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Kevin Ferguson Jr. vows to ‘continue the legacy’ of his late father Kimbo Slice

Related Topics: Kimbo Slice, Ariel Helwani

Kevin Ferguson Jr. was serious about fighting. He's always wanted to be a fighter, going back to when he was a kid watching his father, Kimbo Slice, brawl in backyard bouts that made their way onto YouTube.

After Slice's death, though, things changed for Ferguson Jr. Fighting became more than just an interest and potential career. It became a calling. A vocation.

"I take it more serious now," Ferguson Jr. told Ariel Helwani on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour. "It means a lot more to me now. At this point, it's not even about the money or about the fame.