Kimbo Slice dead at 42

[Mr I]

Kimbo Slice dead at age 42 - MMA Fighting

[redback]

Heart attack?

[StanG]

Yeah heart disease/ heart failure being listed as cause of death.

[Mr I]

How the fuck can that happen with a guy so active and fit

[wheyman]

The cause is being speculated as steroid use and cutting weight.

[jack tors]

fuck

[Bouncer]

The cause is being speculated as steroid use and cutting weight.

In can also be "speculated" as alien probing.

Levrone is 51 and in training for the Mr O. I seriously doubt kimbo cycles held a candle to the amount of shit levrone ran. Lou Farigno is 64, duds ran the total world steroid supply in the early 90's when he made his comeback an competed at 330lbs.

It's possible that steroids caused a problem for him but to say it's the cause of death really is pure speculation with no bases in pure fact. No doctor or scientist is saying that. Media speculation is about as fact based as a Dr Seuss book.

[Bouncer]

How the fuck can that happen with a guy so active and fit

only thing that makes sense is a heart issue paired with metabolism/stimulants paired with training that got his heart rate up and something just gave out.

[wheyman]

In can also be "speculated" as alien probing.

Levrone is 51 and in training for the Mr O. I seriously doubt kimbo cycles held a candle to the amount of shit levrone ran. Lou Farigno is 64, duds ran the total world steroid supply in the early 90's when he made his comeback an competed at 330lbs.

It's possible that steroids caused a problem for him but to say it's the cause of death really is pure speculation with no bases in pure fact. No doctor or scientist is saying that. Media speculation is about as fact based as a Dr Seuss book.

I agree. I think it could have been a series of things. Steroid use, hardcore cutting (fighters cut a lot different than bodybuilders), previous heart/health condition, lack of doctor care while on a cycle, etc. Media will always go with steroids.

One thing that was kind of odd to me was how winded the guy would get after a few minutes of fighting. I've seen how he trains and he "should" have been in shape, but when you watch is fights man he was exhausted after the first round.

[rado]

Goes to show how healthy you can feel or look on the outside, but not always the case on the insides.

[Bouncer]

good point wheyman, i do remember that fight now. he was absolutely gassed. i get that heavy fighters gas quicker but it was abnormal how gased he was so quickly. i think we even talked about it during one of our mma threads.

[wheyman]

I find it a little pathetic how fast the media is all over his steroid use. THen you have people criticizing and judging the guy for doing steroids. Then you have the MMA guys saying they never liked him and he didn't belong in the UFC. Bottom line, the guy came from nothing and made it to the octagon. He had a family that will miss him. I feel bad for his kiddos. I'm sure his kids don't give a fuck about his fighting ability, they just want their dad back.

[rado]

I find it a little pathetic how fast the media is all over his steroid use. THen you have people criticizing and judging the guy for doing steroids. Then you have the MMA guys saying they never liked him and he didn't belong in the UFC. Bottom line, the guy came from nothing and made it to the octagon. He had a family that will miss him. I feel bad for his kiddos. I'm sure his kids don't give a fuck about his fighting ability, they just want their dad back.

Well said:thumb:

[StanG]

In can also be "speculated" as alien probing.

Levrone is 51 and in training for the Mr O. I seriously doubt kimbo cycles held a candle to the amount of shit levrone ran. Lou Farigno is 64, duds ran the total world steroid supply in the early 90's when he made his comeback an competed at 330lbs.

It's possible that steroids caused a problem for him but to say it's the cause of death really is pure speculation with no bases in pure fact. No doctor or scientist is saying that. Media speculation is about as fact based as a Dr Seuss book.

Man I so fucking agree with this. Heart disease is the #1 killer in the world yet steroids is gonna take the rap for his death.
Here's a million dollar question...how the fuck can they be so diligent in catching him taking a banned substance yet the commission Dr's pass him at the physical every damn time yet he drops dead from heart disease? I think perhaps they should spend more time on the actual health and well being of the fighters pre fight in their "physicals" as opposed to working so damn hard to see if they are smoking weed or taking trt!

[Bouncer]

Street-fighting MMA sensation Kimbo Slice dead at 42
by Lance Pugmire

Kimbo Slice, a street-fighting sensation from Miami whose fisticuffs went viral on YouTube, has died, according to the president of Bellator, his mixed martial arts fighting organization.

Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed causes near his home in Coral Springs, Fla., according to reports. He was 42.

“We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family,” Bellator President Scott Coker said in a statement.

A member of Slice’s family confirmed the death to Bellator, a spokesman for the company said.

Slice’s unique look – a bald head and long, scraggly black beard, enhanced his legend as a destructive backyard brawler, and he advanced to professional mixed martial arts in 2007, when he defeated former pro boxer Ray Mercer in Atlantic City, N.J.

He was a main-event fighter for boxing promoter Gary Shaw’s short-lived EliteXC circuit, winning the first MMA event on prime-time television. On CBS, Slice punches James Thompson on his cauliflower ear, resulting in a nasty cut.

Later in the year, Slice became embroiled in a scandal when he was knocked out by replacement fighter Seth Petruzelli, who claimed on a radio show that promoters offered him money to keep the fight standing – more favorable for the heavy-punching Slice. A Florida investigation unearthed no wrongdoing.

After that, Slice was invited to participate in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “The Ultimate Fighter” heavyweight competition, but he was defeated in the first round by the competition’s ultimate winner, big-bellied Roy Nelson.

His colorful, rough, but charming personality was seen in a video interview with The Times then, when Slice was asked not to swear since his interview was going to appear on a family newspaper website and the video could not be edited to cut out bad words.

He agreed and provided more than four clean minutes of entertaining talk about his “The Ultimate Fighter” experience before he became intense about a subject and dropped in three expletives, smiling and lamenting sheepishly, “Sorry.”

Slice was out of the UFC by 2010.

He returned to fighting last year for Coker’s Bellator, and defeated veteran Ken Shamrock by first-round technical knockout, setting up a Feb. 19 showdown with another South Florida street fighter, Dhaffir Harris, known as “DaDa 5000.”

Their bout was ridiculed by many as the worst MMA fight ever as both men showed fatigue, and an ill DaDa 5000 collapsed instead of getting punched in what was scored a third-round knockout.

Afterward, Slice tested positive for the steroid nandrolone.

“One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport,” Coker said. “Outside of the cage, he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man. His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Ferguson family and all of Kimbo's friends, fans, and teammates.”