Judging by his Twitter updates, Roy Nelson is really looking forward to tonight’s episode of "The Ultimate Fighter," perhaps so much so that he’s willing to spoil it for all 180 of his followers (and oh yeah, CagePotatoMMA is among that lucky few). So what exactly should we take from this cryptic missive? Let’s see if we can deconstruct these three sentences and find out what it is "Big Country" is really trying to say:
- Roy’s reference to Babe Ruth — not the candy bar — is clearly an attempt to distract fans from his own physique by reminding them of a great athlete with an even less impressive body than his own. It’s kind of the same trick that girls use when they surround themselves with hideously-dressed bridesmaids on their wedding day.
- But Nelson’s Babe Ruth comment is actually a question: how many people know who the Babe is? Answer: everyone who is at least aware of the existence of baseball. And tomorrow morning, who will know who Roy Nelson is? Everyone who is at least aware of MMA. Which is not as many people as baseball, but still.
- Finally, Roy expresses gratitude to the man who invented baseball. Although no one knows for sure who invented the game, Abner Doubleday usually gets the credit. And who was he? An army officer who served in the Civil War and, more importantly, the campaign against the Seminole Indians in Florida. What state does Kimbo Slice call home? Florida.
- But Doubleday also fought at Fort Sumter, which is where the first shots were fired in the Civil War on April 12, 1861. The Union wound up surrendering Fort Sumter, but winning the war four years later.
So what does it all mean? Obviously, Kimbo Slice stuns Roy Nelson with a big right hand in the opening seconds, but Nelson comes back to win with a choke submission late in the fight, then rewards himself with a candy bar. Case closed. Enjoy the show, everybody.
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commentsKimbo is the man. Philospher. You don't have to be a quality fighter to be liked, you just have to have a good personality. And in the game of life that's all that really matters. Roy earned no respect from the fight and Kimbo lost very little in my opinion.
and fuck kimbo. he is acting the right way on the show but fact is he wouldn't put in the work with bas, then had the balls to call bas a shitty trainer after all that effort. now everyone sees once again what bas was talking about. zero ground game = can. go back to beating up smaller amateur guys in backyard brawls and quit wasting our time
But Jesus! Dana talks all day about a " being a real fighter". Now, I'm not saying that Roy is a "real fighter" (which he is) but God -- appreciate a man that uses the tools that he has to defeat an opponent -- which an MMA fighter does.
As Big Country said, (paraphrase) -- "Yea, I'm going to stand and bang with him, but if he hits me with a few good ones, I'm going to take it to the ground. I'm not stupid".
He did just that. It seems White is getting defensive about his investment opportunity.
All that said, Kimbo seems like a nice guy and I seriously hope he gets it to gether. The UFC can not put him against anyone with skill in the UFC. I think Sean Salmon would hand kimbo a L. I do hope he gets it together.
Well... yeah. You're gonna admonish a guy for developing a game plan focusing on his strengths and Kimbo's weakness? It was simply the path of least resistance. I didn't see Dana whining about how Kimbo just wanted to stand and brawl.
All I can say is I love the made who made candybar.
GET IT!!!!! LIKE BABE RUTH!!!!! HE TOLD THEM CRUCIFIX !!!
oh and sloth would get DQ'd as soon as the fight started
Just kidding.
And that clearly implies that he WON the fight...
Thanks for ruining it, RETARD NELSON!
The reality is that a win tonight doesn't establish Kimbo any more than a loss diminishes Roy. A loss by Kimbo doesn't mean much either.
I just hope the fight is better than that last debacle. That was a disgrace to professional MMA.
but seriously, its generally thought to be of french or English/Irish heritage. Imagine something invented by the cheese eating surrender monkeys being popular anywhere, so in closing, War Nelson!
Kimbo loses via TKO (via bad cardio) to Roy Nelson in the last round. Kimbo stays in the house and when another heavyweight wins but gets injured, they bring Kimbo back to fight. He wins the next fight when, due to a lack of options left, he's stuck in the cage with another guy who "likes to bang" (i.e has the ground game of a cloud), and he wins his fight. He then loses his next fight anyway.