Kevin Ferguson aka Kimbo Slice wasn't a top mixed martial artist he was far from it nor was here world-class athlete but that didn't seem to matter to fans Kimbo represented the idea of a real badass never mind that he was a devoted husband and a father of six never mind that he was a mild-mannered humble individual never mind that he entered the world of professional fighting very late in the game Kimbo was a beloved star well before his professional fight and he was a star because people wanted him to be one we voted for Kimbo and showed our love for him with each YouTube's view each time we emailed our friends and said you have got to see this guy Kimbo was a viral legend at the cusp of the internet boom and in as much a part of our cultural history as he is sports rest in peace' Kimbo Slice Kimbo versus afro puffs and big back he didn't always display the greatest endurance in his MMA fights putting in his street brawl in days he had a considerable gas tank which he showed off when he TKO two fighters named afro puff and Big Mac back to back what you see these guys you'll understand exactly where they're got their names number nine Kimbo versus bodyguard this fight literally takes place in someone's backyard against a guy dressed like a villian out of a Steven Seagal movie this fight shows kimbos resilience and resolve to win at any cost as he gets dropped in the beginning and then comes back to knock his opponent down hard twice one of his more brutal fights separate Kimbo persons took jamaican Kimbo squares off against the guy identified as the jamaican who's probably only called that on account of his dreads slice land a brutal uppercut in this fight that causes a geyser of blood the sound his fist makes when it connects on this dude's face is utterly painful number seven Kimble vs. Adrian Adrian walks out to the camera aw arrogance on top and then gets thoroughly destroyed by Kimbo the opponent doesn't land a single punch but eats tons of hard shots himself then collapses onto the grass easy payday for Kimbo number six Kimba versus Chico Timbo squares off against an opponent who's actually in shape and manages to land a few good shots of his own slice blood ease the face of his opponent and manages to drop him a few times and when it's all said and done the two hug it out a sincere show of sportsmanship in a place you'd least expect it number five Kimbo Slice vs. big the one that got Kimbo famous he drops his hands mid fight and each shots from his opponent and then proceeds to knock him down seconds later the best part of this fight is that big constantly calls timeout only to start up again and get destroyed by slice number four Kimba vs. Houston Alexander this fight was a mostly boring affair but it did mark the only UFC victory Kimble had and the famed Weller scores an impressive hit clause on Alexander something you'd never expect a Ferguson sure he was never contender in MMA but he transitioned from being backyard brawler to rack it up a UFC went on his own resume something not many can claim number three Kimbo vs. beau Cantrell kimbos first pro MMA fight in Elite XC earned him a KO victory in under 15 seconds when he connected a brutal elbow behind the ear of his opponent number two Kimmo versus Jane's Thompson on paper this fight looked amazing he had two enormous muscular dude swinging for the fences at each other but Thompson came into the fight with a giant blood field hematoma in his ear that was just waiting to get punched open and that's exactly what Kimbo did one of the more memorable it's not gross moments in MMA history and Kimbo was a part of it Kimbo joins the cast of tough the Ultimate Fighter is a UFC program that has its ups and downs and it reached its peak with its first heavyweight season which coincidentally featured Kimbo Slice himself kimbos name helped draw millions of viewers living in the tough house Kimbo revealed himself to be a humble hungry fighter a refreshing contrast to the wild antics of Rashad Evans and rampage jackson's incessant trash-talking during the series The Ultimate Fighter has yet to reach the viewership it did when a featured Kimbo Slice and it's no secret that he had everything to do with the seasons success rest in peace Kimbo Slice for MMA noise I'm Mike Straka