{"id":196267,"date":"2016-06-09T09:52:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=196267"},"modified":"2016-06-09T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:52:01","slug":"heres-how-kimbo-slice-wanted-to-be-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/heres-how-kimbo-slice-wanted-to-be-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how Kimbo Slice wanted to be remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, tragic news emerged that famed YouTube brawler and Mixed Martial Artist <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/new-details-emerge-regarding-kimbo-slices-death2\/\">Kimbo Slice had passed away<\/a> from heart failure in Florida at the age of 42.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, the combat sports community was devastated about the loss of Slice, and many members of the MMA community <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kimbo-slice\/dada5000-pays-tribute-to-kimbo-slice\/\">began paying tribute to Slice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, an old interview of Slice prior to his final UFC fight has resurfaced, in which he tells the world how he wants to be remembered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/kimbo-slice-wanted-to-be-remembered-as-a-family-man-and-as-a-fighter-who-evolved\" target=\"_blank\">MMAWeekly<\/a> has the quotes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf they look at me, I just want anyone to realize that I\u201dm a family man. I\u2019ve got kids to take care of, and the UFC gave me that opportunity. At the same time, I get to knock people out and get paid for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just trying to do my thing, and be the best at it, You know what I\u2019m saying? When I, God forbid, but when I rest in peace, I just want people to say that guy evolved. I evolved from a knucklehead in the backyards of the hood in Miami to the mainstream and the elite of mixed martial arts, and did pretty good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made sacrifices. I made commitment. And it gave the kids something to look forward to. You gotta make sacrifices, commitment, listen to your trainers and you too can follow in those footsteps,\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, tragic news emerged that famed YouTube brawler and Mixed Martial Artist Kimbo Slice had passed away from heart failure in Florida at the age of 42. 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