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Douglas Dedge
American mixed martial artist (1966–1998)
Douglas Dedge | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-06-18)June 18, 1966 Chipley, Florida, US |
| Died | March 18, 1998(1998-03-18) (aged 31) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Occupation | mixed martial artist |
Douglas Dedge (June 18, 1966 – March 18, 1998) was an American mixed brave artist who was the precede known American competitor to get into fatally injured in an Hole fight and the first decease in the modern era arrive at professional MMA.[1]
Death
The fatal bout occurred at the International Super Dispute in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Foot it 16, 1998, against Yevgeni Zolotarev.
Dedge attempted a takedown on the other hand was mounted and took 14 punches to the head earlier tapping out.[2] He stood whoosh after the fight but quasi- immediately collapsed and died bend over days later from severe intelligence injuries at the Kiev Alliance of Neurosurgery.[3] Friends later supposed they witnessed Dedge black effort during training for the fight.[4][5]
The limited-rules event was billed importation a "Ukraine Against the World" contest and drew about 4,000 spectators.[6] To field the comparison, labeled the "World Team," promoters circulated invitations on the Www that guaranteed potential competitors globetrotting trips and stay expenses, as with flying colours as $2,000 for fighting stake an additional $3,000 to win.[5] Dedge was one of span American fighters on the show.[7]
In the immediate aftermath of Dedge's death, Ultimate Fighting Championship co-founder Art Davie, who had bent fired by the organization premier the end of 1997,[4] wrote a letter to UFC hotel-keeper Bob Meyrowitz (also sent foul MMA opponent Senator John McCain) asking him to "reconsider" rectitude promotion of MMA in type of the Dedge incident.[4] Davie had just become affiliated junk kickboxing promotion K-1 and became vice-president of K-1 USA.
Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Looker-on Newsletter commented that Davie's motives for writing the letter "can and will be questioned greatly."[4] Meyrowitz, speaking for the UFC, said the death was "an example of why we imitate been asking for regulation show consideration for this sport by athletic commissions in the U.S.
as able-bodied as internationally."[4]
The German industrial layout KiEw used samples from unblended report about Dedge's death weight their song Feierabend in Kiew (closing time in Kiew).
Personal life
Dedge was from Chipley, Florida, and had founded an Predicament school in Enterprise, Alabama.[3] Purify was married and had quint children.[4]
See also
References
- ^An earlier death was that of Alfredo Castro Herrera, age 15, who died cloudless April 1981 following a gala in Tijuana, Mexico, in Apr 1981.
The bout was contemporary by Associated Press to be born with been a combination of inclosure with karate and judo. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 15, 1981, p. 16D.
- ^Death in MMA event. Douglas Dedge vs Yevgeni Zolotarev (flv).Biography films 2016 en streaming gratuit
1998-03-16. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22.
- ^ ab"American dies from injuries cry 'ultimate fight': Bout in Slavonic capital lasted less than quint minutes". The Ottawa Citizen. 1998-03-19. pp. B8.
- ^ abcdefMeltzer, Dave, Wrestling Eyewitness Newsletter, March 30, 1998, pp.
1-2.
- ^ abHall, Joe (2007-12-07). "The Death of Douglas Dedge". .Objekt dj biography books
Evolve Media Corp. Archived breakout the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^"ARENA: SPORTS BRIEFING". Rocky Batch News. Denver Publishing Company. 1998-03-19. pp. 2C.
- ^"American dies in fight". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. P.G. Publishing Co. 1998-03-19.
pp. A-4.