Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott. (MMAweekly.com photo)

Since plucking him from the ashes of the Cage Fury Fighting Championships, which collapsed under financial ruin, EliteXC has invested mountains of cash into marketing Kevin Ferguson (1-0-0)

With millions of people downloading videos of his street fights off the Internet, "Kimbo Slice" was already a household name among fight fans when EliteXC picked him up. Now, after appearing nationwide on billboards and television shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live, he's one of the most talked-about fighters in mixed martial arts – and certainly the most famous on the EliteXC payroll.

After everything they've done to build his already larger-than-life image, it's safe to say that EliteXC has a considerable interest in seeing “Kimbo” defeat fellow street-fighting legend David "Tank" Abbott (9-13-0)on Saturday, Feb. 16 at EliteXC: Street Certified. Will "Kimbo” win? It seems likely, for a lot of different reasons.

You don't spend millions of dollars marketing a fighter and then send him into battle unless you're relatively sure he's going to come out victorious. At the same time, you can't keep putting your golden boy against tomato cans forever without damaging his credibility. What you want is someone with a big name but not much to back it up, a fighter whose bark is worse than their bite.

Considering the marketability of his name and his faltering record, is anyone surprised that EliteXC matchmakers called "Tank"? Sure, he and "Kimbo" were scheduled to throw down at CFFC before it fell apart, but beyond that history, there's a chemistry there that favors "Kimbo" in a big way.

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Kimbo Slice is ready to fight Tank Abbott. (ProElite.com Video)

All fighters competing on EliteXC: Street Certified, Saturday, Feb. 16 in Miami, Fla. have made weight and are ready to fight.

For the main event, David "Tank" Abbott (9-13-0) weighed in at 263-pounds, while opponent Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (1-0-0)was 234-pounds. Although Slice is 30-pounds lighter than "Tank" and has only one fight in professional mixed martial arts, he is still the -450 favorite to win in the Bodog Sportsbook, while Abbott trails at +300.

In other heavyweight action, former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez (27-7-0) weighed in at 262.75 pounds, while opponent Antonio Silva (9-1-0) was 259.75 pounds. Fighting out of American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. Silva leads the odds at -330, while Rodriguez is a +250 underdog.

Official Weigh-In Results for Elite XC: Street Certified
Feb. 16, Miami, Fla.

• 265: Tank Abbott (263) vs. Kimbo Slice (234)
• 265: Ricco Rodriguez (262.75) vs. Antonio Silva (259.75)
• 265: Brett Rogers (264) vs. James Thompson (253)
• 185: Kyle Noke (184.75)* vs. Scott Smith (184)
• 160: Edson Berto (158.25) vs. Yves Edwards (160)
• 205: John Doyle (203.25) vs. Rafael Feijo (204.5)
• 170: Mike Bernhard (169.5) vs. Lorenzo Borgameo (170)
• 170: Eric Bradley (169.75) vs. Mikey Gomez (170)
• 265: Dave Herman (242.5) vs. Mario Rinaldi (260.5)
• 185: Yosmany Cabezas (184.25) vs. Jon Kirk (183.25)

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Kimbo Slice is hoping to KO "Tank" at EliteXC on Feb. 16. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

Since switching from street-fighting to mixed martial arts, Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (1-0-0) has come a long way.

Facing MMA legend David "Tank" Abbott (9-13-0) on Saturday Feb. 16 at Elite XC: Street Certified, Kimbo is the -450 favorite in the Bodog Sportsbook even though he's only won one MMA fight so far.

"I feel I have come a long way in a short time in my Street to Elite transition," he said at a recent press conference. "There is a big difference in just fighting some dude and what goes on in Mixed Martial Arts."

Facing Abbott on Saturday night, Slice guarantees that one of them is going to get knocked out.

"For sure, someone is going down and maybe getting knocked out, and that someone is not going to be me," he explained. "The only thing I want to do is win, but the main thing is I want to break something along the way; a chin or jaw, rib, arm, some skin, anything."

Official Fight Card for Elite XC: Street Certified
Saturday, Feb. 16 – Miami, Fla.

• Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. David "Tank" Abbott
• Antonio Silva vs. Ricco Rodriguez
• Yves Edwards vs. Edson Berto
• James Thompson vs. Brett Rogers
• Kyle Noke vs. Scott Smith
• Dave Herman vs. Mario Rinaldi
• John Doyle vs. Rafael Feijao
• Jon Kirk vs. Yosmany Cabezas
• Eric Bradley vs. Mikey Gomez
• Lorenzo Borgameo vs. Mike Bernhard

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"Tank" Abbott will fight Kimbo Slice on Feb. 16 in Miami, Fla. (MMAWeekly.com photo)

UFC legend David "Tank" Abbott (9-13-0) says internet street-fighter Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (1-0-0) should have trained with a "real fighter" to prepare for their upcoming battle on Saturday, Feb. 16 in Miami, Fla., at Elite XC: Street Certified.

Slice, who is currently a -450 favorite to win in the Bodog Sportsbook, has been training with mixed martial arts legend Bas Rutten (28-4-1), a former UFC heavyweight champion and three-time King of Pancrase.

"I think it’s funny that he’s got Bas Rutten to train him; this is a real fight and not a slap-fest," Abbott said at a pre-fight press conference. "He should have gotten a real fighter to train him. Training with Bas is better than nothing, but you either have it or you don’t."

Slice did not take the comments lightly according to MMAjunkie.com.

"Bas is a mentor of mine, and anything Tank has to say about him, I’m going to take it personal," Slice responded. "He has a big mouth. He needs to watch what he says. I’m going to make him pay for his words."

Official Fight Card for Elite XC: Street Certified
Saturday, Feb. 16 – Miami, Fla.

• Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. David "Tank" Abbott
• Antonio Silva vs. Ricco Rodriguez
• Yves Edwards vs. Edson Berto
• James Thompson vs. Brett Rogers
• Kyle Noke vs. Scott Smith
• Dave Herman vs. Mario Rinaldi
• John Doyle vs. Rafael Feijao
• Jon Kirk vs. Yosmany Cabezas
• Eric Bradley vs. Mikey Gomez
• Lorenzo Borgameo vs. Mike Bernhard

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