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[Aiii]

Despite it all, I never not enjoyed Kimbo trash talking. The build to Bellator 149 was all kinds of hype. RIP Kimbo.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I just remember watching him beat some guy up in a parking lot on youtube and thinking to myself "This guy would ruin me".

 

[zewone]

James Thompson?

That was his ear, not his eye.

Nope, eye.

 

[Lightning Count]

Nope, eye.

Fair enough, I never saw any of his backyard fights only his actual pro fights.

 

[Dartastic]

Let me guess. When you get punched for a living you die earlier. Unfortunate, but this shouldn't be a surprise.

 

[Milennia]

His home in coral springs was always literally blocks from mine when i lived there

RIP loved his backyard fights as a kid

 

[Dysun]

Nope, eye.

that one was nasty

 

[Always-honest]

that one was nasty

yeah that was the first one i've seen back in the day. I was shocked.

Anyway, is it confirmed that he died?

 

[SoRuffShoNuff]

Fair enough, I never saw any of his backyard fights only his actual pro fights.

You should watch those, they are much more entertaining than the pro fights.

 

[Aurongel]

Nope, eye.

Dude...

 

[MrCunningham]

And the 2016 death toll keeps climbing.

RIP

 

[scabro]

kimbo never die

 

[Diprosalic]

RIP to a real innovator. Shame we never got Brock vs. Kimbo.

that would've been an awful fight, brock would win in under 5 seconds.

 

[Syder]

James Thompson?

That was his ear, not his eye.

Nope. In one of those viral street fight videos from like 10 years ago he trashed a guy in seconds and at the end of the fight you can see that his eye is destroyed, like unrecoverable, and in an AMA on reddit Kimbo said the dude refused to go to hospital for some reason, probably pride or something.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Shocking death. One has to wonder whether the steroids he took over the course of his career contributed to his alleged heart attack. Rest in peace.

 

[Acorn]

I just remember watching him beat some guy up in a parking lot on youtube and thinking to myself "This guy would ruin me".

I remember downloading it on all hip hop in the early 00s before youtube. I'm old.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Shocking death. One has to wonder whether the steroids he took over the course of his career contributed to his alleged heart attack. Rest in peace.

Probably.

 

[Permanently A]

This is fucking awful, RIP

2016 has been really shitty.

 

[Brinbe]

Oh man, that is horrible. Legit YouTube legend. Feel for his children/family. RIP.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

When Dec 31 2016 arrives can someone on gaf created a "RIP 2016 its your turn motherfucker, burn in hell" Mega OT new years eve thread? So we can all in our own way bid farewell to such a fucked up year.

2017 will be the same. The tidal wave of stars and celebrities since the explosive adoption of the Internet and those from the 70's/80's onwards who could use radio, television and the Internet to their full advantage in gaining fame are an aging crowd... Many of whom suffer from depression, medical conditions or ongoing drug problems. It's not the years fault, as many like to say it is, it's just the times.

 

[Chewy Chipmunk]

This guy was all marketing and hype, but what the fuck. This year has been super weird.

I know this sounds bad but I'll remember him for his last fight against that guy (sorry i dont remember the other guy). It was the worst fight I've ever seen, but it was glorious in the cringiest way.

 

[fierrotlepou]

RIP, Kimbo. I remember watching your backyard fights back in the day on youtube with some friends in like 2004 or something.

 

[Sickboy007]

Holy shit, he was only 42? I was convinced he was in his fifties.

 

[The Cool One]

2016 taken out erry'body

 

[Szu]

He was entertaining at his peak.

His sweet slam on Houston Alexander is highlight reel material.

 

[alr1ght]

I wonder if he still has the most watched MMA fight in history. I know his fight on TUF was at one point.

 

[klonere]

I wonder if he still has the most watched MMA fight in history. I know his fight on TUF was at one point.

I think the most watched fight in MMA history is Sapp/Akebono drawing 54 million viewers in Japan. I think Kimbo hit 7 million or something along those lines for EliteXC.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/11/28/9806740/rizin-signs-sapp-vs-akebono-rematch-for-its-debut

Still Kimbo was a legit phenom in fighting for sure but put his body through absolute hell for it.

