Comments on: Video: Dana White Vows No Special Treatment for Slice on TUF 10, Discusses Kimbo’s Contract

By: White_Boy

White_Boy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:54:38 +0000

This is sp typical of Dana. If anyone saw it, 2 or 3 weeks ago, when Dana, Forrest, Kenflo were all on Dr. Phil. He didn’t really say much, but what he did say is that kids shouldn’t do these backyard brawls and stuff to try to get into the UFC. Well, isn’t this him eating his own words for a buck. Sorry, but I’m Dana-hating on this.

By: chy

chy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:30:44 +0000

bums first…..gotta make money to pay kimbo …..;)

By: RJA

RJA — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:37:38 +0000

I find all of this special treatment talk funny.Because IMO he already has been given special treatment by not having to fight his way in to the house.Now i know the other fighters won’t have to fight there way on either but who cares about them?Not trying to be insensetive by most of us aren’t going to know any of the other fighters.And who really benefits from this?Dana and the UFC because he’s assured some air time at least for a week.And to be honest dana would be stupid to do it any other way.

By: carls

carls — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:46:07 +0000

What im wondering is if Kimbo gets into the UFC(which he probably will unless he loses his first fight on the show) will Dana immediately feed him to the wolves or throw some bums.

By: dbiz

dbiz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:43:22 +0000

And why is that BAD? A well-known guy who wins the show SHOULD get more than some chump no one has ever heard of. Why? Because he’s a bigger deal.

If Kimbo loses his first fight in the house, he’s out. No UFC afterwards. If he has a good showing or two but doesn’t win the show, he may be in. Obviously, if he wins the show, we have a new heavyweight gatekeeper.

There is no contradiction in what Dana says. ON the show, he is just another contestant. If he wins, he comes a UFC fighter with a new contract. Since fighter salaries are on the rise, perhaps he shouldn’t get the exact same contract that Rashad or whoever did from season 1 and 2.

On the show, he gets nothing without winning. Off the show is a whole new negotiation. the only stipulation on the winner is that he gets a 6-figure contract. That’s from $100,000 to $999,999. Both meet the definition but they are very different.

By: OnlyTrue1

OnlyTrue1 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:58:22 +0000

Exactomundo!!

Look at the big brain on Marckus J!!!
Now tell me What does Kimbo slice look like!!! LOL

By: OnlyTrue1

OnlyTrue1 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:32:55 +0000

My boyyyyy Jazzok

Tell me. how or why does he need to prove himself??{kimbo). He has fought other mma fighters and won and lost in a mma organized saction has he not?? He fought tank abbott former ufc fighter, did he not, josh thompson mma fighter did he not? Trained under mma legend Bas el whoopo Rutten did he not?? SOOOO what else does he have to prove?

He humbly accepted Dana whites challenge and choose to do tuff!!
A guy who made what 500,000 for his last mma fight and was the name and face of that company??? He has more to lose IMO.
HE not out there like Tim Sylvia fighting in boxing matches cause he sucks at mma or Sokoju fighting in freak monster shows or backyard brawling, he’s choose to come to the ufc so what does he have to prove that Amir or Junnie or Chris leben etc. etc. didnt!

The man ISN’T AND I REPEAT IS NOT going to win it but atleast he’s trying!!! Good move and show of class. He deserves a chance like everyone else…. Man got kids he’s trying to feed, and if they look like him they gonna need all the help they can get…

By: Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:13:59 +0000

WB,
That very well could happen, and it may even be what DW is rooting for.

By: White_Boy

White_Boy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:20:01 +0000

I’m glad to see everyone is jumping on the Kimbo bandwagon, but you know what….I’m not. I hope he gets beat in 17 or 19 seconds again by some dude that has a 1-1 amateur record. He still has not earned the respect that everything seems to want to give him all of a sudden. There are a lot of true MMAers that have got to where they are by training at gyms, working 2 jobs to support their family and career aspirations. I’m sorry, but that is the people that I would rather see fighting on TUF to try and make something. Sorry, but that’s trufe.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:21:51 +0000

I hope he doesn’t have special treatment. Time will tell… I am still waiting on someone to jump out and say this was all a joke.