The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine hits newsstands today featuring a cover story on Kimbo Slice:

Kimbo’s ESPN mag cover

Look past his bald head, unruly beard, gold teeth and inked-up muscles on top of muscles. Look past the fearlessness that evokes fear in so many people, and you will find that MMA star Kimbo Slice lives a life of stark contrasts: In this week’s ESPN The Magazine cover story, “Not Quite What You Were Thinking,� writer Dan Le Batard takes a close look at the YouTube legend on the eve of his network debut and reveals that beyond his scary exterior Kimbo is a thoughtful friend, loving dad and a budding entrepreneur.

“He says he can see souls tremble, and dreams of tearing off a man’s arm and beating him with it,” Dan Le Batard writes.

Le Batard: “Are you crazy, Kimbo?”
Kimbo Slice: “A little.”

Le Batard: “Are you evil?”
Kimbo Slice: “Just a little.”

“I could have been on the cover of the newspaper as a killer…But who would have raised my boys?” - Kimbo Slice

“I see myself as an up-and-coming, intelligent black businessman.” - Kimbo Slice

“…Kimbo Slice is a clown.” - UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez on a radio show

ESPN press release announcing Kimbo Slice issue