Moosin expect Chicago return with a Kimbo vs Pudzianowski headliner
Posted on July 13, 2010, 03:35 PM by Joey SantosusThe Moosin Promotion successfully made their U.S. debut back in May and is wasting no time, as they look to capitalize on the momentum with a follow-up event scheduled to take place in Chicago as soon as early October.
According to Moosin executive Corey Fischer, if all goes as planned fans can expect to see the return of the previous event's headliners, Tim Sylvia and Mariusz Pudzianowski, however each man will face new opponents.
Their intended main events include Tim Sylvia (26-6-0) fighting the Korean giant Hong Man Choi (2-3-0) and strong man Mariusz Pudzianowski (2-1-0) facing former UFC heavyweight and internet sensation Kimbo Slice (4-2-0).
"I would say the Kimbo-Pudzian fight is the furthest from being finished, but we're trying to work on it and make it happen," Fischer said.
Following his run on The Ultimate Fighter reality series Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson defeated Houston Alexander by unanimous decision, but failed to impress in his following bout and was subsequently released following a second round TKO loss to fellow newcomer Matt Mitrione.
While Ferguson's representative "Icey" Mike Imber has not released any official word on the matter, Fischer is scheduled to meet with Choi and his representatives and believes the Sylvia-Choi fight is highly probable, stating "I think after we meet, we can get that done," he said. "It will be a fun fight."
Fischer expects the card could include up to 11 foreign fighters and may feature the return of Mike Campbell, who in the first Moosin event, defeated veteran Yves Edwards.
"Chicago is a place with the biggest Polish market in America," he said. "We'll have Pudzianowski, but we're also going to have fighters from all over the world. Moosin is not just about American fights. We want to bring in star-studded fighters from all over."
Source: MMAFighting.com
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Holy shit I knew this would happen :(
I'f Kimbo knee is as bad as it was when he fought Mitrione. Kimbo's leg will get chopped off by Pudzian....
i dont live far from illinois i might go but i wouldnt want to pay to see kimbo fight
Mariusz sucks worse, his striking, gastank and wrestling make kimbo look like a God.
i would watch both of these fights, but their both real freak shows...sylvia will knock out choi-boy and kimbos leg will come clean off when pudz lands a kick...id watch that 1 just to see the sheer agony on kimbos face, i though that was hilarious when he fought mitrione, kimbos reaction made it look like meathead had butcher knives strapped to his legs
The weight differntial will be staggering Pudz weight in at 273 when he fought tim
Its not nice to make fun of someones pain.....
sorry nik, i know its a touchy subject ;)
id like to see kimbo fight some1 like jose aldo doh, any1 else remember fabers leg the next day? horrible lookin...
Epic fail moosin epic fail.... and yall call UFC fights freak show fights.
Lol, you know you will watch it!!
definately a freak show, but what do u expect when one of the promoters running moosin is fckin Butterbean
yea, i'll watch it. but it is a freak show...
Damn right id watch it!!!
Both have bad cardio and both have bad ground games it will probably come down to who hits harder and i would think thats Pudzianowski
Kimbo hits harder and has better stand up, but Pudzian is much stronger and has better ground skills
did you actually WATCH him fight?
Kimbo really dosnt have any punching power. Pudzianowski will take him down with his man might and ground n' pound him until Kimbo taps to strikes (calling it now Kimbo will tap to strikes if this fight happens)
Its quite obvious Kimbo doesn't tap... Just look at his fight vs. Mtrione.
Kimbo does have power, he just hasn't really showed that in a while....
Kimbo just needs to run around the ring for 5 minutes then attack him, he should be well out of breath by then.
He's got power for about the first 10 punches he throws and if he doesnt knock the guy out he loses a lot of zip on them. Don't get me wrong I like kimbo and Im glad he's not giving up on mma (although switching to boxing might gain him more success) but realistically I think this is an absolutely terrible match up for him.
Thats not exacly how i would see it but i think Pudzian will gas in like 3 minuits just like he did against Sylvia
I rather watch Bellator, XFC, DREAM or Strikeforce... They are more focused on what should be important: matchin up great athletes and great technicians.
Kimbo and Pudzi are either.
But I'll watch it anyway... ;-p
Am I the only one that finds Kimbo vs Pudzianowski kinda interesting im some weird sort of way?
Of course not : )
I'm interested in it, but it could be a gas fest depending if they worked on their cardios or not...
You know I dont know, I mean if Kimbo kept training at the same rate he was after TUF heading into the Finale, then he may look great out there for all we know, but if he just got discouraged and did nothing, then he will look as bad as Pudz will.
I hope he is taking his camps more serious, from what i heard he just lifts weights and doesn't show up for practice that much. I'm not sure if that is true....
I just hope for him those leg kicks don't **** him up again....
although both are not that great at MMA, i do see Kimbo taking this fight, he has more experience.
Freak Show but Im down with these match-ups sounds fun
Pudzianowski will benchpress Kimbo's face!!!!!!!!
at least they will both gas out in the first two minutes...
r.i.p Kimbo spicey
I'm thinking that Pudzian cut to Heavyweight if they are talking about a match up like this...
Unless Kimbo got back to his street fighting weight which I really doubt is possible....