An Introduction to MMA Fighter Kimbo Slice
If your a fan of mixed martial arts the name Kimbo Slice is probably familiar to you already. This backyard, street brawler turned mixed martial artist is probably the most controversial figure in the MMA world today. His presence has already caught the attention of famous MMA fighters like Chuck Liddell, who bad-mouthed Kimbo Slice about his participation in street fights.
Kimbo Slice, aka Kevin Ferguson, is known all over the Internet for his brutal backyard, street fights where his crew arranges him to fight with other supposedly bad-ass Miami street fighters while taping the fights and posting them on the Internet for people to watch. In total, Kimbo has fought in about 8 street fights that have been video-taped and placed on the Internet; all of which he has won except for one fight versus a former Boston police officer who trains in MMA, Sean Gannon. To prepare for his fight with Gannon, Kimbo Slice hired well-known MMA fighter Bas Rutten to train him, and since then Bas has been Kimbo’s MMA trainer. Also, after the fight Kimbo left street fighting to enter the world of mixed martial arts.
Today, there’s a lot of buzz that continues to build behind Kimbo Slice who had a huge fan base on the Internet even before he started fighting in mixed martial arts events. Even though Kimbo Slice is just starting out in professional MMA events and has a lot to prove before being accepted as a true MMA fighter, he has already won his first two official MMA fights; the first one being against former WBO heavyweight champion boxer Ray Mercer, and the second fight against Tank Abbott.
Only time will tell whether Kimbo Slice is the real deal and has what it takes to make it big as an MMA fighter, but if things go as he plans it will be one exciting ride, not only for Kimbo Slice, but for all fans of MMA!
Be sure to check out Kimbo Slice’s next fight in EliteXC which will air on CBS primetime television on May 31st!
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