood on thompson they end it. it was a BS stop.

then he runs into Seth (who was offered more money to keep it standing) who knocks his ass out (i was suprised on that).

BUT i do respect Kimbo a lot. the guy is willing to start at the bottom and hopefully does ok. I do not see Kimbo winning or even makeing the semi's.

Is Petruzelli a joke? no. he is not one of the best but i wouldnt call him a joke.

Oh yeah, no doubt they were past their primes. But, how many guys can beat a former heavyweight champion of the world, even at 46 years old? How many guys in the world can stand toe to toe with Tank Abbot (even a decade past his prime), and come out on top? The answer: not very many at all. Kimbo and Petruzelli are both good fighters. There is absolutely no question about it.
 

edro

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How did the fight go?
I can't find any videos...

I can't find any other threads on it...
 

OUCaptain

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I dream of a day when MMA goes away like another stupid fad. I might just puke the next time I see another white trash douche with a tapout decal on his truck.
 

El Guaraguao

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Originally posted by: OUCaptain
I dream of a day when MMA goes away like another stupid fad. I might just puke the next time I see another white trash douche with a tapout decal on his truck.

IRON MY SHIRT BITCH!