5.2 Million Viewers Tuned In To Watch Kimbo Slice On Spike

5.2 million viewers tuned into Spike TV Saturday night to watch internet sensation, Kevin Ferguson, better known as "Kimbo Slice." Many people are hailing that a success for the UFC & Spike. Maybe so - but it's not something that legitimizes MMA as a sport. 

For one thing, 5.2 million viewers were probably horrified at what they saw. I know I was one of them. The fact of the matter is, the Kimbo-Alexander fight was atrocious. Easily the worst fight of the night on the card. Houston Alexander spent the majority of the fight circling Kimbo Slice. There was hardly any action. The only awesome thing (and surprising) that happened during the fight was when Kimbo suplexed Houston, and made an effort to show some of his grappling ability (which isn't much). At the end of the fight, both fighters bent down and put their hands on their knees, gulping for air the way a fat kid does when he walks up a flight of stairs.

I said Kimbo Slice was garbage before, and I still believe he his, but I guess he deserves some props for showing SOME improvement. His grappling game is still horrible, but at least he tried. I just don't like the baggage that comes with Slice; he's an ex-Internet street fighter, and many people tune in to see a spectacle - a freakshow - not MMA. The 5.2 million viewers who tuned into Spike to see Kimbo Slice fight proves that.

I would like to see Kimbo Slice fight again on Spike, against an opponent who will engage with him, and not run away like Houston Alexander did.