A Chicago MMA fighter died after being injured in his bout on Friday night.
Isaac Johnson, 31, died at Cicero Stadium in a suburb of Chicago, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office announced, according to NBC 4 Chicago.
No cause of death has been revealed yet.
An ambulance took an injured fighter, who was identified as Johnson, to Loyola Medical Center on Friday at 8:38 p.m. local time.
There, he was pronounced dead at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, a spokesperson for the town of Cicero confirmed to the outlet.
Johnson was promoted as taking part in a heavyweight Thai Boxing bout at the Matador Fighter Challenge, per the promotion’s website.
The event was being sold as “the ultimate MMA and Thai event, where local warriors will battle it out in high-stakes, high-intensity matches.”
The event’s promoter, Joe Goyita, spoke out about the events and Johnson’s death on his Facebook page.
“This is a post I hoped to never make, last night one of the fighters in our event Isaac Johnson collapsed towards end of his fight,” Goyita said. “Medical attention was given by medical staff on hand and he was transported to hospital. I was then informed at around 130 am this morning that he didn’t make it.
“I don’t have the words to express how I feel right now, all I can say is my deepest condolences to his family, friends, and teammates. We will know more as the medical report is released.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