 

[Sunset Samurai]

That's it 2016. You. Me. In a cage match on PPV let's do this

 

[Future PhaZe]

rip kimbo

"That's all you got? Then it's ova!"

 

[Ultima_5]

Man tons of celebs have died this year. I'm not familiar with this one, but wasn't there a thread where someone's dad looked like kimbo slice? Rip

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

Kimbo's street brawl videos were a staple of my late middle school years. I followed his trajectory for a while.

Dude was a beast, but he always came across like a chill dude who wanted nothing but to help his kids.

 

[Harmen]

What a young age to die at, RIP.

Who knows... 2017 might follow the trend

Unfortunately, I feel many of the 70's legends (musicians, actors, writers, etc.) have passed the risk age of 65. And after that, the 80's stars reach that age. I would gladly be wrong, but part of 2016's deaths is the harsh reality of ageing and certain (celeb) lifestyles (smoking, drinking, drugs). And in the era of modern media, we are all aware of the many pop icons from back in the days (many of whom are still big in name). So to be honest I would not be surprised if 2017 just keeps on going with the trend in terms of the older celebrities.

 

[Draft]

Nope, eye.

holy crap.

the sublime directory.

that is a name I haven't heard in a long time...

 

[Diprosalic]

I wonder if he still has the most watched MMA fight in history. I know his fight on TUF was at one point.

no those first UFC on Fox ones were higher than his fights.

 

[E92 M3]

Let me guess. When you get punched for a living you die earlier. Unfortunate, but this shouldn't be a surprise.

That's not how it works. You have absolutely zero idea about what caused the heart failure - and there are numerous causes that are not related to fighting.

Very ignorant comment.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Nope, eye.

Wow, haven't seen this in forever

 

[LosDaddie]

Rest in Power

 

[DJChuy]

Didn't really like Kimbo at first, but seeing him on The Ultimate Fighter changed my perspective on him. Great guy. RIP

 

[Powdered Egg]

I am shocked he was only 42.

 

[Tom Nook]

Damn

RIP Kimbo.

 

[mekes]

Damn, what a shame. I paused when I saw the news link on my facebook side bar. I'd seen him well before he entered TUF many years back and was quite surprised to see just how gentle and warm a person he was. It really wasn't what I was expecting to see after seeing so many of those YouTube videos he'd become famous for. I was a fan, he did great in MMA considering the little training he'd had. A good guy. RIP.

 

[ExVicis]

Whoa jesus, 2016 is rough. This one felt so sudden.

 

[entremet]

So young.

TheFacelessMaster needs to revive that avatar.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

Wow, this is shocking.

 

[Levito]

Kimbo Slice had the public perception that he was a really mean dude, in reality though it seems like it was a A+ human. Here's video of him training MMA with his his autistic son. His son always came with him to the gym during training camps.

 

[hypernima]

Kimbo Slice had the public perception that he was a really mean dude, in reality though it seems like it was a A+ human. Here's video of him training MMA with his his autistic son. His son always came with him to the gym during training camps.

Man watching this makes it even sadder.
Rip.

 

[K.Jack]

Kimbo Slice had the public perception that he was a really mean dude, in reality though it seems like it was a A+ human. Here's video of him training MMA with his his autistic son. His son always came with him to the gym during training camps.

Fuck. Couldn't help but to get a little choked up. Hate to see a dude die this early, but especially a dude with 7 young kids.

And kid's name is Kevlar. That's gangster.

 

[DirtyLarry]

In what is all too frequent these days, if I respected their hustle while they were alive, I honor them the only way I know how...
RIP Kimbo Slice ILLustration done on an iPad Pro using Adobe Illustrator Draw with an Apple Pencil

 

[zewone]

Great drawing, dude.

 

[UrokeJoe]

Kimbo Slice had the public perception that he was a really mean dude, in reality though it seems like it was a A+ human. Here's video of him training MMA with his his autistic son. His son always came with him to the gym during training camps.

Yeah I never saw him ass a mean guy even way back in his youtube days, just seemed like he was doing work he could do and was familiar with. Nothing malicious. Just a real human.