MMA fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson dies at 38
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, a well-known MMA fighter who had been battling an unspecified illness, died at the age of 38. His cause of death was not immediately disclosed in public. Officials said that it will be made available soon.
Bellator MMA, the fighting promotion with which Johnson most recently competed, confirmed his death on Sunday.
“The Bellator family is devastated by his untimely passing,” the promotion said, “and we send our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.” They added.
In his entire 15-year MMA career in which he notched a 23-6 record, Johnson twice fought for a UFC title, losing both times to Daniel Cormier. Those matches, held in 2015 and 2017. Both the matches are very popular in the history of MMA.
In his career Johnson wins game by clearly a knockout punch, which shows that he was having a great strength and power.
“For a guy who struck fear in so many peoples heart Anthony Johnson was a caring person,” the now-retired Cormier wrote in an official tweet. “From random text to check ins during loss. What a person he was, Rumble will be missed. Sometimes life doesn’t seem fair.” Added.
Johnson last fought at Bellator 258 in May 2021, scoring a knockout win over José Augusto Azevedo. That earned him a light heavyweight title shot against Vadim Nemkov the following month at Bellator 268, but Johnson was forced to withdraw with what was described as an undisclosed illness.
“Never been this afraid of anything in my life,” he added, “but I’ve remained strong with the support of friends and family.” I can’t imagine my life without them. He closed on a emotional note.
In October 2021, Johnson wrote that doctors had “pumped all bacteria from my stomach” into a container “the size of a football,” and he shared images of the procedure. It was quite shocking to him as well as to his family.
Johnson said in May he was starting to train again for a return to competition, promising a “different, more dangerous version of what you’ve already seen.” He posted a photo then that appeared to show he had lost a notable amount of body mass. His body structure was entirely changed, he not at all looks like a MMA fighter. He seems to be look very thin and weak, and nobody could imagine that, he was a best MMA fighter.
Late last month, Johnson’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said that the fighter was “going through some health problems right now.” But, we pray for his good health and speedy recovery, He added.
When MMA fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson dies at 38
Abdelaziz told ESPN “Very sad. I want everybody to pray for him,”. “Pray for Anthony; he’s not doing well. He’s very strong, spiritually, but pray for him.”
“RIP Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson,” UFC fighter Michael Chiesa wrote Sunday on Twitter. “One of the most prolific KO artists our sport has ever seen. My prayers go out to his family and everyone affected by this tragedy.” He added.
The sudden death of MMA fighter Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is really shocking news to Sport industry, the gap he created in MMA fighting is really difficult to fill out. May god gives courage to his family to come out of this heart breaking situation.
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