The popularity of MMA fighting is on the rise in the USA and worldwide, sports bettors of all kinds are getting in on the MMA betting action including NFL, NBA and College Basketball handicappers. Mixed Martial Arts emerged in 1993 with the Ultimate Fighting championship. Since then the popularity of the sports has exploded and has given birth to some of today's ultimate fighting champions. Two of those champions are Tank Abbott and Kimbo Slice both are well known champions and the main-event is set for the EliteXC Street Certified matchup on February 16th, 2008. An early review of the MMA betting odds at SportsBook.com currently has Kimbo Slice at -30 and Tank Abbott set to +280.

'Tank' Abbott is a heavyweight fighter with an aggressive style and is fighting out of Huntington Beach, California. Tank is 42 years old; his MMA record is 9-13-0, weighs 265 lbs and is 6' tall. Tank is one of the MMA's veteran fighters; he has been fighting professionally since 1995. While also fighting in PRIDE matchups he has appeared in UFC 6 to UFC 45 and with Rumble on the Rock. Tank will be looking for a strong comeback after going 1-7 in his past eight fights.

Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson is a Miami, Florida-based street fighter turned MMA fighter. Kimbo Slice is known primarily from the Internet when he made his first few appearances in several underground fight videos. Kimbo Slice is currently training with Bas Rutten a retired MMA fighter. Kimbo Slice's MMA record is 2-0-0, he was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and is 33 years old, weighs 265 lbs and is 6'2" tall.

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