Kimbo Slice

MMA Fighter

Kimbo Slice was born in Nassau, Bahamas on February 8th, 1974 and is the MMA Fighter. At the age of 42, Kimbo Slice biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Kevin Ferguson, Kimbo Slice
Date of Birth
February 8, 1974
Nationality
United States, Bahamas
Place of Birth
Nassau, Bahamas
Death Date
Jun 6, 2016 (age 42)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Networth
$500 Thousand
Profession
Actor, Boxer, Film Actor, Mixed Martial Artist, Professional Wrestler
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Kimbo Slice Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 42 years old, Kimbo Slice has this physical status:

Height
188cm
Weight
102kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Muscular
Measurements
Not Available
Kimbo Slice Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Bel-Air Elementary School, Cutler Ridge Middle School, Richmond Heights Middle School, Miami Palmetto High School
Kimbo Slice Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
6
Dating / Affair
L. Shontae Ferguson
Parents
Rosemary Clarke
Siblings
Devon (Brother), Renea (Sister)
Other Family
Rhadi Ferguson (Cousin) (American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and a black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
Kimbo Slice Life

Kevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, boxer, professional wrestler, and occasional actor.

Slice left the underground combat scene and signed a professional deal with EliteXC in 2007. He became known for intercom street fights that were all over the internet, prompting Rolling Stone to name him "the King of the Web Brawlers."

Slice lost in his first match to series champion Roy Nelson in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Slice defeated Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights final, his first appearance in the UFC.

Slice was under Bellator MMA from January 2015 until his death in June 2016.

Early life

Kevin Ferguson was born in Nassau on February 8, 1974. As an infant, he came to the United States and grew up in Cutler Ridge, Florida. His brother Devon and sister Renea were raised by his mother Rosemary Clarke. He went to Bel-Air Elementary School, where he was allegedly involved in his first fight against fellow student Dominic Sauer at the age of 13 as he attempted to help a friend. Ferguson continued his education at Cutler Ridge Middle School and then attended Richmond Heights Middle School. He attended Palmetto High School, where he was the star middle linebacker. Hurricane Andrew destroyed his house in Perrine, Florida, requiring him to live in his 1987 Nissan Pathfinder for a month.

Ferguson attended both Bethune-Cookman University and the University of Miami, where he obtained an athletic scholarship and researched criminal justice. He was with him for a year and a half. He had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins and was a member of the pre-season squad in 1997, but was unable to guarantee a spot on the first team. Judoka Rhadi Ferguson, a United States citizen, is Slice's cousin.

Personal life

Slice married L. Shontae, the mother of his three children RaeChelle, Kevin II, and Kevinah in May 1994. Three grandsons named Kevin III, Akieno, and Kimbo-Legacy, as well as one granddaughter named Isis, are among the many members of this union. Kevin Jr. is also a mixed martial artist. Slice's son, Kevlar, and a daughter named Kassandra were also born. Rae'Chelle (by his first wife) and Kiara were also among his two stepdaughters named Rae'Chelle (by his first wife) and Kiara. Before he died, he loved spending time with two of his grandsons, K3 and JuJu (Akieno). After Slice's death, Kimbo-Legacy and Isis were both born. He was engaged to his long-time wife at the time of his death.

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Kimbo Slice Career

Early career

Ferguson began working as a bouncer for a strip joint before Mike Imber, a high school buddy and career-long manager, offered him a job as a limousine driver and bodyguard for RK Netmedia, a Miami-based pornography production/promotion firm that is responsible for a number of popular adult subscription websites. Ferguson remained close to Reality Kings for the remainder of his life; company representatives accompanied him, as his war entourage was called Team Kimbo.

He was charged with a concealed weapon in 2002, and in 2003, he began his career in unanctioned street combat combat. They were distributed on the internet, mainly through SubmiteDirectory and other video portals. Ferguson left a large cut on his opponent's right eye, prompting Internet fans to call him Slice, the last word to his now popular childhood nickname, Kimbo.

