Street fighter and MMA pioneer Kimbo Slice dead at 42

MMA History Throwback On October 4th, 2008, chaos hit Elite XC: Heat. Moments before the main event, Ken Shamrock was ruled out with an injury — leaving Kimbo Slice without an opponent. Enter Seth Petruzelli, who was already warming up for a different fight when the promoters asked if he’d step in on a few minutes’ notice. His answer? > “Yes. 100% — let’s do this.” What happened next became one of the most shocking moments in MMA history — a 14-second KO that changed the course of EliteXC, Kimbo