Kimbo Slice’s son will look to carry the torch.
Kevin Ferguson Jr., the oldest son of Slice, is scheduled to make his professional mixed martial arts debut at Bellator 160 on Aug. 26, according to The Associated Press.
This news comes just months after Slice, a mixed martial artist who first gained notoriety through a series of Internet fight videos in the early 2000s, died of heart failure at age 42.
“I was always around the fight business and everything, so I saw it and I understood what was going on,” Ferguson told The Associated Press. “I just knew without a doubt that one day, this was what I wanted to do.”
Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was under contract with Bellator at the time of his death. His last fight came against Dada 5000 back in February, as he died June 6 after collapsing at his home.
Ferguson Jr., who has two younger brothers and three younger sisters, has been training MMA for less than two years but won his first amateur fight in March. His opponent for next month’s pro debut is expected to be selected this week.
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