Kimbo Slice's son, Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson Jr., trains for his professional MMA debut. He already has an advantage over his father in the sense he’s more offensively and defensively diverse, but perhaps most importantly he’s surrounding himself each day with training partners like A.J. Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. makes his professional MMA appearance at Bellator 162 Full Fight: Bellator 187. He hits like a truck. The name of Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is one that won’t soon be forgotten in the fight world. Overturned upon review when it was determined the strikes landed to the back of the head. McKee and Joey Davis, who are two of the sport’s most highly regarded prospects.“We tell him he has to train 10 times harder than anyone else to keep that name ringing and go out there and live up to his father’s legacy as well and go out there and knock people out,” McKee, who is the son of coach Antonio McKee, says.
“The first thing I ever did was the bob and weave, so I know I’m not going to get hit in this fight,” he continues. He hit me in the stomach with all his force. “There’s no pressure for me to perform,” he continues.
“Sparring with my dad is when I knew I wanted to be a fighter. Ferguson Jr. is the eldest son of the late professional fighter Ferguson Jr. finally made his professional mixed martial arts debut on November 19, 2016 against Aaron Hamilton at On November 10, 2017, Ferguson Jr. faced promotion newcomer Fred Freeman at Ferguson Jr. faced Corey Browning on October 12, 2018 at Ferguson Jr. next faced Craig Campbell in a 160 pound Catchweight bout at Ferguson Jr. was next expected to face Kaheem Murray at Catchweight (160 lbs) bout. It was tough. “This is something I love to do. Check out this clip of Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson -- a freak of … Robert Laberge/Getty Images. Kimbo wasn’t there to see his son get his hand raised for the first time, but the 23-year old Baby Slice carried his heredity well -- and really, that’s a tricky bit of business. If he can take mine, then good for him, but he can’t, so it’s goodnight.”
There’s no shortcuts.”“I’m taking it to the next level for the ‘Slice’ name,” Ferguson Jr. says. It was something he did not appreciate at first since he got beat up a lot. He landed at Team Bodyshop MMA in Lakewood, Calif., where under the watchful eye of 37-fight MMA veteran and head coach Antonio McKee, the transformation began.“I don’t think he ever anticipated training the way we train,” McKee says. THE son of dead MMA legend Kimbo Slice is carving out a name for himself as a fighter almost a year since his dad’s tragic death. I’m going to move fast. Aleksandar Rakic says he’s ready for a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title following his dominant win over former title challenger Anthony Smith.
Send us a tip using our anonymous form. He didn’t want that for his son, though, which is why before his passing he encouraged “Baby Slice” to move from Florida to California and join a legitimate gym where his skills could flourish. From his tenacious look with gold-plated teeth to his mentality and his approach to the sport, Ferguson Jr. is a reflection of the man that inspired him to fight.Looking at Ferguson Jr. with a comparative eye to his father is natural, and he’s not only aware of that fact, he embraces it. Win or lose, he’s never gone beyond the second round in his MMA career.Murray (3-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who fights out of Philadelphia, makes his Bellator debut. Every time I sparred with him he sat me down. Aleksandar Rakic had his rise in the light heavyweight division paused in December 2019, but now may find himself right back in the mix. MMA legend Kimbo Slice’s son Baby Slice is a scary man. He wasn’t afforded the opportunity to start training MMA from the outset, but Ferguson Jr. was sent down that path early in life and he’s never looked back.It’s clear Ferguson Jr. wants to walk in the footstep of his dad, and he might already have a leg up. His father did not want him to pursue fighting and advised him to go to college. Body shots would send me down. However, the bout was later ruled a no contest due to strikes to the back of the head.Officially, then, Ferguson has won three of his past four fights. After college he moved back east in West Hartford, Connecticut and formally trained mixed martial artsat … All three of his wins are via finish, but he enters the bout the loser of two out of his past three.The lineup for the second half of Bellator’s back-to-back events in September continues to grow with the addition of a welterweight fight.
I have no nerves. “If I do I’m going to be able to take it and deliver mine. The son of the now-deceased street brawler wants to be sure of that much. They can try to take me down but they going to end up getting hurt.”Ferguson Jr.’s attempt to become a high-level fighter will have its peaks and valleys just like everyone else that competes in the sport, but it’s arguable his driving force is stronger than most who will stand across the cage from him.
‘Slice’ is going to be a force to be reckoned with.”Ferguson Jr. wants to do it all the right way. “He gassed out, he passed out and he was all over the place. After high school, he flew to San Francisco, California to study photography in Academy of Art University. Eventually “Kimbo Slice” was recruited from the backyards and alleys into the world of sanctioned MMA competition, and given his age and physical limitations, thrived beyond the imagination of most.“Kimbo” began his MMA career when his body was already shopworn from a high school and college football career. He made his MMA debut in March 2016 when he …