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Kevin Ferguson (born on February 8, 1974),
better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Miami,
Florida-based street fighter turned mixed
martial arts (MMA) fighter. He first appeared
in several filmed underground fights which
have spread primarily on the Internet. Law
enforcement never intervened as the fights
were considered consensual.
Kimbo has since left street fighting behind
and is now putting his efforts towards
becoming a professional mixed martial arts
fighter. Slice is currently training with
retired MMA fighter Bas Rutten.
Ferguson was a star defensive football player
for Miami Palmetto High School in the
Pinecrest area of Miami, Florida. In college,
he went on to the University of Miami on
academic scholarship, but did not play
football. He was there for only a year and a
half.
As Kimbo Slice, Ferguson worked as a
bodyguard for RK Netmedia, a Miami-based
pornography production/promotion company
responsible for a number of popular adult
subscription websites, such as MILF Hunter.
Kimbo still maintains close ties with the
company who now accompanies him, as his fight
entourage before entering the ring. Rolling
Stone called Slice "The King of the Web
Brawlers".
Kimbo Slice began training in Mixed Martial
Arts (MMA) in 2004 under the instruction of
Bas Rutten. Kimbo Slice hired Bas Rutten to
train and prepare for his Sean Gannon
internet super-fight. Ferguson continued to
train MMA with Bas Rutten for both his
professional MMA bouts. Kimbo Slice walked
away victorious from both MMA bouts; the
first being against Ray Mercer, June 23, 2007
and the second against MMA veteran David
"Tank" Abbott, February 16th, 2008.
One of Slice's most notable fights was a
controversial late 2004 encounter with Sean
Gannon, a former Boston Police officer who
trains in MMA. Slice was defeated by Gannon
(with accusations of use of illegal moves
from either side) and, due to the popularity
of the fight video, Gannon began fighting
within the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Slice made his sanctioned MMA debut against
former WBO Heavyweight champion boxer Ray
Mercer at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5,
in Atlantic City on June 23, 2007. The match
was scheduled as a three-round exhibition
utilizing all professional rules of MMA
combat. Slice defeated Mercer with a
guillotine choke at 1:12 into the first
round. In a post-fight interview, Slice
stated that he would like to fight David
"Tank" Abbott. Abbott, who was a spectator,
stood up from his seat and accepted the call
out. One of the matchmakers for CFFC asked
Slice for his assurance so that an October
12th bout at Cage Fury Fighting Championships
6 between Slice and "Tank" Abbott could be
organized. This event was later canceled due
to a promotion dispute. On October 11, 2007,
Proelite.com announced that they had signed
Slice to a deal and that he would make his
debut on the November 10 EliteXC. Originally
set to make his professional MMA debut
against Mike Bourke, the reformed street
fighter was set to face Bo Cantrell after
Bourke sustained a shoulder injury. Kimbo
defeated Cantrell 19 seconds into the first
round by submission due to strikes.
Slice will be featured on The Iron Ring, a
new television series airing on BET which
features MMA prospects. Slice will be a part
of the selection process for the
participants.
On February 16th, 2008, Kimbo fought Tank
Abbott in the main event at EliteXC: Street
Certified. He won by KO 43 seconds into the
first round due to strikes. At the fight his
weight was announced at an all-time low of
234lbs, a far cry from his street fighting
days of 280lbs. His next scheduled fight is
May 31, 2008 at the Prudential Center in
Newark, New Jersey on CBS's Saturday Night
Fights. Kimbo will fight James Thompson. It
will be the main event
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