Oluwafolajimi Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Today when I woke up I almost started to cry seen that my man Kimbo have died. He was the reason why I even started to watch MMA or any combat sport period. 42 years old he was a legend and an idol for many people I still remember how I was running a channel owe some word site where I uploaded his fights and other stuff. Same as I remember me calling friends over my place just to show his new old old street fights before I knew what MMA was. Today I am huge MMA fan haven't missed UFC or any other big card in years same as I am training MMA myself and I have to say big part of that is thanks to Kimbo. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 RIP to kimbo i wouldve never pictured him dying in this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Rest in peace. Sad sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Here's a little something that I don't go around advertising: I only know about mixed martial arts because of Kimbo Slice. You always hear about "TUF Noobs" that started watching the sport because of the reality TV series, and it holds a specific stigma along with it. Well, I guess that makes me a Kimbo Noob, because I would not be involved in this game or the sport, and I would have probably never laced up a pair of gloves for what little bit of actual training I have done, without Kevin Ferguson. I remember how it started: I had watched an entire Rocky Balboa marathon on TV to get ready for the new Rocky Balboa movie that was coming out in theaters, and I became mildly fixated on boxing. I was watching all of the old fights online: Ali, Foreman, Sugar Ray, whatever I could find, I watched from start to finish. I don't remember if I was watching on Youtube or Ebaulms at the time, but I do remember seeing a recommended video for "Kimbo Slice backyard Brawl". It was the infamous Kimbo versus Big D fight that earned Kimbo the "Slice" in his nickname. I mean, don't get me wrong, I recognized the overall mediocrity of the skills on display (although you can't question that left hook), but this was REAL, man. This wasn't an official fight with rules and regulations; this was two big dudes slugging it out in a back yard. As time went on, more and more Kimbo brawls started to surface, and I found myself watching as he punched his way through the kind of guys you might bump into while standing in line at In n Out burger. Then, one day I read that Kimbo was taking an MMA fight. "WTF is MMA?" I asked. I didn't actually research that question until I saw the actual match: when Kimbo Slice submitted Ray Mercer with a guillotine, it was like my mind was expanded for the first time. Around this time, the UFC was on Spike TV, and was running nightly marathons of old UFC fights. I remember staying up all night watching old fight cards from start to finish. I didn't fully understand everything that possible, so I became enamored with the unpredictability of it. The guy that I expected to win often didn't. It turned out that the UFC was putting on this marathon of fights to build up to a live free card that was going to be shown on Saturday. My limited understanding was that a successful middleweight was going to be moving up to 205 to fight a big, muscular, tatt'd up guy with KO power, a record breaking knockout, etc. I knew that the middleweight was talented, since he was the champion or whatever, but my ignorance had me thinking that this was a fatally cocky move on his part, and that he was better suited to stay at his weight class. That middleweight was Anderson Silva, who was taking on James Irvin. Imagine my surprise. I haven't missed a UFC (or Strikeforce, much later on) event since that night. I'm a card carrying fanatic now, and it probably would have never started if I hadn't watched Kimbo Slice fighting some dude while "watching out for that metal thing". R.I.P Kimbo Slice. You weren't a champion, but you brought eyes to the sport of mixed martial arts. Take away all of the controversies and you have a man that promoted the sport of mixed martial arts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky67 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Kimbo Warrior RIP. Life is hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 like him or hate him you sort of have to respect him either way -- was a warrior and made something of himself from nothing and did what he did for his family 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 He was only 42? I always assumed he was well into his 50's. I respect what he was able to do. It sucks to see so many lost too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 anyone remember Dana's funny rant on him and Elite XC but still ends up giving him a UFC shot with the TUF heavyweights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 He had a fight ligned up with James Thompson I believe, its a shame he still was a decent draw with a good fan base. RIP Kimbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 anyone remember Dana's funny rant on him and Elite XC but still ends up giving him a UFC shot with the TUF heavyweights Yeah. Anytime there is a potential ratings draw outside of the UFC, Dana goes full-on "he's no skilled, garbage, couldn't cut it in the UFC, we're not interested". It's one thing when he says that Kimbo is lower skilled, but he has said that about Fedor as well. Dana went from "Kimbo would have to win TUF to get into the UFC" to "Kimbo has to participate in TUF" in real short order. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Watched his son "Baby Slice" fight his first amateur fight, and he looks good, nice knockout against a 2-0 guy, big power, better technique then his father.. It will be cool to see the Legacy continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Watched his son "Baby Slice" fight his first amateur fight, and he looks good, nice knockout against a 2-0 guy, big power, better technique then his father.. It will be cool to see the Legacy continue. right! i think he might go straight to the pros since this happened....i just hope he aint no joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornmma1 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 right! i think he might go straight to the pros since this happened....i just hope he aint no joke I heard that he was asked to replace his father in his sceduled bout, but I hope that was a very bad joke, as I wouldn't want to see that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 I heard that he was asked to replace his father in his sceduled bout, but I hope that was a very bad joke, as I wouldn't want to see that happen. Lol I don't even know if his sons a HW? Is he? He looked awful small and cut in his fight I saw, 205 I assumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 shoot be his easiest way to a big contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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