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Originally Posted by Cali Red
I wouldn't argue with that but the hype was way beond the ability at this point. He was an internet phenom that was extremely lucky he was fighting a fool. Had Thompson had any awareness at all after that second round he would have taken Slice right to the ground. Slice was dominated in the ground game and his fitness was very poor.
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But that's what boxing/UFC is - hype and reputation. The intention will be to get Kimbo some average to poor fighters for the next year or so, in the hope that Rutten can mould him into a semi-decent fighter. They'll then get him up against a massive fighter, give them both a massive payoff and whatever MMA network will make a killing in PPV sales.
Or.....get some feud going between Rutten and Kimbo and schedule a "master v pupil" matchup in the UFC. Imagine the PPV sales!
