Kimbo Slice and Paul Daley kicked out of UFC
May 9, 2010 by MMA Spark
Filed under MMA Fighters, UFC 113
UFC President Dana White has revealed in a post fight conference at UFC 113 that Paul Daley and Kimbo Slice will both be kicked out of the UFC.
Daley will be booted for an incident after his match against Josh Koscheck where he threw a post fight left hook after losing a decision to Koscheck.
“He’ll never come back,” White said after the event. “I don’t care if he’s the best 170-pounder in the world. He’s never coming back here.”
“I’m probably the most lenient guy in sports and this is probably one of the most lenient organizations. You know we’re all human, we all make mistakes, things happen. You don’t ever hit a guy blatantly after the bell like that whether you’re frustrated or not.”
“When I went in there and talked to him after the fight he said ‘I didn’t hear the bell’,” said a disbelieving White.
“That’s what he said to me. That won’t be tolerated.”
This blow has cost Daley his future in the UFC and a possible suspension and fine from Montreal’s athletic commission. The loss to Koscheck also cost Daley a shot at the title against champion Georges St-Pierre as well as a coaching spot on The Ultimate Fighter 12.
White also praised Kimbo Slice for making it further than he thought he would, however due to Kimbo’s poor performance in the octagon, White said “That was probably Kimbo’s last fight in the UFC.”
Update: Paul Daley has issued an apology for the incident
Watch an interview with Dana White talking about the UFC113 wrapup:
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kimbo is a great fighter – i’m sad to see white doesnt like kimbo. very sad about this news
I honestly like Kimbo since he was a street fighter from the begining through youtube and finally the UFC, however even if he is a great fighter his technique is not for a professional circuit like the UFC, he is a street fighter, his power is in knocking out contenders not fighting then with style…
Kimbo slice is a pethedic fighter leave it for the younger dudes kimbo ur all washed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
personally i do not think you no what your talking about because you say kimbo is just all power no technique but chuck liddell is a hall of famer. what does he do? does he fight with style… no the only thing he does is knock people out. same as kimbo same as tank abbot, danna white is a prick how can you stop kimbo slice fighting when your going to put rich franklin in another fight he is a punch bag…
i dont now much about daley but kimbo he sems like he is willing to pratice and get better he has only fought three times in the octgon and they were pretty bad fights but kimbo won all of them i now kimbo does street fighting and he is good at it but the ufc needs to give him time train with ufc coaches so that way he might actualy stand a chance