A lot of MMA hardcore fans viewed this Saturdays fight as a debacle and an abomination of the sport. A lot of fans are asking the MMA world, "Is Kimbo Slice good for MMA?".

Well here's one way to look at the sport and see if this can resolve a lot for both sides, whether pro or con for Kimbo......

I think he is actually good for the sport because let's face it, MMA isn't a main stream sport and that's the goal of guys like Dana White and other's who want to see this thing on prime time broadcast television with the same respect as you would watch a round of golf or a tennis match in Wembley. Not to mention the fact that is where the big money is.

Kimbo will attract viewers as he did last night, in that there is no doubt. MMA needs and desperatly wants main stream viewers and Kimbo can deliver that for the time being. Most that don't understand MMA, still think it's some form of "human cockfighting" as one politician put it recently and maybe, IF and WHEN Kimbo does get in there with a higher level opponent and gets dissmantled piece by piece on national television, the average watcher willl understand the level of skill it takes to win in MMA.

Maybe Kimbo can be given as like a sacraficial lamb to viewers that think that MMA or cagefighting is simply barbaric and takes nothing but big muscular guys with big fists to win in the cage. Seeing such a powerfull figure like Kimbo, with goldteeth, tattoo's and bulging muscles, get beaten by a guy who looks more like the guy you would run into at the grocery store, would if anything, educate the masses about true MMA.

Anyway that's my take, it's just a different angle on it, or I could just be looking at it all wrong.

Your post does have some good points.

I think Shaw won't put Kimbo in with a good guy until his contract is up. Why kill the hype when he still has guaranteed fights to go?

I do think it was bad for the sport itself though.

Kimbo brings the people in to see the real MMA guys. That's fine. But protecting him with bs stoppages like they did on saturday. That's just plain wrong....

I think you have some good points in your arguement, but I honestly think that the majority of his fans don't really care about the sport of MMA or ever will. They are more drawn into his look, persona, and style of fighting. They are going to the arena or watching on TV because they want to see violence. They don't care if he's throwing punches properly or defending himself well on the ground.

To me I look at Kimbo as a like a fad in the sport of MMA. Something that's gonna cause hysteria for a little while and not be around for long. Kind of like when I was in High School and where I lived having a beeper was the it thing for a few years and then it abruptly died out. Now when I look back on it, I laugh now because of how unecessary it was. Kimbo will probably make his money and then leave. In the end that's probably all he wants.

I think Tye Fields murders Kimbo and I am not being funny. And if Tye wears a mohawk or cornrows, he'll be the next Chuck Lidell.

I think you have some good points in your arguement, but I honestly think that the majority of his fans don't really care about the sport of MMA or ever will. They are more drawn into his look, persona, and style of fighting. They are going to the arena or watching on TV because they want to see violence. They don't care if he's throwing punches properly or defending himself well on the ground.

To me I look at Kimbo as a like a fad in the sport of MMA. Something that's gonna cause hysteria for a little while and not be around for long. Kind of like when I was in High School and where I lived having a beeper was the it thing for a few years and then it abruptly died out. Now when I look back on it, I laugh now because of how unecessary it was. Kimbo will probably make his money and then leave. In the end that's probably all he wants.

I got Monte winning against Tye. Have 8k on it. Do you want that bet?

Kimbo is bad for everything. He should continue fighting homeless guys because thats all he can do.