Mixed martial arts career

Slice began training in martial arts at the Freestyle Fighting Academy under Marcos Avellan and David Avellan in 2005. Slice was first training strictly for street boxing, dirty boxing from the clinch, and elbows, but then he began to prepare for MMA. Slice made his MMA debut against former WBO Heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist boxer Ray Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5, in Atlantic City on June 23, 2007. Slice converted camps and was taught by retired MMA fighter Bas Rutten and boxing instructor Randy Khatami at Rutten's academy in Thousand Oaks, California, a month before the fight.

Slice made his MMA debut against Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5, in Atlantic City, on June 23, 2007. The match was scheduled as a three-round exhibition with all current martial laws in play. Slice defeated Mercer with a guillotine choke at 1:12 into the first round. Slice said in a post-fight interview that he wants to face David "Tank" Abbott. Abbott, a spectator, stood up from his seat and accepted the call. Slice and "Tank" Abbott's matchmakers for CFFC requested Slice's word so that an October 12 match between Slice and "Tank" Abbott could be planned. Due to a promotions row, this performance was postponed. ProElite reported on October 11, 2007 that they had signed Slice to a contract and that he would make his ProElite debut on November 10, 2007 EliteXC. He was supposed to make his professional MMA debut against Mike Bourke, a reformed street fighter, but a shoulder injury from Bourke forced him to meet Bo Cantrell. Slice defeated Cantrell 19 seconds before being forced to abandon due to strikes.

Slice defeated Tank Abbott in the main event at EliteXC: Street Certified on February 16, 2008. Due to strikes, he advanced by KO 43 seconds into the first round. His weight was announced at an all-time low of 234 lb (106 kg), a far cry from his street fighting days of 280 lb (130 kg).

Slice took part in the first mixed martial arts performance on prime time television, EliteXC: Primetime, on May 31, 2008. Although one of the judges had each fighter win one of the first two rounds, Slice's opponents James Thompson defeated both Slice and grounding and pounding consistently. Slice threw a haymaker to Thompson's left ear in the first seconds of the third round, but Thompson's cauliflower burst out Thompson's. Three unanswered punches to a standing Thompson were followed shortly by a referee banter and Slice's turbulent victory. In a post-fight interview, fellow EliteXC competitor Brett Rogers was particularly critical of Slice's win, referring to Slice's results as "garbage." In an interview, Frank Mir was also a Slice critic, saying that "every time Kimbo Slice fights, it sets (mixed martial arts) back."

As part of CBS' Saturday Night Fights, a Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock fight was supposed to take place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, on October 4, 2008. However, Shamrock sustained a cut to the left eye during a warm-up just hours before the fight was set to begin. Jeremy Lappen, the head of combat operations, had to choose a replacement for the war. Seth Petruzelli, Aaron Rosa, and Frank Shamrock were among the options on offer. Although how much money was given to them, Slice's staff said they did not want him to fight Frank, so Lappen determined Petruzelli was the correct option for the main event. Slice decided to fight after being offered a raise in pay and taking in $500,000. In the first round of the tournament, Petruzelli defeated Slice by TKO 14 seconds.

Seth Petruzelli, a fan of Slice, said they had monetary rewards to discourage him from using certain combat tactics against Slice two days before the fight.

By CBS and EliteXC, Slice's portrayal of him as a top-flight martial artist contributed to the controversies surrounding his representation of him as a top-flight martial artist. A preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fight and its conclusion was launched by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations.

Petruzelli retracted this comment just a few hours later, claiming that his previous remarks on The Monsters had been misinterpreted in a follow-up interview with MMA website FiveOuncesofPain.com.

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation concluded its probe into the allegations on October 23, 2008, finding no wrongdoing. EliteXC was forced to file for bankruptcy by the end of October 2008. Many in the mixed martial arts community, including Jay Thompson, executive advisor to the company, attributed EliteXC and ProElite's loss to Seth Petruzelli's absence.

