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Kimo dead?
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21-07-2009 12:50pm#1
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could only find 1 other report of this. This report seems to be confirmation
http://mmamania.com/2009/07/21/kimo-leopoldo-dead-at-41-because-of-heart-attack-complications/Mixed martial arts journeyman Kimo Leopoldo died last night from complications caused by a heart attack, according to several published reports. He was 41 years young. The UFC veteran last competed inside the Octagon at UFC 48 in 2004, losing to Ken Shamrock via first round knockout (knee). He fared no better in the last performance of his career, which was a technical knockout loss to Wes Sims at Extreme Wars 5: “Battlegrounds” in 2006.
Kimo (10-7-1) is perhaps best known for wearing down Royce Gracie in a losing effort at UFC 3, thus allowing Nebraska police officer Steve Jennum his 15 minutes of fame.
Throughout his 12-year career, Kimo struggled with substance abuse. He tested positive for steroids several times, including after his last fight with Shamrock and prior to a scheduled bout against Bas Rutten at the World Fighting Alliance that never materialized.
Kimo — who made an unsuccessful bid to become the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) — was also recently held by police for drug possession in Tustin, Calif., after authorities spotted the ex-fighter wearing a Long Beach Police Department jumpsuit complete with patches and a cloth badge.
It’s unclear at this time if drugs played any role in his untimely death or if it was due to natural causes. R.I.P. Kimo: Jan. 4, 1968 to July 20, 2009.0 -
Devastator wrote: »could only find 1 other report of this. This report seems to be confirmation
http://mmamania.com/2009/07/21/kimo-leopoldo-dead-at-41-because-of-heart-attack-complications/
That's not confirmation, it says that it's only going off of other reports, none of which seem to be 100% reliable. Although when something like this happens, it usually ends up being true
He didn't have the most uneventful of lives and unfortunately it wouldn't be a huge surprise if were dead0 -
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I'm just used to seeing it in wrestling with guys who've had drug problems and brushes with the law dying young
Ah yeah i know but I had a quick look at his wiki (yeah lol I know , they think he's dead:p) ... what else beside testing pos. for a banned substance and arrested for wearing a badge and having hash ? If he was caught injecting heroin into his toes then maybe but taking a banned substance and having hash hardly qualifies does it
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Alan Rouge wrote: »Ah yeah i know but I had a quick look at his wiki (yeah lol I know , they think he's dead:p) ... what else beside testing pos. for a banned substance and arrested for wearing a badge and having hash ? If he was caught injecting heroin into his toes then maybe but taking a banned substance and having hash hardly qualifies does it
It was worse than hash that he was arrested for0 -
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