Kimbo Slice to fight in the UFC?

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While waiting for trick-o-treaters this evening, I read an interesting article on Yahoo! Sports' MMA section that had the headline "UFC offers 'Kimbo Slice' spot on 'The Ultimate Fighter.' " Curiously, I clicked on the link and nearly fell out of my chair at what I proceeded to read.

According to an MMAjunkie.com staffer who reported the story on MMAjunkie.com, Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC] President Dana White, who has publicly voiced his displeasure over how Slice was hyped by EliteXC as an Mixed Martial Arts commodity, recently offered Slice [pictured above] an opportunity to join the UFC at the post-UFC 90 press conference by saying Slice can be on "The Ultimate Fighter" should it feature a heavyweight edition.

Don't think though that White's position on Slice's lack of skills has changed as White went on to say that he doesn't consider Slice a real athlete, he has done nothing to deserve being in the UFC, he wouldn't win "The Ultimate Fighter" and has done nothing except get 10 million hits on YouTube for his backyard fights.

One has to keep in mind though that even if the White has a heavyweight edition of "The Ultimate Fighter" and Slice takes him up on the offer, which he most likely won't since he got exposed by Seth Petruzelli, little is known about the current status of EliteXC fighter contracts for the defunct organization and Slice, along with other fighters, could be tied up in court battles for a long time.

Also, don't hold your breath about White having the UFC match Slice's $500,000 salary for his fight against Petruzelli as there's a better chance of hell freezing over and the Devil giving free sleigh rides before White shells out that much money for Slice.

I personally feel torn on the issue. On the one hand, I am sick of Slice and him being presented as an MMA fighter when he's nothing more than an over-rated, no talent bum who has a glass jaw. On the other hand, I would love to see him in the UFC and get destroyed worse than what Petruzelli did to him, that way the selected few who are still crying that Slice took a dive against Petruzelli will see first hand that Slice has no business in the octagon and should just fade into obscurity since his 15 minutes of fame expired.