UFC legend Mark Coleman health update: Legendary fighter shares major details
UFC legend Mark Coleman has been released from the hospital. The Hall of Famer was admitted after suffering major injury while saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio last week. Coleman has shared a video on Instagram and hinted that recovery was on.
Coleman was airlifted to a hospital and was “battling for his life” after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio this week, his daughter said on Instagram.
Morgan Coleman posted that her father went into the burning house several times and was able to bring out his mother and father.
Coleman, form Fremont, Ohio, was UFC’s first heavyweight champion in 1997 when he defeated Dan Severn. He won 16 of 26 fights over his 14-year career and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2008.
Coleman was an amateur wrestler before his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) career, winning an NCAA title at Ohio State in 1988 and competing in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Morgan Coleman said in her post that Mark went back in after bringing out his parents to rescue a dog, Hammer, from the fire. She said Hammer did not survive despite her father's efforts.
Another of Coleman's daughters, Kenzie, said on Instagram that Hammer woke her father up with his barking.
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Q1. Who is Mark Coleman?
A1. Mark Coleman, form Fremont, Ohio, was UFC’s first heavyweight champion in 1997 when he defeated Dan Severn. He won 16 of 26 fights over his 14-year career and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2008.
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