6'9" Lightweight MMA fighter dies

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For the second time in less than three years, death has visited the mixed martial arts community.


Michael Kirkham, a 30-year-old based in Fayetteville, N.C., died Monday
from injuries he was believed to have sustained during his first
professional MMA match. The 6-foot-9 lightweight was knocked out at
Dash Entertainment/King MMA “Confrontation at the Convocation Center”
in Aiken, S.C., on Saturday. Kirkham never regained consciousness and
was pronounced dead at nearby Aiken Regional Medical Center two days
later.


Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton on Monday told the Associated
Press that Kirkham died from bleeding inside the brain. An autopsy will
be conducted on Tuesday.

For those who don't follow MMA, the Lightweight weight class is from 146-155. This man was 6'9". 156 lbs at the most and pushing 7' tall is definitely not healthy at all.

For those who do follow MMA, imagine Tim Sylvia as a Lightweight.

..... yeah.

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South Carolina law prevented organized MMA competition until state
legislators approved a measure to allow the South Carolina Athletic
Commission to regulate fights last summer.

So of course, fossils like McCain and Allred will run their crusty gums about NO HOLDS BARRED DEATHMATCHES IN THE THUNDERDOOOOOOOOMMMEEEEE and should be banned. (nevermind that the worldwide MMA death count since the first documented death in 1998 is now 4, compared to the 1400+ in Boxing worldwide since 2007)

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(nevermind that the worldwide MMA death count since the first documented death in 1998 is now 4, compared to the 1400+ in Boxing worldwide since 2007)

Not to mention the 5 pro wrestlers who have died so far this year alone...

After his FIRST pro fight? Damn that sucks.

Maybe it was his weight. That's awfully skinny.

I've done some more digging and found more info on the guy

Apparently his amateur record was 1-5, all his five losses by T/KO. Yeah, this guy should have never been fighting at Pro, and shame on the SC commission for allowing him to.

Asylum wrote:

So of course, fossils like McCain and Allred
will run their crusty gums about NO HOLDS BARRED DEATHMATCHES IN THE
THUNDERDOOOOOOOOMMMEEEEE and should be banned. (nevermind that the
worldwide MMA death count since the first documented death in 1998 is
now 4, compared to the 1400+ in Boxing worldwide since 2007)

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, PEOPLE DIE ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN THEY VOLUNTEER TO GET HIT IN THE HEAD!

Cry moar n00b. Boxing > MMA.

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South Carolina law prevented organized MMA competition until state
legislators approved a measure to allow the South Carolina Athletic
Commission to regulate fights last summer.

What regulation does this need? If you have written consent from two individuals who claim to understand the risks, who gives a shit if they kill each other for our amusement?

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Asylum wrote:

So of course, fossils like McCain and Allred
will run their crusty gums about NO HOLDS BARRED DEATHMATCHES IN THE
THUNDERDOOOOOOOOMMMEEEEE and should be banned. (nevermind that the
worldwide MMA death count since the first documented death in 1998 is
now 4, compared to the 1400+ in Boxing worldwide since 2007)

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, PEOPLE DIE ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN THEY VOLUNTEER TO GET HIT IN THE HEAD!

Cry moar n00b. Boxing > MMA.

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South Carolina law prevented organized MMA competition until state
legislators approved a measure to allow the South Carolina Athletic
Commission to regulate fights last summer.

What regulation does this need? If you have written consent from two individuals who claim to understand the risks, who gives a shit if they kill each other for our amusement?

Mikey, is this seriously trolling?

You can do better than that, man. You're slipping.

the asylum wrote:

Mikey Go WOOGA wrote:

Asylum wrote:

So of course, fossils like McCain and Allred
will run their crusty gums about NO HOLDS BARRED DEATHMATCHES IN THE
THUNDERDOOOOOOOOMMMEEEEE and should be banned. (nevermind that the
worldwide MMA death count since the first documented death in 1998 is
now 4, compared to the 1400+ in Boxing worldwide since 2007)

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, PEOPLE DIE ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN THEY VOLUNTEER TO GET HIT IN THE HEAD!

Cry moar n00b. Boxing > MMA.

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South Carolina law prevented organized MMA competition until state
legislators approved a measure to allow the South Carolina Athletic
Commission to regulate fights last summer.

What regulation does this need? If you have written consent from two individuals who claim to understand the risks, who gives a shit if they kill each other for our amusement?

Mikey, is this seriously trolling?

You can do better than that, man. You're slipping.

I was in a hurry because I had to be somewhere. I'm sorry, I'll do better next time. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

But srsly, why do you need a tremendous amount of regulation? As long as both contestants say they understand what they're getting in to, you have a medic or two hanging around, and the refs know how to police the fight, what else can you do?