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I was so elated when Kimbo lost, good god I was going total ape shit. The thing is, I really do respect Kimbo as a fighter, and he isn't the problem. People even me to an extent knock the fights he's had... that Gabroni Cantrell who he "submitted" with punches in his first fight in 17 seconds, then there was Tank Abbott... James Thompson was supposed to be an easy victory having lost something like 7 of his previous eight fights before Kimbo, instead he arguably won the fight in two different instances, and had the fight called while he was still standing (I realize he was rocked, but he was still standing). The whole ear thing? Ridiculous. Some people think that was a fail-safe for Shaw and Elite-XC, if Kimbo was in trouble and could get at it if in trouble, which he did.
On his fight with Seth, did anyone notice how after he was initially dropped Seth managed to land 5 shots, and the ref touched him like he was about to stop the fight, at which point, he backed off. 10 punches later he looked really hesitant in stopping it then. It was a joke, as big of a joke as when the announcer proclaimed it "the greatest upset in MMA history". Side note, Seth weighed in as a light heavy weight, even a bigger joke that he was able to fight and beat Kimbo.
On Franklin and the UFC... that's a fair question Prophecy, but I thought that last Franklin fight was at 205, I understand the victory part of the equation, but I'm note sure the UFC wants a third lose to Silva at MW for him, a division he had otherwise cleaned out.
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