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[DoubleTake]

2016 really gives no fucks. RIP if true.

 

[K.Jack]

Damn, the movement he started when those first street fights went viral was INSANE. I was there.

Damn RIP, I guess steroids catch up with you eventually. Wonder how Arnold/Stallone have managed to avoid something like this...

They are movie stars who didn't put their bodies through the huge physical stresses to which real, actual athletes are subjected.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/740008034982756353

RIP @KimboSlice: a 305 original, a true fighter, a one-of-a-kind Miami legend

Confirmed via ESPN.

Update the title please.

 

[zeioIIDX]

Weird. I was JUST watching one of his old street fights randomly last week. I remember Mega64 did a parody of it. 42 is too damn young.

 

[FUME5]

RIP Kimbo.

 

[Allforce]

I'm old enough to remember when this guy was just the bodyguard in all those "In The VIP" porno vids online. Then he had all those backyard fight vids where he'd just destroy people in some suburban neighborhood.

RIP Kimbo, you entertained and probably lived a fucking crazy ass life in 42 years.

 

[Smokey_Run]

Damn RIP.

 

[BSsBrolly]

They are movie stars who didn't put their bodies through the huge physical stresses to which real, actual athletes are subjected.

Good point, it's a fucking shame. Dude was way too young and provided a lot of entertainment for millions of people. From everything I've heared he was a genuinly good guy too.

 

[I Stalk Alone]

Damn, the movement he started when those first street fights went viral was INSANE. I was there.



They are movie stars who didn't put their bodies through the huge physical stresses to which real, actual athletes are subjected.

arnies had some heart surgery done already though

 

[cdyhybrid]

RIP.

The strain these fighters put on their bodies is enormous, even if you ignore the PED use.

Cutting weight in such a short time is brutal on your body.

 

[wenis]

https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/740008034982756353



Confirmed via ESPN.

Update the title please.

They pulled the tweet

 

[rikichi]

Oh shit!

RIP Kimbo.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

Respect to Kimbo, and RIP.



Only a few months ago Kevin Randleman died, another MMA legend. It has been a tough year.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Oh, they pulled the tweet! There's hope yet.

 

[JABEE]

RIP.

The strain these fighters put on their bodies is enormous, even if you ignore the PED use.

Cutting weight in such a short time is brutal on your body.

That's without mentioning the painkillers athletes often take to get on the field.

RIP Kimbo

 

[UrokeJoe]

Watched his videos before he went UFC. Pretty sad, he seemed like a guy just trying to make it. RIP man.

 

[Dr.Acula]

RIP.

The strain these fighters put on their bodies is enormous, even if you ignore the PED use.

Cutting weight in such a short time is brutal on your body.

Kimbo never cut weight, the HW division is a ridiculous range of 206-265. A lot of guys fight at 240.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

https://twitter.com/Rosenbergradio/status/740011232061706240
https://twitter.com/BasRuttenMMA/status/740011553718566912
https://twitter.com/CarmichaelDave/status/740010086358081536

3 more sources :/ sometimes i have the reading comprehension of a dog

 

[cdyhybrid]

Kimbo never cut weight, the HW division is a ridiculous range of 206-265. A lot of guys fight at 240.

Yeah, it was more of a general statement.

https://twitter.com/Rosenbergradio/status/740011232061706240
https://twitter.com/BasRuttenMMA/status/740011553718566912
https://twitter.com/CarmichaelDave/status/740010086358081536

3 more sources :/

Those are all citing other sources, so I don't think they would count.

 

[Radec]

Damn. RiP Kimbo.

 

[statham]

RIP KIMBO. Way to early.

 

[Dr.Acula]

https://twitter.com/Rosenbergradio/status/740011232061706240
https://twitter.com/BasRuttenMMA/status/740011553718566912
https://twitter.com/CarmichaelDave/status/740010086358081536

3 more sources :/

Hot 97 & ESPN's Own Verified account
‏@Rosenbergradio

Wow ... According to multiple sources ... Kimbo Slice has died ... Rest in Peace

Bas Rutten Verified account
‏@BasRuttenMMA

Wow, just heard about Kimbo Slice, this is crazy. They say he passed away, he was 42?! Does anybody know 100% certain?

Carmichael Dave Verified account
‏@CarmichaelDave

MMA fighter Kimbo Slice has passed away, according to several sources.

Those sources are bad, and you should feel bad. They're just tweeting "woah!" at the rumor.

 

[Ray Wonder]

They pulled the tweet

Normally when this type of thing happens it's true though. I believe it's true. Sucks. That they pulled the tweet gives me a slight hope. I liked watching him fight.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Those sources are bad, and you should feel bad. They're just tweeting "woah!" at the rumor.

yeah you're absolutely correct

 

[iLLmAtlc]

I think Carmichael Dave is one of Dana's old friends so he might have some sources

 

[Dr.Acula]

Normally when this type of thing happens it's true though. I believe it's true. Sucks. That they pulled the tweet gives me a slight hope. I liked watching him fight.

Well, it was just yesterday that they said Jack Black was dead, and that was a hoax.

 

[Jakeh111]

Confirmed? https://twitter.com/Davegaston48/status/740008918462681092

 

[UFO]

Oh, they pulled the tweet! There's hope yet.

Kimbo doing what he does best- fighting!

 

[spindashing]

Not gonna believe it unless TMZ updates us, to be honest. No other news outlets reported on it either.

 

[The Lamonster]

I was just reading about how heart tissue does not regenerate. Patients that are running with "5% functionality" pretty much require a transplant to survive. Scary stuff.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Confirmed? https://twitter.com/Davegaston48/status/740008918462681092

Yeah it's pretty definite.

 

[Dead End Irony]

Heartbreaking. Hope he pulls through. I remember first hearing about him and always calling him a phony for beating up random dudes on the street.

But then he shows up on The Ultimate Fighter and just comes off as this sweet, humble guy that just wants to make a name for himself fighting. Was impossible for me to not like and root for the guy after that.

 

[Kiever Sher]

FrontRowBrian independently confirmed it.

 

[Premium Quality]

RIP Kimbo.

 

[nillah]

In terms of fighting and fighters, I remember Kimbo Slice just as in the same sentence as Muhammad Ali.

RIP

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Shit, this is awful news.

 

[Miggytronz]

Damn.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Seeing it popping up everywhere that he passed. Hopefully it is not true waiting on TMZ to confirm it.

 

[Avon Barksdale]

American Top Team just confirmed it on their Twitter account.

 

[buttery fistful]

damn, way too young

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

I remember enjoying the videos of his street fights whne I was younger.

RIP.

 

[Mohonky]

Damn RIP, I guess steroids catch up with you eventually. Wonder how Arnold/Stallone have managed to avoid something like this...

Hasnt Arnie already had some heart issues?

 

[TheAbsolution]

Damn. I liked that dude. RIP.

 

[StoopKid]

Rip

His street fights in middle school were amazing.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Wrong thread.

 

[RBH]

When Hillary clinches the presumptive nomination for real for real tomorrow, I hope the narrative goes to Clinton vs Trump. Bernie can do what he wants I guess and wait until the convention to concede, but he hopefully starts getting even more ignored by the media.

Could be directing people to support down ticket races and donating towards that, but instead he keeps collecting money for a lost cause.

Oh ok!

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

RIP to a real innovator. Shame we never got Brock vs. Kimbo.

 

[shira]

RIP slice

 

[FadedRevolution]

Wrong thread.

nvm lol

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Oh ok.

Simple accident. Oh well.