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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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)