Only three months after his father, Kimbo Slice's untimely death, Kevin Ferguson Jr. (aka "Baby Slice" - Kimbo's oldest son) will be making his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut next month.

Kevin Ferguson Jr., the oldest son of late fighting star Kimbo Slice, will make his professional mixed martial arts debut next month for the Bellator promotion...

Ferguson had his first amateur MMA fight in March, stopping his opponent in 83 seconds. Less than three months after the death of his father, who also fought for Bellator, the 24-year-old Ferguson will fight on the undercard of Bellator 160 in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 26. "

Do you follow MMA? What do you think of this news?

Personally, I think it's great that Kimbo has left both a legacy, and an inheritance large enough that his children are afforded more options than he had himself. Kimbo was a self-made man, with a hard upbringing and got his start as a backyard bare-knuckle boxer, as well as a security guard for a Miami-based adult entertainment company.

Here's his MMA debut, from back in March:

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