Kimbo Slice vs. Mirko Cro Cop

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson have signed to fight American MMA in 2015. Feel free to lose your damn minds! The MMA world was caught by surprise when reports surfaced that these two men were coming back to the elite MMA promotions stateside. Its strange days but with Phil "CM Punk" Brooks making his way into the Octagon and a bidding war breaking out between the UFC, WWE, and Bellator for the services of PPV juggernaut Brock Lesnar we shouldn't be that surprised.

Sure Mirko was out winning the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 title in kickboxing and the IGF Heavyweight title in MMA, but Kimbo has been......wait, where the hell has Kimbo been?

We (MMA fans) haven't seen Mr. Slice since 2010 when he was being put away by Matt Mitrione at UFC 113. Its been 5 damn years since we've seen ole Kimbo when he had a 4-2 MMA record with weak skills at best. It turns out the Slicer has tried his hand at boxing going 7-0 against very questionable competition including a bout against Brian Green who was accused of taking a dive. Kimbo has not boxed since 2013. There is a shitty move role in there for The Scorpion King 3 which MMAFO didn't see, but we're going to risk making an assumption and say it was shit. There was also an attempt at "pro wrestling" in Japan which the Sliciest pulled out of because of an injury for the fake sport. 

Kimbo claims he has been training with ATT in Florida and is "ready to be tested on the ground." Uh-huh. Despite the fact that the Sliceinator was never very good in MMA and is now aged 40, there is no denying that the guy was a ratings gold mine and can put butts in the seats. Apparently there is even a simmering beef with one Tito Ortiz and you know that if Bellator could put that fight together, the UG would lose all control. Its also not like Bellator has a stacked Heavyweight division. 

Kimbo could have a Japan style freak fight against Bobby Lashley or a slugger's dream bout against Lavar Johnson. A rematch with James Thompson is there and you know Eric Prindle is dying to get KTFO by Slicopotamus. 

So maybe the return of Kimbo Slice is not as crazy as it sounds. Kimbo's got to make his bread and we ain't mad at ya playa. It's gonna be a fun watch at any rate. Might as well sit back and enjoy the festivities.