Dana White, the founder of Elite Xtreme Combat, said that if Slice wanted to participate in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he would have to win his way in by being on The Ultimate Fighter TV show. White went on to say that if he wanted to make a show with heavyweights specifically for Kimbo Slice, he'd like to participate. That remark came true on June 1, when Yahoo.com's Kevin Iole announced that Slice will compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans, both former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions, were among the show's coaches. Slice was the most popular coach pick for coach Rampage and the second pick overall. Slice was knocked out by TKO stoppage in the second round after repeated punches to the head in the crucifix position in his first fight of the show. Slice later turned down the chance to face Matt Mitrione in the quarter finals after it was announced that he had arthritis in his knee.

Slice defeated Houston Alexander at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweight Finale on December 5, 2009, a catchweight of 215 pounds. Alexander will spend the majority of the first and third rounds of circling Slice tentatively with little interest in a contest that many believed would not make it to the first round. Slice had to land punches that visibly wounded Alexander, and even pulled him down a few times, including slamming Alexander on his upper body, which may have tipped the judges' scorecards in his favour. Slice will win the contest by unanimous vote (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27), and 30–27) will be barred from the contest just days later, and Alexander will be cut from the service just days later.

Slice made his pay-per-view and official heavyweight debut at UFC 113 against Matt Mitrione on May 8, 2010 in the second round by a TKO. After losing, Dana White said that it was "probably Kimbo's last fight in the UFC." His release was announced the next day, as well as welterweight Paul Daley.

Bellator MMA announced on January 16, 2015, almost five years since he last MMA bout, that Slice had signed a multi-fight contract. In his first-round TKO at Bellator 138 on June 19, he defeated Ken Shamrock by a first-round TKO. The contest seemed to be timed, as in a professional wrestling match, according to several commentators. The fight seemed to be referring to Shamrock's inability and tenacity, according to Bellator analyst Jimmy Smith, who said that if it was fixed, Bellator was not in on it.

Slice defeated Dada 5000 at Bellator 149 on February 19, 2016. Due to their old street gang rivalry in Perrine, Florida, the pair had a huge rivalry. Both fighters were knocked out almost instantly, and Slice went on to win a brutal fight via TKO after Dada collapsed from apparent exhaustion in the third round. Slice failed his pre-fight drug test, according to the contest. The anabolic steroid nandrolone nandrolone was discovered in lab findings. He was also found to have an elevated testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio of 6.4:1, which is above the maximum permitted maximum of 4:1. Slice had been fined $2,500 and a revocation of his license in the state of Texas on May 2, 2016. The result of the match has also been changed to a no contest. Despite being widely condemned by commentators, the contest attracted nearly 2.5 million viewers, beating Kimbo's record of 2.4 million.

Slice will face James Thompson in the main event of Bellator 158, which will take place at the O2 Arena in London, on July 16, 2016. Before this fight, Slice died of heart disease before it could happen.

Boxing career

Slice declared in August 2010 that he intends to be a professional boxer. "I feel like a baby all over again." I'm thinking about this at night. In the heavyweight division, I'm gonna be a challenge. I'm going to be walking in with a bad demeanor. I want to see how it feels to crack ribs and smash a jaw with a single punch. This is a career change. I love fighting. I like to knock people out of their seats. I love participating. Some people may think I'm mad, while others may disagree.

Roy Jones Jr. had predicted that he would like to fight Slice, but Slice will most likely need a series of boxing matches to gain knowledge and exposure in the game.

Slice made his pro boxing debut on August 13, 2011. At the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Slice battled 39-year-old James Wade (0-1) in a four-round headlining tournament. In the first round, he won by KO at 0:10 in the first round.

Slice returned to the boxing ring on October 15, defeating Tay Bledsoe (2-3) via KO in the first round. He defeated Charles Hackmann (0-1) by unanimous decision on December 30, winning three out of four rounds.

Slice's next fight on January 30, 2013 was in Australia against Daniel Geale undercard. In the second round, he defeated Shane Tilyard (6-6) by TKO.

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