gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 13, 2018 Russian martial arts champion Irina Rybnikova, only 15 years old, dies of electrocution from her mobile phone in the bathtub - it was being charged: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810277-martial-arts-champ-irina-rybnikova-dies-at-age-15-after-being-electrocuted 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 5, 2019 MMA champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic retires at 44 after a stroke: https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/legendary-mma-fighter-mirko-cro-cop-filipovic-forced-to-retire-at-44-after-suffering-a-stroke/ He must refrain from physical activity for 3 monhts and take his medication to avoid another stroke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 5, 2019 He's only 44? It feels like he's been around forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 5, 2019 Professional since 1996 - the 23 years are like a century in MMA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 17, 2019 Former UFC strawweight Angela Magana is in a coma, her coach confirmed to MMA Junkie early Wednesday morning. Magana, 35, is in a coma at University Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she lives, following complications from emergency surgery. Early Tuesday morning, Magana posted on Facebook and Twitter that she was "about to be put in a gown and cap for surgery." SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted September 10, 2019 On 16/08/2017 at 15:57, Sir Creep said: No mention of the Matt Hughes near fatal train/truck collision earlier this year? Mm hmm.... Hate to burst your secretive bubble, but he's out of his coma and eating sushi. SC Getting better but still quite a bit from full recovery. His wife, who filed for divorce from him, and twin brother both have restraining orders against him as well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 10, 2019 50 minutes ago, Wee Jum said: Getting better but still quite a bit from full recovery. His wife, who filed for divorce from him, and twin brother both have restraining orders against him as well Sounds like he was better off lost in a coma. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,089 Posted September 27, 2019 Ex-MMA fighter Katy Collins dies age 32 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49837890 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Bentrovato said: Ex-MMA fighter Katy Collins dies age 32 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49837890 Saw that and forgot to post it yesterday. Aneurysm, apparently, dunno if anyone's suggested is career/performance drug related yet, certainly not on that report Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted October 24, 2019 Randy Couture has had a heart attack, some places reporting that he was well enough to walk himself to the hospital, others making it sound like he's five minutes away from death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 23, 2020 Branko Cikatic, the first ever K1 World Champion and the guy who put Croatia on the kickboxing map, dead at 65. Only went 0-2 in actual MMA (two losses in Pride), he later attempted to make it in Hollywood. I'm sure, judging by the poster, Skyscraper (1996) is a fantastic film 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted July 3, 2020 Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, MMA trainer and father of UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, dead at 57. I'm sure he was on a few longlists for 2021... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted July 10, 2020 Suzy Friton, longtime makeup artist for UFC, has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that's spread to her spine, liver and lymph nodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 13, 2021 Bellator fighter Robin van Roosmalen seriously injured in a car accident that claimed the life of his sister, Melissa. https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/1/13/22229679/bellator-fighter-robin-van-roosmalen-seriously-injured-sister-dies-following-car-accident Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted January 21, 2021 Fedor Emelianenko hospitalised with COVID-19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 18, 2021 Well, in the DDP I'm doing pretty badly at this title defence thing. I will get more hits, maybe even one more QO for my LotL-ers. But to achieve another big success I'd need a Suzy Friton hit, I think. She's been "healing" for months now in a way that sounds like she was near death a couple of times. New Instagram post (first new post in over a month): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted September 9, 2021 Suzy Friton, UFC Make-up artiste, dead all over the Twitterjinglejangle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 10, 2021 The industry chatter has me optimistic about a QO. There seems to be a possibility to honor her in about a week, so the "MMA stars pay tribute" stories might take that time. Apparently, she was 37 at time of death. Edit: Ah yes, next UFC fight night, in Las Vegas, which is good, is on the 18th/19th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 12, 2021 Sean Gannon, a former UFC fighter and the first man to beat Kimbo Slice in a street fight, has died. His cage career was short-lived, but the street fight lives on, even if neither Slice nor he still do. https://cagesidepress.com/2021/09/11/former-ufc-fighter-sean-gannon-first-man-to-beat-kimbo-slice-in-street-fight-dies/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 13, 2021 On 10/09/2021 at 09:41, gcreptile said: The industry chatter has me optimistic about a QO. There seems to be a possibility to honor her in about a week, so the "MMA stars pay tribute" stories might take that time. Apparently, she was 37 at time of death. Edit: Ah yes, next UFC fight night, in Las Vegas, which is good, is on the 18th/19th. Well, before the likely official tribute at the next UFC fight night, there's also this: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ufc-fighters-staff-mourn-death-170004006.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 15, 2021 On 10/09/2021 at 09:41, gcreptile said: Apparently, she was 37 at time of death. Nope, don't trust the obituary clickbait sites. The UFC twitter account (finally) says she was born in 1967. I had my doubts about the younger age anyway, but hard to tell with a make up artist who also liked to use extreme photo filters. The correction (-1 point for me) will come later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted September 15, 2021 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: Nope, don't trust the obituary clickbait sites. The UFC twitter account (finally) says she was born in 1967. I had my doubts about the younger age anyway, but hard to tell with a make up artist who also liked to use extreme photo filters. The correction (-1 point for me) will come later. Not 37 but 54? Surely -2 doubled to -4 for uniqueness? I don't know, it's been so long since I had any points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 15, 2021 Heh, no just from 10+4, to 9+4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted October 6, 2021 MMA-fighter Justin Thornton had died, after being KO'd 6 weeks ago. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,756 Posted November 27, 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mma/article-10248631/UFC-legend-Diego-Sanchez-ravaged-Covid-blot-clots-legs.html UFC fighter Diego Sanchez, 39, suffering from pneumonia and blood clots caused by covid 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
