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Kimbo Slice Dead at 42

Kevin Ferguson -- the mixed martial artist and boxer better known as Kimbo Slice -- died on Monday at age 42.

Multiple sources have confirmed that Slice passed away after being admitted to a hospital near his home in Coral Springs, Florida. According to a Facebook post from an associate of Slice’s named Tyler Cook, the fighter’s death was related to heart problems.

A native of the Bahamas who moved to Florida as a child, Slice gained internet fame in 2003 when videos of his unsanctioned Miami street fights began to surface on YouTube and other video-sharing websites.