UFC 113 adds Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione

If Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua II isn’t enough to bring you to Montreal for UFC 113, maybe Kimbo Slice vs. Matt “Meathead” Mitrione will convince you visit La Belle Province. If that’s the case, though, I really have to question your sanity.

Regardless, the Ultimate Fighter 10 cast members will put their 1-0 UFC records on the line at the May 8 event (yes, it was slated for May 1 until Floyd Mayweather decided he would actually fight somebody, in this case Shane Mosley, on that date and the UFC didn’t want to compete for pay-per-view buys; smart move by the UFC to change dates).

Adding Kimbo to the card is a pure money grab – Slice means TV viewers no matter how horrible a fighter he actually is. Pairing him with Mitrione, someone who’s more than willing to stand and trade haymakers and who is the obvious heel of the two makes perfect sense. Slice has a reasonable chance of notching another win – meaning this little cash cow is kept from the slaughter house for one more fight – while Mitrione is merely cannon fodder for the division no matter how he performs.

As for the rest of the UFC 113 card, there’s Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck; Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet; Alan Belcher vs. the now-healthy Patrick Cote; Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout; and TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks.