I was scratching my head at rampage, too. He sucks as a coach but, he is hands down the most hilarious character in the UFC. I do like Wes Simms though. He'll surprise people if they don't take him seriously...a la Frank Mir.
I still don't understand why MMA fans have such a hatred for Kimbo. He was billed on the internet as some ghetto criminal maniac and whatnot but, he is actually a pretty humble and honorable guy. Even on his internet fights, he helped his opponents up a couple of times after the fight. He has never claimed to be a great MMA fighter.
Just like many in the sport, he came from a particular background. Some come from boxing and wrestling, some from Muy Thai and BJJ, some from other sports. Well Kimbo's background is from Street Boxing and football (I think he was on the Fins practice squad at one point). Does his background really prepare him for high level MMA? Prolly not. But you can't tell me Abe Wagner deserves anymore credit than Kimbo for giving MMA a try.
Maybe we should create a TUF season 10 thread.
rampage's guy lost the next one too - although i think the other guy clearly won. we get to see kimbo and big country go at it next fight. should be good b/c nelson typically never takes it to the ground. gonna be a brawl.
i like kimbo. wathced those insane street brawls years back - and loved every second of it. he isn't a dick or anything - i don't get why people hate him either. he's not exactly what you call a well rounded MMA fighter but he'll continue to improve. he desperately needs a ground game and some solid conditioning. i'll be pulling for him next week.