Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson

Biography

The Bahamian-American fighter and actor Kevin Ferguson, who competed as Kimbo Slice, first drew attention through unsanctioned bare-knuckle street fights circulated online in the 2000s. After beginning martial arts training in 2005, he turned professional with EliteXC in 2007 and beat Tank Abbott the following year. In 2009 he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where Roy Nelson eliminated him, then won his official UFC debut against Houston Alexander before Matt Mitrione beat him at UFC 113 in 2010. He boxed professionally from 2011 to 2013, finishing with a 7-0 record, and returned to mixed martial arts with Bellator MMA in 2015, defeating Ken Shamrock. His screen work included playing Bludge in the 2008 Nickelodeon special Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh and an inmate named JC in Blood and Bone (2009). Ferguson died in 2016, and later that year the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame inducted him.

42years old at death

Born February 8, 1974Nassau
Died June 6, 2016Coral Springs
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Kevin Ferguson (birth name)Also credited as Kimbo Slice

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 4 years2008 to 2012

Every film, newest first

2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for RedemptionIMDb rating 3.7
2010Circle of PainIMDb rating 3.6
2010Locked DownIMDb rating 4.3
2009Blood and BoneIMDb rating 6.7
2008Merry Christmas, Drake & JoshIMDb rating 6.6

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Early training
Slice began martial arts training in 2005 at the Freestyle Fighting Academy, where Marcos Avellan and David Avellan instructed him. His initial focus was illegal street boxing, but he later grew interested in MMA.
Early training
Before the fight, Slice moved to a new camp. At EliteMMA, Bas Rutten's school in Thousand Oaks, California, the retired MMA fighter and boxing instructor Randy Khatami trained him.
First role
Kevin Ferguson, known as Kimbo Slice, first acted officially as Bludge, a character in the 2008 Nickelodeon holiday special Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.
A first
By taking part in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, Slice set a Spike TV record that held across its fifteen years on air. The episode in which he fought drew more than 6.1 million views.