MMA News: Kimbo Slice vs. Bo Cantrell at Elite XC

Kimbo Slice is ready to fight Bo Cantrell at Elite XC: Renegade. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

Internet street-fighting legend Kimbo Slice (1-0-0) is ready to move from fighting in backyards and parking lots on youtube.com into the arena of professional mixed martial arts.

On Saturday, Nov. 10 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Slice will make his professional mixed martial arts debut against fellow heavyweight slugger Bo Cantrell (10-10-0). Following a win over former boxing champion Ray Mercer in an exhibition match, Slice says he's looking forward to starting his pro fighting career.

“I’ve worked really hard on my wrestling and jiu-jitsu.’’ he says. “It hasn’t been easy. I’ve never trained as hard. Training has never been as intense. I am totally committed. I’m for real at this and not short term, but long term. I am not a novelty act. I mean business. I am coming to bring the noise. I work extremely hard. There are critics who don’t think I can do this, but I am going to prove them all wrong.”

At 240 pounds of lean muscle, Kimbo won't be easy to beat, but Cantrell says he isn't scared of his opponent's size or his many backyard streetfights. "I had my share of them in Oregon before getting a shot at the real shows,’’he says. "To beat Kimbo would give my career a gigantic boost.’’

Official Fight Card for "Elite XC: Renegade"
Nov. 10 - Corpus Christi, Texas

• Nick Diaz vs. K.J. Noons
• Kimbo Slice vs. Bo Cantrell
• Jake Shields vs. Mike Pyle
• Seth Kleinback vs. Kyle Noke
• Antonio Silva vs. Johnathan Wiezorek
• Yves Edwards vs. Nick Gonzalez
• Brett Rogers vs. Ralph Kelly
• Jon Kirk vs. Matt Lucas
• Geoff Bumstead vs. Robert Ruiz
• Lane Yarbrough vs. Jae Suk Lim

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