Kelly Slater has been making news in recent times after recovering from surgery. He recently graced his fans with a quick surf in the Surf Abu Dhabi. Apart from surfing, Kelly is happily showing off the adorable bond he shares with his fans. Taking to his social media handles, he has been regularly seen acknowledging his fans? messages. The adorable ones have received a special mention from that list. Meanwhile, the list has showcased some ?daredevils? too.?

In a recent encounter, one such ‘daredevil’s father has shared an IG story where Kelly faces nothing but blow after blow. In a superficial outing, that may seem to be so un’Kelly’. However, the message of the video story has meant a larger outcome.? ?

Kelly Slater finds his new match in Urijah Faber?s son??

The UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber recently put up an Instagram story showcasing Kelly Slater ‘competing’ with his little son. It comes with a funny caption, ?Battle of the ages!? Urijah has termed the rivalry, ?Mr. Chill vs. Mr. Slater?. In the post, Kelly Slater has given a high time to Urijah Jr. with his expression. The fight took an interesting turn as Urijah’s adorable son appeared in the story, bashing Kelly’s head with a cushion!?

Kelly has measurably tried to pose as fearsome as the kid. But that has not seemed to inflict any fear in the Hall of Famer?s son. Urijah used the emojis well to express this. While for Kelly, his obvious emoji has been the surfing sign, for his son, he used the ‘cool’ emoji depicting his fearless nature might be. Before this, recently Kelly Slater had once again generated significant interest when he acknowledged one of the little fans who posed in front of his statue at Cocoa Beach. All these seem to ease out his post-surgery journey.

Kelly Slater?s post-surgery journey

Getting on an operating bed at 51 years of age does not seem easy. For Kelly Slater, it panned out the same. But a career spanned in a physically heavy game like surfing is expected to give cuts and bruises. But even after the surgery, King Slater did not lose his mojo. He posted his post-surgery video message lying in the hospital bed. That showed Kelly’s immovable mindset to return.?

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Figuratively, he chose his post-surgery surfing turf on his will. After spending 9 months in bed, he showed the same finesse in his surfing session in the Surf Abu Dhabi. It aroused his fans like nothing else. In his time in the Surf Abu Dhabi, he even gave a run for money to Dylan Graves, the former world champion in surfing. After watching him rolling, his fans might deliberately wait for his comeback in the professional circuit.?

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