I don't know why people continue to compare MMA with street bare knuckle fighting. Kimbo is a great bare knuckle fighter....he can take a punch, and throw with amazing power....these fights rarely last more than a few minutes at the most. The only, weakly enforced, rule is you're there to throw...no takedowns, no grappling...see who can knock who out first...period. That Gannon fight, Kimbo's only problem there is that he got winded, there was a lot of grabbing etc.....he's a street fighter....he probably smokes, drinks, eats like crap, but he fights on the streets to get paid....period. MMA fighters are highly trained athletes, and most have incredible conditioning, and have to abide by certain rules. You can't throw a guy like Kimbo into an MMA fight and compare him with guys who have been fighting that way for years. Same as you can't take an MMA fighter and say go on the street and have a bare knuckle fight...you can't grapple, wrestle, submit....it's either knock out or be knocked out period....they are completely different things.
Will Kimbo be an amazing MMA fighter....likely not, but will he be fun to watch, and will he get the crowds, and does he have a punchers chance....he sure does. Plus with Bas Ruten in his corner anything can happen....lol....at least it will be fun to watch!
