The first champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the heavyweight division, American Mark Coleman, was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire, reports ESPN.
The 59-year-old American was airlifted to hospital after saving his mother and father, friends and family said. The incident occurred in Toledo, Ohio.
His daughter Morgan wrote on social media that her father was “fighting for his life after this heroic act.”
“As many people know, early this morning our father, his parents and his beloved dog Hammer suffered a fire in their home. He managed to get both parents out of the house, but despite his best efforts, he couldn’t save Hammer. He was taken to the hospital where he is currently fighting for his life,” Morgan wrote.
Mark Coleman became the first UFC heavyweight champion in 1997. Before his MMA career, he competed in freestyle wrestling. The American won the NCAA Division I title in 1988 and competed in the 1992 Olympics.
The UFC inducted Coleman into the Hall of Fame in 2008.
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