FanHouse Kimbo Slice

The UFC Fan Expo taking place next weekend in Las Vegas in conjunction with UFC 100 has added some star power, as the UFC has announced a series of grappling matches and appearances by Kimbo Slice and the rest of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 10.

The grappling matches feature some of the best jiu jitsu players in the world, and I'm personally most excited about seeing Vinny Magalhaes, who appeared on the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Magalhaes lackst the striking to compete in the UFC, but he's amazing on the ground. He'll be fun to watch, although the UFC hasn't yet said who he's facing.

The UFC has requested the date of November 21 for UFC 105 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, according to a calendar on the Nevada State Athletic Commission's website.

In a wide-ranging interview with Dave Farra of Raw Vegas TV, former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman talked about his upcoming fight with Stephan Bonnar at UFC 100, his thoughts on light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, why he'd be a better fighter if head butts were allowed in MMA, and his desire to step into the Octagon with Kimbo Slice.

Tim Sylvia and Ray Mercer have been struggling to gain media attention for their boxing match ... err, MMA fight on the same weekend as a UFC event.

Sylvia, however, might get the wrong kind of attention for this: the 6-foot-8 former UFC heavyweight champion weighed in at 310.6 pounds for his fight, which will take place on an Adrenaline MMA card in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday night.

Saturday night's fight between Phil Baroni and Joe Riggs may not be the most interesting bout on the Strikeforce card, but it certainly stole all the headlines in the weeks leading up to it.

Seems like every day another trash-talking episode popped up between the two out-spoken fighters. Whether it was Baroni calling out Riggs for missing a pre-fight conference call or Riggs accusing Baroni of being a drug user, if nothing else, both men did a fantastic job of selling this 170-pound clash.

FanHouse spoke to "The New York Bad Ass" via e-mail about restarting his career as a welterweight and what he hopes to accomplish in the future. The full interview is below.

Leading up to the Josh Barnett vs. Fedor Emelianenko bout at "Affliction: Trilogy," a lot has been -- and will be -- made of Barnett's relationship with "The Last Emperor." Some have questioned if he really wants to fight Fedor, while others have said that he may be distracted by his respect for the Russian fighter. But if Barnett's demeanor at Wednesday's Affliction press conference in New York City is any indication, "The Babyfaced Assasin" will be all business come August 1.

When FanHouse spoke to Barnett about his upcoming fight against MMA's pound-for-pound king, the discussion quickly turned to pro wrestling, corruption in politics, Kimbo Slice on "The Ultimate Fighter," and women's MMA. He even dropped several renditions of a now-famous MMA catch phrase. It's never a dull moment when you're around Barnett. Check out the full video interview below.

Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter is filming now in Las Vegas, and Kimbo Slice is in the house this season. That means that Kimbo could be fighting in the Octagon as soon as Friday, June 5, although we won't get to see his fights on Spike TV until the fall.

But will we also see Kimbo fight on Spike TV in December, at The Ultimate Fighter Finale? To make it to the Finale, Kimbo would have to win three fights on the reality show, and the oddsmakers (yes, you can place bets on such things) say that's unlikely.

Above is video I shot at a press conference in October, showing UFC President Dana White saying Kimbo Slice would be welcome to join the cast of The Ultimate Fighter -- but that he wouldn't win if he were on it. Now, eight months later, Kimbo has been added to the cast of The Ultimate Fighter. So why are so many people so shocked?

The news that Kimbo Slice will appear on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter (which is filming now and airing in the fall) was met with approval from the four established UFC fighters who spoke to the media today on a conference call to promote UFC 99, all of whom said appearing on the reality show was an appropriate first step toward becoming a UFC fighter.

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