Comments Thread For: Kimbo Slice Died of Heart Failure, Needed a Transplant

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It has now been disclosed that famed Youtube sensation, boxer and MMA fighter Kimbo Slice, who died Monday at age 42, was diagnosed with heart failure and his family was advised that he would need a transplant, according to the Medical Examiner's report.

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[Beercules]

Damn...

[PoserExposer]

Although the Dada 5000 fight was a fluke, that fight was still rugged for someone with that kind of heart condition. Yeah he was juiced but still showed his grit when he could've backed out.

[Eff Pandas]

Damn. How the eff is a guy needing a heart transplant a few months after a fight he won? I'd assume he's had this damage for awhile & its nothing new, but maybe I'm mistaken in that belief. Or if it is such a new thing I wonder if his recent steroid use brought forth a smaller problem to the point of being a bigger problem quicker?

F#cked up situation regardless. Bring on Baby Slice now I guess. Heard he's KOing mfers.

[Juof]

Might have something to do with his short stamina

[Golden Boi 360]

any chance drug use is a the culprit?

[BrometheusBob.]

any chance drug use is a the culprit?

Yes. It is linked with heart disease which could lead to heart failure. http://www.smh.com.au/national/young...226-33ije.html

But it's a common condition and could be caused by lots of other things (drinking, infections, diabetes, high blood pressure etc etc).

EDIT: I assumed you meant roids, but abusing other drugs could be the culprit as well.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Drugs. 100%. Don't know if it was roids, but definitely drugs.

[Cinci Champ]

Damn. How the eff is a guy needing a heart transplant a few months after a fight he won? I'd assume he's had this damage for awhile & its nothing new, but maybe I'm mistaken in that belief. Or if it is such a new thing I wonder if his recent steroid use brought forth a smaller problem to the point of being a bigger problem quicker?

F#cked up situation regardless. Bring on Baby Slice now I guess. Heard he's KOing mfers.

for sure nothing new

[KillaCamNZ]

I was about to say - this should have, or potentially should have, been picked up in his pre-fight medicals?

Then I realized, most MMA is a loosely regulated band of cowboys anyway, and he likely didn't even get a checkup.