Kimbo Slice VS. Butterbean November Fight Pits 39, 47-Year-Old In Anticipated Match For Bragging Rights

Kimbo Slice vs. Butterbean could happen in November as the challenge was laid out to the bald-headed big man through TMZ.

The Kimbo Slice vs. Butterbean fight would pit the 39-year-old internet-sensation turned pro against the 47-year-old boxer that once appeared in a fight at Wrestlemania.

The match of Butterbean vs. Kimbo Slice isn't confirmed yet. There is no word on when it will be made official even though Slice said it would be in November.

"Hopefully, if Butterbean plays his cards right we'll go at it," Slice told us ... "I like beans."

Kimbo Slice, real name Kevin Ferguson, became famous for his street fights that spread across the internet. Rolling Stone game him the nickname of "The King of the Web Brawlers."

Slice signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where he lost in his first fight to series winner Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in the "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale."

His only on-tape street fight loss was against Sean Gannon, a former Boston police officer who also trains in MMA. The popularity of the fight propelled both men into the MMA spotlight

He has since become a professional boxer and wants Butterbean in the ring. Slice is 7-0 with six knockouts in his boxing career.

Butterbean, real name Eric Esch, transitioned to professional boxing in 1994 following a successful stint on the Toughman Contest scene and went on to capture the WAA heavyweight and IBA super heavyweight championships. Beginning in 2003, he began fighting regularly as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist, most notably in K-1 and the Pride Fighting Championships.

He is 77-10 throughout his boxing career, with 58 of those victories being by knockout. In kickboxing, he's 3-4. In MMA, he's 14-10. Clearly, boxing has been his most successful fighting-sport.

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