Guest Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Story taken from mmajunkie.com Mixed-martial-arts competitor Michael Kirkham died this morning as a result of injuries sustained from a professional mixed-martial-arts bout this past Saturday at the USC Aiken Convocation Center in South Carolina. WRDW News in Augusta, S.C., first reported the news. Kirkham, 30, suffered repeated blows to the head during an MMA event dubbed "Confrontation at Convocation Center" and collapsed afterward. He was taken unconscious to the Aiken Regional Medical Center, where he died from brain hemorrhaging, a representative of the Aiken County Coroner's office today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). An autopsy on the fighter is expected for Tuesday morning, the ACC representative said. According to an amateur fighter database hosted on mixedmartialarts.com, Kirkham held a 1-3 record with two losses by way of TKO. The June 26 fight marked his pro debut. A representative for the South Carolina Athletic Commission directed MMAjunkie.com to an officer for the state's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, who was unavailable for comment. Kirkham is the second fighter to die as a result of injuries sustained during a professional MMA bout. Houston-based fighter Sam Vasquez lapsed into a coma and died 42 days after a TKO loss to Vince Libari at a "Renegades Extreme Fighting" event in October 2007. Stay tuned to MMAjunkie.com for updates on this story as they arise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 he was 6 foot 9 155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 he was 6 foot 9 155 Thats not a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Thats not a good sign. true..but it's always sad to hear about dudes dying from combat.. R.I.P. to the dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 he was 6 foot 9 155 He must have been cutting down weight a lot I guess. No fluids in the brains does this stuff. Damn sad news anyway. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realrhasta Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Is there a video of the fight somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycoffey15 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Seen this on sherdog the other night, very sad to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Damn thats horrible and saddening.. I think thats only the second death in MMA This is a lot of food for Anti-MMA politicians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Damn. poor guy didn't carry life insurance and had 5 kids, you guys can donate to his family if you want at http://michaelkirkhammemorialfund.viviti.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genghisjohn Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 what a pity, r.i.p michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 this will happen more and more, i cant tell you how many mismatches there r on the lower level of pro events. a lot of times you get guys that shouldnt be pro stepping in the ring against good 5-0 6-0 fighters who just try to pad there records. Ur going to see this at least twice a year from here on out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Really sad news man, horrible whenever any fighter in any combat sport dies due to the injuries. Really sad, especially as he leaves 5 kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Kicker Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 this will happen more and more, i cant tell you how many mismatches there r on the lower level of pro events. a lot of times you get guys that shouldnt be pro stepping in the ring against good 5-0 6-0 fighters who just try to pad there records. Ur going to see this at least twice a year from here on out twice a year? i sincerely doubt that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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