Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, upcoming headliner at EliteXC’s primetime network debut on May 31st, is featured on the cover of the June edition of ESPN The Magazine.

The issue is currently available at newsstands everywhere and features a cover story on the internet sensation turned MMA star called, "Not Quite What You Were Thinking".

Kimbo Slice is a very scary guy. He is also a thoughtful friend, loving dad and budding entrepreneur. As MMA’s date with mainstream destiny nears, it’s time to reappraise the ultimate YouTube legend.

Following in the footsteps of "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell, Slice will be only the second mixed martial artist to grace the magazine’s cover.

The article starts at the beginning of Kimbo’s journey from street fighter to pro athlete when he was homeless 14 years ago. From living in his 1987 Pathfinder to earning three grand to knockout a neighborhood bully, this story gives you an inside look at Miami’s most notorious backyard brawler. Here is a clip from the article:

"Back then, there was no packaging. Surrounding neighborhoods merely brought their baddest and bravest to fight, organized by what Kimbo calls the Don Kings of the street. Many of the fights were posted on YouTube. The rules were simple: pure striking, no grappling, officiating by the masses. In more than 20 fights, Kimbo lost only once."

The article wraps up by talking about a possible rematch with the only person that ever defeated Slice in his street fight career, 33 year old Boston police officer Sean Gannon. Click here to read the entire article at ESPN.com.

On May 31 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Kimbo Slice could possibly become the biggest star mixed martial arts has ever seen. In the first MMA event ever on a primetime network television channel (CBS), Slice will take on James "The Colossus" Thompson in a main event that will probably be over quicker than a Rickson Gracie grappling match.