Mark Coleman is a staple of blended martial arts and one of many true pioneers of the UFC. Sadly, the household man now finds himself in crucial situation following a latest admirable act.
When a fireplace broke out in his childhood residence in Ohio, Coleman sprung to motion, managing to avoid wasting each of his mother and father from the blaze. The previous UFC heavyweight champion ran again in for a 3rd time, this time trying to rescue his canine, who earlier alerted him to the hearth by waking him up.
Throughout his heroics, Mark Coleman suffered from smoke inhalation and handed out within the burning residence. Quite a few hearth departments responded to the decision and the 59-year-old was airlifted away.
Mark Coleman is a hero.Saved his mother and father and his canine from a home hearth.He's hospitalized and in tough form. Sending him all of the love pic.twitter.com/UvUQUPAj34
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 12, 2024
Shut good friend and fellow former MMA fighter Wes Sims opened up on the state of affairs in a publish on Fb.
“I am a really agency believer within the energy of prayer,” Sims acknowledged. “I despatched household and a few mates a couple of photos of Mark Coleman’s present state of affairs.”
“I do know Mark, if he may speak he’d say movie this sh*t Wes. We’re going viral!”
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“Mark’s mum or dad’s home burnt down final evening. Mark saved each [parents] and went again for Hammer, his canine. He was life-flighted to Toledo and is presently intubated and sedated.”
“I swear to GOD—he is one of many hardest people ever created. [He’s] been by a lot, a film at this level couldn’t give his life work justice!”
Mark Coleman was the inaugural heavyweight champion and a 12-fight veteran of the UFC. The powerhouse introduced NCAA Division I wrestling into the cage and ended his profession with an excellent ending price of 75%.
‘The Hammer’ has come face-to-face with among the biggest heavyweights to ever grace the game. Fedor Emelianenko, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, Randy Couture, Mirko Cro Cop, Don Frye, and Dan Severn are simply among the legends who’ve shared the cage with Coleman.
