Did the famous brawler Kimbo Slice ever fight in the UFC?

Yes, Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, did fight in the UFC during his mixed martial arts career. The Bahamas native has fought for the premier American promotion twice.

Kimbo Slice is perhaps the most famous street fighter ever. He initially gained fame after videos of his mutually consented backyard brawls went viral.

Slice made his professional UFC debut in December 2009 against Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. The street-fighting legend won the contest via unanimous decision.

He again stepped into the famed octagon in May 2010 at UFC 113. The second time around, however, the heavyweight was knocked out by UFC veteran Matt Mitrione in the second round. Following the loss, he was released from the promotion.

Slice then took a five-year hiatus from MMA before making a comeback in Bellator in 2015. In his Bellator debut, the former backstreet brawler knocked out mixed martial arts legend Ken Shamrock in the very first round.

The win against 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' was arguably the biggest of Slice's career.

His last MMA fight came against Dhafir Harris, aka, Dada 5000, at Bellator 149. The fight was ruled a no-contest after Slice tested positive for a banned substance called nandrolone. Kimbo Slice held a pro-MMA record of 5 wins against 2 losses and 1 no-contest.

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When UFC President Dana White said that Kimbo Slice was one of the nicest guys ever

During a recent episode of the IMPAULSIVE podcast, UFC President Dana White told social media sensation Logan Paul that Kimbo Slice was "the nicest guy" in person.

The 55-year-old stated that Silce was very nice to him the first time they met, even though the UFC president had trash-talked the fighter in the past:

"You know I used to talk all kind of trash about Kimbo, when Kimbo wasn't in the UFC... So we end up doing this deal with these guys. So we meet him at a hotel room here in Vegas, me and Lorenzo, my old partner. We are going into this room with f*****g Kimbo Slice and I'm like... this dude might just beat the sh*t out of me and leave. Couldn't be the nicest guy, [He was] just the nicest guy in the world."

Watch Dana White talk about Slice below:

The UFC president added that Slice was perhaps the first viral figure in the fight world since the dawn of the internet:

"As far as I can remember, he was like the first viral thing in fighting when the whole internet started. You know what I mean, everybody was watching [him]. It was crazy."