Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker no longer in the Kimbo Slice business
Props: Sherdog.com
Quoteworthy:
“We had an option to exercise Kimbo’s contract from Pro Elite. Basically out of all those fighters we took, he was the only one that we didn’t grab –- it was an option to take [Slice’s contract.] With that option, there was an expiration date on it. In the very beginning, we tried to have dialogue with them about trying to make the deal a little more realistic and we just couldn’t work it out. At the end of the day, if we would have worked it out, we would have exercised the option. I still think that we’ll continue the dialogue and at some point, if he really wants to fight in MMA, then we’ll let him fight for us. Why not? Why not put him back in the mix? We just need to talk about a different arrangement, that’s all.”
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker talks about passing on the contract of former EliteXC heavyweight Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. The San Jose-based promotion, which recently purchased select Pro Elite assets (including the contract of Ferguson) appeared to be somewhat interested in keeping him on board for future programming on CBS and Showtime. However, it was unrealistic to think they would pay him $500,000 (what he got paid for the Petruzelli fight) to bang with middle-of-the-road competition. In the end, the two sides could not find a common ground financially, and Slice is now officially a free agent. Where will he surface next? Boxing? Japan? Alabama? Take a stab at it in the comments section…