Videos: Kimbo, Sandman, Penn, and Vera in the Gym

Whoever’s in charge of video editing at Triumph United has incredible taste in music (though we would have probably chosen this jam for the soundtrack instead). If you’re not interested in seeing Kimbo Slice and Bas Rutten do some synchronized striking drills during a recent meet-and-greet at Elite MMA, we’d suggest skipping to the 1:54 mark to get your first taste of Kimbo workin’ it on the ground. Props to BloodyElbow. Also…

(James Irvin prepares for his UFC 85 fight against Rashad Evans at Fairtex Bangplee in Thailand. Props to MMAMania.)

(The Prodigy works to keep the mount. Video courtesy of BJPenn.com via BloodyElbow.)
(Brandon Vera barfs and apologizes after a tough workout. Props to Fightlinker.)

(Bonus: An actual working copy of the Alvarez/Hansen scrap from DREAM.3)

Tags: BJ Penn,Brandon Vera,Eddie Alvarez,EliteXC,gym,James Irvin,Joachim Hansen,Kimbo Slice,MMA,muay thai,Prodigy,training,UFC,workout

Post your comment

Showing 1-25 of comments

comments

Sort by : Show hidden comments

KTFO- May 14, 2008 at 5:00 am

If you're going to use a Rocky tune during a training montage it's pretty standard to go with Survivor, but whatever. It's all gay.

0 0 Reply

Thanks- May 12, 2008 at 5:09 am

Brandon Vera is a fucking pussy ass bitch. War Wand!

0 0 Reply

newotnek- May 12, 2008 at 2:09 am

Kimbo says: "Workin out wit Bas to David Hasselhoff tunes is for bitches!"

Real Talk

0 0 Reply

Rob Enderle- May 12, 2008 at 1:17 am

In the first minute, Bas and Kimbo looked like they are ready for Dancing with The Stars. I was very, very, very impressed.
Im sure Rutten will show him some of is famous slap and tickle techniques from Pancrase.

Kimbo seems way more comfortable signing autographs than he does on the floor.
Btw, that was not sparring. It looks like the judo chess game my son does in class where you alterntate moves without offering resistance.

With all that said, its hard to hate Kimbo: he seems like a genuinely nice guy, speaks a lot better than you would think by looking at him and you have to hope he can put some money on the side within the next 2-3 fights before he is exposed by a real fighter. It would be so much easier to wish him to fail if he was an asshole.

0 0 Reply

LMFAO- May 11, 2008 at 10:06 pm

Holy S#@T Kimbo looked even more ridiculous on the ground than I thought he would! They are wise to protect him from anyone who will take him down, it would be ugly. He looked like the time my 13 year old nephew came to gym to roll...

0 0 Reply

Dota- May 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm

Bas needs a book called "My Commentating Life"

0 0 Reply