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Streaming coverage of UFC events is available on MMAPayout.com courtesy of UFC.com. Click the UFC Stream at the top of the navigation bar to catch press conferences as they are scheduled below.

Coverage Schedule:

• Thursday, December 10 @ 11AM PT / 2PM ET – UFC 107 Pre-Fight Press Conference
• Friday, December 11 @ 1PM PT / 4PM ET – UFC 107 Live Weigh-In
• Saturday, December 12 @ Approx. 10:00PM PT / 1:00AM ET – UFC 107 Post-Fight Press Conference
• *Times and event coverage are subject to change*

The UFC and Spike TV have officially announced that Kimbo Slice will be fighting on the TUF 10 Finale, but have yet to reveal his opponent.

 New York, NY, November 23, 2009 – Kimbo Slice, the wildly popular mixed martial arts heavyweight and member of the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights,” will fight for the first time in the UFC live on Spike TV Saturday, December 5 at 9:00pm. Slice will appear in a bout on “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” finale fight card emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV.

 

Slice’s opponent will be announced at a later date, pending on what transpires on the special two-hour “The Ultimate Fighter” episode on Wednesday, December 2 (9:00-11:00pm ET/PT). Despite suffering a loss in episode 3 to Roy Nelson, Slice has the opportunity to return to fight on the show if a cast mate is injured and compete for the coveted title of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

 

Season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV is the highest-rated in the franchise history, averaging 3.6 million viewers and a 4.7 rating with Men 18-34 and a 3.8 rating with Men 18-49. It is currently one of the highest-rated shows with Men 18-34 on all of television.

Payout Perspective:

They haven’t yet announced Kimbo’s opponent, ostensibly because they want viewers to tune in on Wednesday to see if he’ll replace someone on the final episode. However, it makes sense for them to make an announcement now in order to begin building the hype.

Fully expect this TUF 10 Finale to be the highest rated in the season’s history, and possibly the highest rated UFC on Spike program ever. Kimbo has that appeal.

Ninety-one years ago today, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany that officially ended hostilities between the two sides and brought a close to World War I.

Since then, many people throughout the world have gathered every year at 11:00 am on November 11 in order to remember all those that have given their lives so that we could all have the freedom to enjoy our own.

We remember.

MMAPayout recently had a chance to chat with Team Lloyd Irvin member Timothy “The Good Soldier” Woods (5-2), who is coming off an October 3 victory over Ryan Sturdy at the GMU Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Reports are that UFC is planning an Ultimate Fight Night in early January in Fairfax, and the buzz is that UFC is considering bringing in the 185 lbs. knockout artist as a local attraction.

While not training, Timothy can usually be found at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring with his newborn son, Julian, who was born prematurely, weighing just 2 pounds 5 ounces.  This interview occurred literally in the minutes between a training session and a visit to the hospital.

DW:  How is Julian?

TW:  He’s doing great.  He’s 4 pounds, 12 ounces, and still has fluid in his lungs, but once that’s stabilized he’ll be home.

DW:  He was born prematurely in the midst of your training for the Sturdy fight.  There were other family troubles as well, weren’t there?

TW:  Yes, my mother underwent heart surgery two weeks before the fight, and that was tough.

DW:  How is she doing?

TW:  She’s doing well, much better, it’s a good thing.

DW:  I can’t imagine the level of mental toughness required to keep training for a professional fight throughout your ordeal.  How’d you manage?

TW:  Master Lloyd’s guidance.  He puts good ideas in your head, and there’s a great team supporting you.  It was tough, but I got through with a lot of praying.

DW:  You used to be known as “Reshad” Woods, but have reverted back to your birth name, Timothy.  Why?

TW:  Its biblical meaning.  It’s also my real first name and I made a promise to my mother that I would use it.

DW:  You have a tremendous backstory, Timothy, even in a world where stranger than fiction backstories are the norm.  You spent time as a teenager in a maximum security prison.  What brought you there?

TW:  Bad decisions, being a follower as a teen.  I was with the wrong people and drove a car with people who had committed an armed robbery.  I was a follower, not a leader, and a product of my environment.  I made bad decisions.