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Kimbo slice

Kimbo Slice (born Kevin Ferguson February 8, 1974 in Nassau , † June 6, 2016 Margate , Florida ) was an American street and mixed martial arts fighter.

He became known through various amateur videos on the Internet in which he fought fistfights (so-called bare knuckle fights) against various opponents in backyards . Since the end of his career as a street fighter, Slice has worked as a professional martial artist in the field of mixed martial arts (MMA). Slice was trained by Bas Rutten for the start in MMA .

Private life and death

In his teens he was a football player at Miami Palmetto High School. He later worked for a while as a bodyguard for the porn film company RK Netmedia. He lived with his family in Miami and had six children. On June 6, 2016, he was admitted to a hospital in Margate and died of heart failure before he could receive a heart transplant .

Career

Slices most tester fight was the duel against the former policeman Sean Gannon from Boston . It was the only bare knuckle match in which Slice was defeated by his opponent. However, the fight was controversial as Gannon resorted to unfair means and slapped his left knee twice in the face of Slice. Rolling Stone magazine called Slice the king of internet whackers .

Slice made his MMA debut on June 23, 2007 in Atlantic City against the then 46-year-old former WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer . Slice won both this encounter and his two following fights against Bo Cantrell and Tank Abbott in the first round. However, these opponents did not embody the world's best in MMA or had their heyday behind them.

On May 31, 2008 Slice met James Thompson on his most demanding opponent to date. Slice had big problems in the fight with Thompson, who had recently lost three fights in a row. Thompson could not take this victory home with him after he was hit in the ear by a powerful Schwinger in the third round, which then began to bleed badly. His next fight was Slice in October against the also unbeaten Brett Rogers, who challenged him publicly. However, this fight did not come about, they would rather let him play against Ken Shamrock . Since Shamrock injured himself during a warm-up session shortly before the fight, a replacement opponent had to be found quickly. The decision was made for Seth Petruzelli , a fighter who had already fought for the UFC and in the K-1 . Slice lost that fight after 14 seconds in the first round after Petruzelli punched him to the ground and hit him with further blows before the referee called off the fight. Slice received $ 35,000 per second for this fight. In 2008 he played the aggressive inmate Bludge in the movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh .

In February 2016, Slice tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone after a fight and found an irregularity in his blood count. The fight was then removed from the rating.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Slice has been the President of the 2009 Ultimate Fighting Championship , Dana White , who was watching the talented contender for some time, invited to fight for a place in the organization. He participated in the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter , where he lost in the Preliminary Round Roy Nelson . He convinced White by beating Houston Alexander on points in the final.

His first official heavyweight fight in the UFC he lost on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113 in Montreal against Matt Mitrione . He then left the UFC. Slice declared his MMA career over and announced that he would start a career in boxing.

MMA results table

success opponent event venue End through date round time
No contest United StatesUnited States Dada 5000 Bellator 149 Montreal , Quebec , CanadaCanadaCanada  TKO (invalid) 19th Feb 2016 3 1:32
victory United StatesUnited States Ken Shamrock Bellator 138 St. Louis , Missouri , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  TKO 19th June 2015 1 2:22
defeat United StatesUnited States Matt Mitrione UFC 113 Montreal , Quebec , CanadaCanadaCanada  TKO 0May 8, 2010 2 4:24
victory United StatesUnited States Houston Alexander The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale Las Vegas , Nevada , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  on points 0Dec 5, 2009 3 5:00
defeat United StatesUnited States Seth Petruzelli EliteXC : Heat Sunrise , Florida , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  TKO 0Oct 4, 2008 1 0:14
victory United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Thompson EliteXC: Primetime Newark , New Jersey , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  TKO May 31, 2008 3 0:38
victory United StatesUnited States Tank Abbott EliteXC: Street Certified Miami , Florida , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO Feb 16, 2008 1 0:43
victory United StatesUnited States CantrellBo Cantrell EliteXC: Renegade Corpus Christi , Texas , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  TKO Nov 10, 2007 1 0:19

Switch to boxing

Slice made his professional debut on August 14, 2011 against 39-year-old James Wade. The fight took place at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma . Slice won the fight after ten seconds by knockout. He played his second fight against Tay Bledsoe, which he also won in the first round by knockout.

Boxing results table

success opponent venue End through date round time
victory TongaTonga Shane Tilyard Entertainment Center, Sydney , New South Wales , AustraliaAustraliaAustralia  KO Jan. 30, 2013 2 2:09
victory United StatesUnited States Howard Jones Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO 0Oct 6, 2012 1 0:57
victory United StatesUnited States Jesse Porter Lucky Star Casino, Concho, Oklahoma United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO May 12, 2012 1 0:36
victory United StatesUnited States Brian Green O'Reilly Center, Springfield, Missouri United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO 24 Mar 2012 4th 2:57
victory United StatesUnited States Charles Hackmann Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  n.p. Dec 30, 2011 4th
victory United StatesUnited States Tay Bledsoe Heartland Events Center, Green Island , Nebraska , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO Oct 15, 2011 4th 2:17
victory United StatesUnited States James Wade Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  KO Aug 13, 2011 4th 0:17

Web links

Commons : Kimbo Slice  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short Biography of Kimbo Slice on the website of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (English) ( Memento of 3 June 2008 at the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Kimbo Slice, street fighter and MMA pioneer, dies aged 42 The Guardian, June 7, 2016, accessed June 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Kimbo Slice was awaiting heart transplant when he died in: The Guardian, June 8, 2016, accessed June 9, 2016
  4. ↑ sports.yahoo.com: Y! Sports exclusive: Kimbo gets TUF from July 1st, 2009
  5. ↑ mmafighting.com - Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson, Fourth Most-Watched MMA Fight Ever. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ UFC.com: The Ultimate Fighter Final Results ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ufc.com archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated December 5, 2009
  7. ↑ mmafrenzy.com: UFC 113
  8. ↑ UFC boss confirms he's 'fired' Kimbo Slice and welterweight Paul Daley
  9. ^ Fighters Only, 12/2010 edition, November 5, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Slice, Kimbo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferguson, Kevin (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American street and mixed martial arts fighter
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Nassau
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 2016
Place of death Margate , Florida , United States