Kimbo Slice in Japan to Check Out Their Bread

Kimbo Slice is in Japan this weekend, reportedly there for color commentary duties with the striking-only organization K-1, but according to industry insiders the former EliteXC superstar is also in the Land of the Rising Sun to check out their selection of bread. Although Slice is well-known for his love of white bread, rye bread and long loaves of French bread, he has often expressed an interest in the baked products of other nations. Said longtime manager "IceyMike" Imber, who accompanied Slice to Japan, "Kimbo's definitely liking it here. They have Melonpan, which is an enriched dough covered in a thin layer of crispy cookie dough, as well as panko, a variety of breadcrumb, and the sweet, red bean paste-filled Anpan. It's all good."

Kimbo's Manager Speaks

MMA Journalist tracked down longtime Kimbo Slice manager Icey Mike yesterday to get his perspective on the sudden downfall of EliteXC. Here are some quotes.

• "I'm doing good, man. Who is this?"
• "I don't know, man, I just found out about it yesterday (Monday). I thought they had a good show coming up in November, and now this."
• "All this happened yesterday and I don't know what's going on until I meet with [ProElite] and figure out where we're at."
• "Our plan was to fight again in January or February but it doesn't look like that's happening now."
• "We gotta talk with these guys and see where we're at with the contracts and stuff. We've never been in this situation before."
• "When everything is said and done, we'll take offers from everyone."
• "It's going to be hard for anybody to start and organization from the ground up, now. These guys had a lot going for them and they couldn't make it work."
  
• "So this is for the New York Times, right?"