Kimbo Slice - February 8, 1974

Kimbo Slice

Born:  February 8, 1974

Birthplace:  Nassau, Bahamas

Died:  June 6, 2016

Place of Death:  Margate, FL

Zodiac Sign:  Aquarius

Career and Life

Kevin Ferguson aka Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, boxer, professional wrestler and occasional actor. He became noted for mutual combat street fights which were spread across the Internet, leading Rolling Stone to call him "The King of the Web Brawlers".


Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where he lost in his first fight to series winner Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale. From January 2015 until his death in June 2016, Slice was under contract with Bellator MMA.


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