In 2009, he competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where he lost in his first fight to eventual series winner Roy Nelson. Turning to mixed martial arts in 2005, Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC after making his MMA debut with Cage Fury Fighting Championships in 2007.
Originally a bare-knuckle boxer, he became noted for his role in mutual combat street fight videos which were spread online, leading Rolling Stone to call him 'The King of the Web Brawlers'.
Kevin Ferguson (Febru– June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor.