{"id":196101,"date":"2016-06-07T00:57:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196101"},"modified":"2016-06-07T00:59:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:59:58","slug":"bellator-president-scott-cokers-statement-death-kimbo-slice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/bellator-president-scott-cokers-statement-death-kimbo-slice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator President Scott Coker&#8217;s statement on the death of Kimbo Slice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic news hit late Monday when it became known that Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, had <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/kimbo-slice-tragically-passes-away-age-42\/\">died at the age of 42<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Slice was scheduled to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-johnson\/rumble-johnson-responds-to-teixeira\/\">fight at Bellator 158<\/a> in July in a rematch with James Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA President Scott Coker released the following <a href=\"http:\/\/bellator.spike.com\/articles\/z1qo4r\/scott-coker-statement-on-the-passing-of-kimbo-slice\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> following the news of Kimbo&#8217;s death:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family. One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man. His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Ferguson family and all of Kimbo&#8217;s friends, fans, and teammates.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/mma-community-reacts-death-kimbo-slice\/\">MMA community all reacted differently<\/a> via social media, but everyone that knew Kimbo personally all say that he was a very kind and caring individual.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Videos | Kimbo Slice<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;JsbXEyMTE615kpY1gJzkC3OFTyIvbDOK&#8221; player_id=&#8221;631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic news hit late Monday when it became known that Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, had died at the age of 42. 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