MMA fighter Kimbo Slice has passed away at the age of 42.
R.i.p.
Slice was admitted to the hospital on June 3rd due to "severe abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and nausea". A liver mass was discovered, along with the fact that Slice had congestive heart failure.
He was placed on a ventilator in intensive care, and his family as advised that he would need a heart transplant and he would be placed on a donor's list.
Unfortunately as things got worse, they prepared to move him to a different facility in Cleveland. But Slice passed away before that could happen.
He was placed on a ventilator in intensive care, and his family as advised that he would need a heart transplant and he would be placed on a donor's list.
Unfortunately as things got worse, they prepared to move him to a different facility in Cleveland. But Slice passed away before that could happen.
Authorities have not disclosed the cause of death of MMA fighter Kimbo Slice, but signs point that the 42-year-old former YouTube sensation died of natural causes on Monday.Slice, whose actual name is Kevin Ferguson, was admitted to Northwest Medical Center, a facility near his home in Coral Gables, Fla., police confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. Reached Tuesday, the Broward County Medical examiner’s office said no forensic investigation was planned for Slice.
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Mallak declined to specify what Slice succumbed to, citing privacy laws. Messages left with Northwest Medical Center were not returned.
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Mallak declined to specify what Slice succumbed to, citing privacy laws. Messages left with Northwest Medical Center were not returned.
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Just two months before Kimbo Slice passed away suddenly, he tested positive for anabolic steroids, which caused him to be stripped of his final winning title in the Bellator 149 fight.
According to a published report, Kimbo Slice's Bellator 149 prefight medicals showed no signs of a heart condition.
Bellator officials said Slice passed all his tests leading up to his infamous Feb. 19 fight against Dada 5000 in Houston, including physical exams, EKG, and EEG testing.
"If there was any sign that Kimbo was not healthy enough to fight, we would not have allowed him to fight," an unnamed Bellator official said. "All of [Slice's] physicals were passed" ... the [medical documents] are in the possession of the Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation."
The TDLR has long been criticized as one of the most lax state combat sports commissions in the country.
Bellator officials said Slice passed all his tests leading up to his infamous Feb. 19 fight against Dada 5000 in Houston, including physical exams, EKG, and EEG testing.
"If there was any sign that Kimbo was not healthy enough to fight, we would not have allowed him to fight," an unnamed Bellator official said. "All of [Slice's] physicals were passed" ... the [medical documents] are in the possession of the Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation."
The TDLR has long been criticized as one of the most lax state combat sports commissions in the country.
