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EliteXC: Heat was the third and final EliteXC show to be featured on CBS and marked the return of fighters Jake Shields, Gina Carano, and Kimbo Slice. [2] The main event was originally scheduled to be between Slice and Ken Shamrock. [3] Shamrock took the fight after seeing Slice's previous fight against James Thompson.
Kevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor. 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 ...
On October 4, 2008, at EliteXC: Heat, EliteXC's biggest ratings draw Kimbo Slice was knocked out by Seth Petruzelli in just 14 seconds. Petruzelli served as a last-minute replacement for MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock, who got injured on the day of the fight and was unable to compete. The unexpected outcome of this fight drew a great deal of ...
See reactions to Kimbo's death on social media: Slice, who was born as Kevin Ferguson in Nassau, Bahamas, and attended the University of Miami and Bethune-Cook University, compiled a 5-2-1 career ...
The main card aired live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST, [2] while the preliminary card streamed on Proelite.com. The main event featured the return of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson as he took on UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott, a match originally scheduled for October 2007 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
One of the most well-known was his stoppage of the main event of EliteXC: Primetime, Kevin Ferguson (better known as Kimbo Slice) [20] vs. James Thompson. [21] In the first round, Thompson was able to take Ferguson several times and control the pace of the fight.
EliteXC: Primetime was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Elite Xtreme Combat taking place on May ... Kimbo Slice: def. James Thompson: TKO (punches) 3 0:38 ...
Thompson made his EliteXC debut against undefeated 8-0 fighter Brett Rogers at the EliteXC: Street Certified on 16 February 2008. Rogers knocked Thompson out in the first round. Despite this loss, Thompson followed up with a headlining appearance at EliteXC: Primetime against streetfighter Kimbo Slice.