Despite featuring another fight that failed to deliver, last night's episode of TUF revealed that next week would mark what every fan tuning in has been waiting to see: Kimbo Slice fighting in the octagon.
Kimbo is speaking softly and smiling gold behind a fluffy black beard while wearing a giant target on his head. The first few minutes of this season clearly set the crosshairs of Dana White on the Youtube brawler, who is literally fighting to show he belongs there.
Unlike the lovable Rampage, Rashad Evans has wisely selected an opponent who presents a serious challenge, which is grappling and submission sensation Roy "Big Country" Nelson. He is the man on the show with the most MMA success, so don't let that monster-truck sized spare tire fool you. With a 13-4 record, he's cleaved through standard competition to reach the top level of heavyweight MMA (Andrei Arlovski, Jeff Monson, Ben Rothwell) only to fall short, and he does hold a win in submission grappling over former HW champion Frank Mir.
His stand-up is far from as daunting as his ground game, but he's not a total slouch on the feet. He possibly presents the biggest threat to Kimbo Slice out of all the competitors.
