{"id":196233,"date":"2016-06-08T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T20:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196233"},"modified":"2016-06-08T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T20:22:24","slug":"video-ken-shamrock-says-kimbo-slice-never-got-respect-deserved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-ken-shamrock-says-kimbo-slice-never-got-respect-deserved\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Ken Shamrock says Kimbo Slice never got the respect he deserved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/591531\/sp\/59153100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/6740162\/partner_id\/591531?iframeembed=true&#038;playerId=kaltura_player_1413478522&#038;entry_id=0_9rg5hequ\" width=\"664\" height=\"421\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 700; height: 394px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The news of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/kimbo-slice-tragically-passes-away-age-42\/\">Kevin Ferguson&#8217;s death<\/a> caught everyone off guard.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson, better known as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-bellator-mma-focus-kimbo-slice\/\">Kimbo Slice<\/a> was just 42-years-old and had a scheduled Bellator MMA bout with James Thompson set for July.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson&#8217;s past <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bellator-138-results-kimbo-goes-classic-kimbo-and-tkos-shamrock\/\">Bellator MMA opponent Ken Shamrock<\/a> spoke with TMZ on the untimely death of the brawling Interset sensation turned MMA star.<\/p>\n<p>Shamrock had an interesting point of view on Ferguson&#8217;s death, mentioning the negativity surrounding Ferguson throughout his career in MMA surely had a big effect on the star.<\/p>\n<p>While the Medical Examiner ruled that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/medical-examiner-reveals-no-autopsy-needed-death-kimbo-slice\/\">no autopsy was needed<\/a> to be performed in the death of Ferguson, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/sports\/mixed-martial-arts\/os-kimbo-slice-dies-of-heart-failure-at-age-42-20160606-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Sentinel<\/a> reported that the cause of death was heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Shamrock reflecting on the loss of Kevin Ferguson, the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/mma-community-reacts-death-kimbo-slice\/\">MMA community reacted<\/a> in different ways, ultimately portraying the positivity and good nature of the sensation known as Kimbo Slice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news of Kevin Ferguson&#8217;s death caught everyone off guard. 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