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Kimbo Slice, Bad Ass Street Fighter turned MMA Professional
By Rod Hood | January 17, 2008
Like most of you I have seen many of Kevin Fergusons, nickname ”Kimbo Slice” fights on YouTube in his real street brawls from the hood. When I think of the UFC tag line As Real As It Gets, I immediately think of Kimbo he is for real. To my surprise, no let me stop, I was not surprised at all, he made quick work of his first two oponents in his MMA fights. He defeated Professional boxer Ray Mercer on June 23, 2007 with a guillotine in 1:12 of round in the Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Most recently on November 10th 2007 he ended the night in fast fasion in his professional debute with EliteXC “Renegade” that was aired live on Showtime in an amazing 0:19 seconds of the first round. At 6′2″ & 268lb’s and is 33 years old Kimbo is going to make a name for himself in the Heavy Weight Division. Kimbo is one serious dude from Dade County Florida.
Kimbo is quick to tell you that when you stand in front of him in the Octagon or behind a warehouse to fight for money you stand in the way of him making money to feed his wife and 6 kids, this cat is motiated to take you out and out they usually go.
I’m interested in what others think about this new Mike Tyson of MMA, is he going to make it as a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter or should he get back on the streets and stick to his bare knuckles brawling for bucks in back yards and back alleys. Who do you think he should be matched with nexted and where do you see his career going. Is he a real contender for Mixed Martial Arts and how do you think he will do when someone with great ground skills gets him to the ground?
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January 24th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
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February 6th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Kimbo is a beast and I can’t wait to see this fight with Tank Abbot happen. I think this will be the war it looks like it will be on paper. Both fighters love to bang and both have a great chin. Kimbo will be scary if he gets a good ground game as no fighter will ever want to stand with him. If he can build a good take down defense then he may be the scariest fighter in his division.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:46 am
i’d like to see him go to the UFC then we would see how bad he really is.
May 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
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