Kevin Ferguson Jr.
Kevin Ferguson Jr. (born January 1, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA. He is the son of the late mutual combat street fighter turned mixed martial artist and boxer, Kimbo Slice.
Early Life
Ferguson Jr. is the eldest son of the late professional fighter Kimbo Slice. He was well aware of what his father did for a living and started training to fight with him. It was something he did not appreciate at first since he got beat up a lot. His father did not want him to pursue fighting and advised him to go to college. After high school, he flew to San Francisco, California to study photography in Academy of Art University. After college he moved back east in West Hartford, Connecticut and formally trained mixed martial arts at Plus One Defense.
Mixed martial arts career
Ferguson Jr. made his mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on March 12, 2016 against Tom Brink in a Warrior Nation Xtreme Fighters Alliance event in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Bellator MMA
In July 2016, Ferguson Jr. signed with Bellator MMA and was scheduled to debut on August 26, 2016 at Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull against another debuting fighter, Jonathan Tomasian. On August 21, 2016, Ferguson Jr. pulled out of the fight due to an MCL injury. Ferguson Jr.'s debut was rescheduled on October 21, 2016 against Rick Bing at Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove The fight was cancelled after Bing went 16 pounds over the agreed catchweight of 165 lbs.
Ferguson Jr. finally made his professional mixed martial arts debut on November 19, 2016 against Aaron Hamilton at Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson. He lost the fight by submission via a guillotine choke.
On May 19, 2017 at Bellator 179: MacDonald vs. Daley, Ferguson Jr. earned his first professional win against DJ Griffin by TKO in the first round.
On November 10, 2017, Ferguson Jr. faced promotion newcomer Fred Freeman at Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore in Dublin, Ireland. He won the fight by submission via a rear-[...] choke.
Personal Life
Ferguson Jr. resides in West Hartford, Connecticut where he also trains. He has two brothers, Kevin II and Kevlar, and three sisters, Kiara, Kevina and Kassandra.
Mixed martial arts record
|- |Win |align=center|2–1 |Fred Freeman |Submission (rear-[...] choke) | Bellator 187 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:57 |Dublin, Ireland | |- |Win |align=center|1–1 |DJ Griffin |TKO (punches) | Bellator 179 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:40 |London, England | |- |Loss |align=center|0–1 |Aaron Hamilton |Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 165 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:00 |San Jose, California, United States |
Mixed martial arts amateur record
|- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Tom Brink | KO (punch) | Warrior Nation XFA 12 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:23 |Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States |
See also
- List of current Bellator fighters