Kimbo Slice passes away at age 42.
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Feel for his family. He was unique and had an appeal that lead him to success.
It just happened , but there's got to be some type of investigation into Bellator and whoever allowed the Slice-Dada fight. Dada nearly died cause of the fight. And Slice who failed a PED test just died.
Jak said:
Seems like their should be some ramifications for the people who in any way sanctioned Kimbo vs Dada5000.
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2_1up2_4down said:
Feel for his family. He was a unique and had an appeal that lead him to success.
It ju
st happened , but there's got to be some type of investigation into Bellator and whoever allowed the Slice-Dada fight. Dada nearly died cause of the fight. And Slice who failed a PED test just died.
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If you have heart problems, steroids will only make things worse. I hate keep repeatedly myself, but Bellator took a guy that was just busted for roids and put him in the main event in a place where there would be NO TESTING. A light should be shined on Coker and Bellator for that move. I reached out to the ISKA, the org that Scott said would be handling the U.K. event, asking him about testing. The result? I did not hear back from him, but was put on the Bellator PR mailing list.
For all the BS around Kimbo's career, he always seemed like a humble dude. He came across very well on TUF.
Kevin Ferguson's careers was one of the most interesting stories in the short history of MMA. From the youtube stuff to the whole Elite XC thing up until he fought his way into the UFC while a shitload of casual fans flocked to see him every step of the way.
Sad that he passed. RIP Kimbo.
cobra_punch said:
Bellator needs a real Wellness Program. not a fake one like the WWE. This sucks, even though I laughed at their fight, I didn't want either Dada or Kimbo to Die, and they both did.
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WWE's plan is 100% better than Bellator. WWE has suspended top stars like Rey and Randy Orton. Some current Bellator shows don't even have testing on fight night.
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RIP Kimbo
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MysterLynch said:
WWE's plan is 100% better than Bellator. WWE has suspended top stars like Rey and Randy Orton. Some current Bellator shows don't even have testing on fight night.
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Shades of Chris Masters:
In November 2009, Mordetzky began a face turn, entertaining fans with a
Tony Holland
-style pec dance.
[64]
On the November 2 episode of
Raw
, Mordetzky entered the
Raw's Got Talent
show hosted by guest host
Ozzy Osbourne
,
Sharon Osbourne
, and
The Great Khali
, where he performed a "special performance art piece"; he flexed his pecs to the beat of Ozzy's song "
Crazy Train
", earning a positive crowd reaction.
[65]
Masters later recalled that he was not a fan of the "pec dancing" gimmick, but made the best of it for the company.
[66]
On the December 7 episode of
Raw
, Masters cemented his face turn by saving
Eve Torres
and
Hornswoggle
from
Chavo Guerrero
after applying the Master Lock.
[67]
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After that, Masters and Torres began an on-screen relationship.
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Masters mostly engaged in lower-card feuds throughout 2010 and 2011. Some wrestling observers have speculated that his character was being reduced to a comedic role because WWE hoped to avoid negative publicity tied to his past
Talent and Wellness Violations
.
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Following
WrestleMania XXVI
, Masters was not active on-screen for over 30 days.
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It really can't be overstated. Slice has just died and Dada nearly died. Bellator should be investigated and if not marginalized by the media.
Slice went through an interesting road in his life. A portion of that was being a backyard fighter. But how is it, that in his last official MMA fight, there was just about the same fighter safety and precautions than some of his past street fights.