Video: Kimbo Slice’s son wins MMA debut with first round KO

Watch Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin Ferguson Jr. score a first round knockout in his MMA debut.

Earlier this month, Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin Ferguson Jr. made his amateur MMA debut at Warrior Nation XII. The 23-year-old fought at 175 lbs and started out strong, only taking him a little over a minute to score a KO over then 2-0 Tom Brink.

His fighting career started with a sanctioned amateur MMA bout instead of backyard brawls, but nevertheless, “Baby Slice” states that his father never really wanted him to follow in his footsteps.

“No, no, he didn’t want me to do it,” Ferguson Jr. told MMA Fighting. “He wanted me to go to school. That’s why I went to college. He told me to experience college first, and then if I’m not liking it or feeling it, then fine. But he said to never have MMA as my first option, school first.”

Kevin says he moved to Hartford, Connecticut after taking up photography in college, and this is where he’s been training formally for less than a year. He joined Plus One Defense headed by Darin Reisler, who holds black belts in BJJ and several traditional martial arts.

Although he took a different path to get there, his career is beginning to intersect with his father’s. This is only the start of his journey into MMA competition, but when you’re dad is a YouTube sensation and a massive MMA star, you’re naturally going to get some extra attention.

“I don’t really care about the attention,” he said, “Because once I’m in the ring it doesn’t matter.”

Watch Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin Ferguson Jr. score a first round knockout in his MMA debut.

Earlier this month, Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin Ferguson Jr. made his amateur MMA debut at Warrior Nation XII. The 23-year-old fought at 175 lbs and started out strong, only taking him a little over a minute to score a KO over then 2-0 Tom Brink.

His fighting career started with a sanctioned amateur MMA bout instead of backyard brawls, but nevertheless, “Baby Slice” states that his father never really wanted him to follow in his footsteps.

“No, no, he didn’t want me to do it,” Ferguson Jr. told MMA Fighting. “He wanted me to go to school. That’s why I went to college. He told me to experience college first, and then if I’m not liking it or feeling it, then fine. But he said to never have MMA as my first option, school first.”

Kevin says he moved to Hartford, Connecticut after taking up photography in college, and this is where he’s been training formally for less than a year. He joined Plus One Defense headed by Darin Reisler, who holds black belts in BJJ and several traditional martial arts.

Although he took a different path to get there, his career is beginning to intersect with his father’s. This is only the start of his journey into MMA competition, but when you’re dad is a YouTube sensation and a massive MMA star, you’re naturally going to get some extra attention.

“I don’t really care about the attention,” he said, “Because once I’m in the ring it doesn’t matter.”