Review: UFC Fightlore: Slice of Life-Legend of Kimbo Slice

The guy who single-handedly knocked out an entire MMA promotion by being on the receiving end of a knockout, Kimbo Slice is the main star of latest episode of UFC Fightlore. 

For those that don’t know him, Kimbo was a street fighter based in Florida who would go on to obtain superstardom by starring in some of the earlier internet fight videos. The episode chronicles the rise of Kimbo from a homeless security guard to a somewhat successful fighter who helped take part in the highest-rated The Ultimate Fighter ever, the same episode that gave rise to the likes of Brendan Schaub, “Big Country Roy Nelson”, and a number of names that would go on to have successful careers both in and outside the Octagon.

While “Slice of Life-Legend of Kimbo Slice” trades in the animated visceral-ness of the show’s previous episodes with that of re-posted videos that can easily found on Youtube, the episode does feature a multitude of interviews with Dana White, Kimbo’s family, Mike Imber, and fellow former street fighter and possibly the most exciting fighter in the world right now, Jorge Masvidal.

A harrowing tale, and one of the earliest examples of a “Youtube celebrity” before there was such a thing, Kimbo makes for a fascinating story that could’ve been worth a ride on ESPN’s 30:30 and fit right in.