Friends, fans pay tribute to MMA fighter Kimbo Slice, dead at 42

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk

June 7, 2016

Mixed martial artist Kevin Ferguson, aka Kimbo Slice, died Monday night after reports circulated that he had been hospitalized in Florida, Bellator MMA confirmed. He was 42.

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The cause of death was not yet announced.

Fans and friends paid tribute to the professional fighter on social media.

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