KEVIN FERGUSON JR - THE LEGACY OF KIMBO SLICE
London Real
Brian Rose
4.4 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2017
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Ferguson Jr, aka 'Baby Slice' is an MMA fighter who is the son of the late 'Kimbo Slice' aka Kevin Ferguson Sr.
He currently competes in Bellator's welterweight division and recently won his first professional fight at their Bellator 179 event.
Chapters:
00:00 Trailer.
01:40 Brian’s thoughts on the episode.
04:27 Brian’s introduction.
05:11 Growing up in Miami, up for a fight if anyone crossed him.
08:06 The first time he asked Kimbo Slice to train him.
10:20 What it was like to have Kimbo Slice as a father.
10:47 Move to Connecticut to train hard and show his father that his desire to fight was serious.
12:23 His style is in his blood and from watching his father.
13:07 Evolving his own style by using wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
14:12 Wrestling is more useful for MMA than Jiu Jitsu.
16:34 What Kimbo Slice was like as a person and father.
18:57 “If you don’t stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything.”
19:46 Kevin is here to make a statement and show he is better than his father.
23:31 The passing of his father Kimbo Slice.
25:41 First fight for Bellator, what he learned and improved upon for next fight.
27:13 How MMA is evolving.
30:36 What Kevin wants from his career.
31:41 Kevin’s thoughts on potential Mayweather vs Conor fight
36:52 How Kevin sees the future of Bellator and how he feels about fighting in the UK.
38:18 How Kevin prepares for the next forthcoming fight.
41:44 Baseball is the wiser choice for his children to go into.
42:13 Thoughts on the Daley vs Macdonald fight, MVP and “King Mo”.
47:28 Success secrets.
48:15 What has Kevin changed his mind about recently.
48:58 What frightens Kevin.
49:17 What keeps him awake at night?
50:04 His family’s characteristics.
52:22 Phone call to the 15 year old Kevin.
55:21 Best advice ever received.
56:11 Advice to the young man listening who wants to be like Kevin.
57:14 Brian’s summing up.
Notes:
Kevin Ferguson Jr. on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/babyslice242/
Kevin Ferguson Jr on Twitter
https://twitter.com/kimboslicejr?lang=en
Topics discussed:
Bellator MMA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellator_MMA
Jiu Jitsu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu
Fences (film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fences_(film)
UFC pays tribute to Kimbo Slice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6TYMb7-Go
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship
Pride Fighting Championships
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Fighting_Championships
People mentioned in this episode:
Kimbo Slice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbo_Slice
Mike Tyson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson
Roy Jones Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Jones_Jr.
Bas Rutten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_Rutten
Muhammed Lawal “King Mo”
https://londonreal.tv/muhammed-lawal-king-mo-work-smarter/
Daniel Cormier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cormier
Scott Coker
https://londonreal.tv/scott-coker-the-fight-game/
Stephen Thompson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Thompson_(fighter)
Michael “Venom” Page
https://londonreal.tv/michael-venom-page-hands-down/
Michael Chandler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chandler
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm here to make a statement. |
| 0:04.0 | What's that statement? |
| 0:05.0 | I'm a winner, you know, I want to win. I'm working hard and pushing myself. |
| 0:10.0 | And I'm better than my dad. |
| 0:12.0 | That's always what he wanted. I don't put it like, oh, this is my father. I look at it like, okay, this is Kimbels Rice. Now I actually see what he accomplished and the things he's done. |
| 0:24.0 | You feel responsible for the slice legacy. |
| 0:30.0 | It's not even like a responsibility at this point. |
| 0:33.0 | It's just more like, all right, I'm just doing what I love, |
| 0:36.0 | but I'm also continuing the legacy in the back of my mind |
| 0:38.0 | and that's what keeps me going. |
| 0:39.0 | That's what gives me that drive, to push harder. |
| 0:47.0 | All I gotta do is work hard. It's in my genes. |
| 0:48.0 | So I just gotta put it into work. |
| 0:50.0 | And I haven't put it into work. |
| 0:51.0 | So I'm pretty confident. anything? Success. |
| 1:05.0 | But I know I have to work hard as I did yesterday to be successful. Yeah. So, This week on the show we have Kevin Ferguson Jr. aka Baby Slice. |
| 1:55.4 | Yes, he is the son of the mixed martial arts and street fighting legend Kimbo Slice |
| 2:01.9 | who was actually my guest on the show almost a year ago |
| 2:05.0 | three days before his London reel appearance he tragically died so it was very |
| 2:10.1 | special for me to have his son here in the studio. We talked about his |
| 2:13.8 | upcoming fight on Bellator and what it's like to have his third professional |
| 2:18.9 | fight, how he's 25 years old and he's learning and he said Brian I'm a better fighter than my father was |
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