The 5 reasons why I’m rooting for Kimbo Slice

Kimbo Slice. Is there anyone more surprising than this guy. Just a few months ago I had written a blog entry on the 5 reasons why I hate the man. Now I’m writing an article on why I think I was WRONG on a few things. Why would I do this? Like I said from the beginning, I like to be fair in my opinions and if a fighter is changing my opinion it is only fair to make that known. I never thought I would say this, but TUF is actually sort of making me start to LIKE him. I don’t know how, but I’m pretty sure it has to do with the following five reasons why I will be rooting for him in his fight against Roy Nelson.

1. He’s checking his ego – I would have been willing to be money that as soon as Kimbo set foot on the set of TUF he would be gun slinging his enormous ego and disrespecting everyone from the fighters to the coaches. Man was I in for a surprise. Not only were there comments from other fighters about how Kimbo asked for their help with his ground game, but his performance in the last episode showed how much he wants to learn and wants to listen to his coaches including Rampage. If anything, that episode just showed that Roy Nelson had a bigger ego than Kimbo. Who would have thought it?

2. He’s has potential – I was always willing to give Kimbo the fact that he could beat up anyone on the street with no fight experience, but I for sure thought that he was too dumb to ever pick up or learn anything of any significance. Once again, I am totally wrong. In the last episode he showed how well he was able to pick up new ground moves. The word they used to describe it was perfect, it was like he was a sponge. I was very impressed by this. Granted it was only practice, but the little that he did learn and demonstrate looked great. I also can’t ignore the fact that Rampage has good comments about Kimbo’s skill. If it’s good for Rampage, then it’s good for me.

3. He’s the underdog – It’s perfectly clear that Roy Nelson is the clear favorite in this fight and as a result I always want to root for the underdog. Kimbo for sure has his work cut out for him, but I do think after seeing his progress in training that he actually has a chance to win this match and it’s always fun to see an upset.

4. I don’t really like Roy Nelson – Since day one Roy sort of rubbed me the wrong way. First with his comment on that he believed that he was the big announcement and not Kimbo. I mean, really Roy? Don’t get me wrong, being the former IFL heavyweight champion is nothing to scoff at, but do you really think that just being the former title holder makes YOU really any more special than the rest of the fighters trying to enter the UFC? Then after I saw his behavior to his coaches it made me just want to see him lose even more. Granted Roy you do have more experience then the rest of the fighters, but you have not made it yet and it never hurts to perfect the basics. Your coaches are giving you instruction for a reason and to answer back with an ego is not a good look. If Kimbo beats him, I think it will help humble him some.

5. I want to see Dana eat crow – I mean seriously who doesn’t? It’s like every MMA fans guilty pleasure when they get to see Dana White wrong about something. He even said himself that a lot of viewers would be tuning into this season just for that reason. The one thing that I will always remember is that smug smile he had on his face when he was talking about this topic. It was a smile that said “yea i know everyone is hoping that Kimbo does well, but I totally think he is not going to and I’ll be right like I always am”. So I’m rooting for Kimbo if for nothing else just the chance to take Dana down a peg. It’s like the gift that keeps on giving.

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