(This story was updated with new information)
One of the more intriguing matchups scheduled for BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 will no longer go down.
The showdown between social media influencer [autotag]Bryce Hall[/autotag] and [autotag]Kevin Ferguson Jr.[/autotag], also known as “Baby Slice” as the son of the late Kimbo Slice, is off the Jan. 25 lineup at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn. (DAZN).
BKFC officials informed MMA Junkie of the news on Tuesday, but did not provide a reason why the fight was scratched.
Hall, 25, was looking to make his sophomore BKFC appearance at the event following a successful debut at BKFC 48 in August. He claimed on social media that Ferguson Jr. withdrew from the bout because he is “scared” (via Instagram):
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“I’m not a lawyer or anything, but I don’t understand how this whole situation is OK,” Hall said. “Terms were already agreed, paperwork was already done, contract were already done – everything was done. We did the whole f*cking nine yard, then after all that’s done, someone can jsut go, ‘All right, peace. Just kidding.’ As of today, Kimbo Slice Jr., he just doesn’t exist as a person. He doesn’t respond to anybody.
“He ghosted Dave Feldman, the owner of BKFC, he ghosted everybody and the guy just doesn’t exist anymore, I guess. I couldn’t fight a nobody. Honestly, it’s whatever. I’m just going to run with the narrative that Kimbo Slice Jr. is afraid of Bryce Hall.”
Ferguson Jr., 33, meanwhile, hasn’t seen combat sports competition since a TKO loss under the Misfits Boxing banner in April 2023.
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