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Word on the street is Kimbo WILL get another chance to fight — against knockout artist Houston Alexander in the TUF finale in December.

Houston Alexander exploded onto the scene with two first-round knockouts in his UFC fights, but then faded with 3 straight losses including a devastating superman punch KO to James Irvin.

Both Kimbo and Alexander are big punchers with no ground game, so if this happens it would be crazy KO ending.

However, the fight is rumored to be at a catchweight of 215 lbs., so Kimbo would have to cut some serious weight and come in leaner than ever.

So Kimbo lost his first fight in the Ultimate Fighter season. His first TUF fight was against IFL champion Roy Nelson AKA Big Country, which is no easy matchup. Rashad Evans chose Roy Nelson to fight Kimbo because he knew he had the best chance against the mythical Kimbo Slice.

Even though he lost, Kimbo still rocked Roy Nelson with some big shots before being pinned in a crucifix position. Looks like his ground game hasn’t improved much, but he can still KO people.

Even though the TUF episodes keep teasing viewers with a return of Kimbo, this has been going on for weeks so who knows what happens next.

Bahamian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) professional fighter Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson, speaking exclusively with The Nassau Guardian yesterday, disclosed plans to venture into the professional boxing arena as soon as his contract is fulfilled.

The 35-year-old 6′2″, 235-pound phenomenon expressed these intentions on Monday, a day before returning to his Miami, Florida based home. Ferguson became a household name after signing a professional contract with Showtime’s EliteXC in 2007. Before that, he gained notoriety on the underground fighting scene through the Internet.

“Boxing is really my first desire. I have a lot of love for it and believe I can do pretty well. [The sport of] MMA is somewhat of a project for me. Boxing is one dimensional while there are a lot of dimensions in MMA. I don’t think it would be a hard transition from MMA to stand-up boxing because of my fighting style,” noted Ferguson, who has brought international prestige to The Bahamas through his MMA exploits.

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Michael Wilburton, long time critic of Kimbo Slice and EliteXC, parodied it all on Halloween when he dressed up as Kimbo.

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Solid TV ratings and the iconic Kimbo Slice, ex-Miami Street Fighter, on network television were not enough to overcome an almost sixty-million-dollar deficit for Pro Elite, the parent company of EliteXC and several other MMA events.

So what’s next for Kimbo?

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Here’s an interesting documentary from a few months ago which talks about Kimbo growing up in Miami, playing football, and his job as a bodyguard.