Kevin, “Kimbo Slice,” Ferguson
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Who is he..
Kimbo Slice's real name is Kevin Ferguson. He is the cousin of US Olympic Judoka Rhadi Ferguson. 
Kimbo Slice is approximately 6'2 tall, and weighs 250 lbs although his weight varies between fights. Kimbo is always shown with a full beard and a clean-shaven head.
Kimbo Slice 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.
History:
Kimbo Slice was a Miami, Florida-based underground street fighter. The underground fight videos swept across the web making him an overnight sensation. The brutal knockouts, tough appearance of Kimbo, and catchy phrases increased his popularity.
He started an MMA career after the popularity of the sport rose due to the success of the UFC. He started fighting for the now defunct EliteXC promotion. Kimbo became one of the most seen fighters when EliteXC became the first fight promotion to run on national TV on CBS. His fight on their first event was seen by over 5 million people. While he was undefeated, Kimbo was seen by in the fight business as not a real fighter, but, still just a street fighter. In his next fight he was exposed after being knocked out in under a minute by a fill in who was also a lighter weight opponent, Seth Petrazelli. After the loss, Kimbo did not fight again largely due to EliteXC closing.
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 cancelled due to a promotion dispute.
(See the fight that did take place between Tank Abbott and Kimbo Slice)
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 punches.
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