Kimbo ready to prove Dana wrong

Former Elite XC star Kimbo Slice insists he is ready to prove UFC president Dana White wrong by winning season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter.

Slice will be one of 16 heavyweights fighting for a big contract with the UFC later this year.

He told The Sun: “It’s an opportunity for me to prove myself and show that I can be a mixed martial artist.

“I’ve come from the backyard and been a street fighter but it’s time to step my game up.

“A lot of people have a lot of questions about if I can fight mixed martial arts style – how good is my ground game and all that bulls*** – but I’m coming in to prove myself.

“I’m coming in to kick ass, take names and continue to feed myself and my family – that’s what it’s all about with me.”

White has previously stated he would put 155lb star BJ Penn in the octagon against 235lb Slice if he were to fight in the UFC.

White said last year: “You know what would happen if Kimbo fought in the UFC? I’d put him in against B.J. Penn, and he would get annihilated.

“Kimbo has no credibility at all in MMA. I am telling you, BJ Penn would beat him.”

Slice added on White’s comments: “It’s all good. DW can say whatever the f*** he wants as far as I’m concerned.

“With all the s*** that he’s saying, the greatest revenge – to my knowledge – is success. That’s the only thing I’ve got to say about that.

“I don’t care about the s*** talking and all the s*** talkers. Whoever you are, if you want to see me, see me.

“So evidently, he wasn’t willing to step to the plate but he’s going to put me up against whoever and that’s how I look at it.

“In a sense, it motivates me. Put his best man in there – if I’ve got to run through whoever I’ve got to run through just to prove myself, then that’s what I’ve got to do.”

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