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Severe questions in regards to the security and planning of a charity MMA occasion in Alberta, Canada are being raised following the loss of life of novice fighter Trokon Dousuah.
Dousuah, 33, was seen being carried from the cage following his struggle at an Extremely MMA occasion this previous Saturday. The cardboard was held on Cree First Nation territory in Enoch, simply exterior of Edmonton, which noticed a go to by the UFC earlier this month.
Alberta, in contrast to most provinces and U.S. states, leaves oversight of fight sports activities to municipalities, such because the Edmonton Combative Sports activities Fee.
The Extremely MMA occasion is beneath hearth for numerous causes, together with using same-day weigh-ins, and seemingly ushering novice fighters into the cage by providing an eight-week coaching course, adopted by a assured opponent. Different rules, together with the usage of shin guards in novice fights, weren’t adopted on the occasion. Dousuah was additionally cleared to struggle regardless of affected by Bronchial asthma.
The potential for a battle of curiosity was additionally excessive, given the corporate was performing each as coaches/trainers, and promoter.
The present was halted following Dousuah’s removing from the venue, partly as a result of no further medical workers was available. Extremely MMA reportedly plans to rebook the remaining fights for March.
Veteran investigative fight sports activities journalist Mike Russell, showing on the Jason Gregor Present, famous that Extremely MMA has additionally run boxing occasions, and noticed three deaths transpire beneath its banner within the U.Okay.
The Penhold Combative Sports activities Fee, a touring fee, oversaw Saturday’s charity occasion in Enoch.
Extremely MMA’s web site continues to incorporate a blurb that reads “MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world. Experience it in a safe and enjoyable environment with 8 weeks of FREE training, that will lead up to your big night fighting in a cage in front of a huge crowd at one of our glamorous events.”
In addition they declare that their enterprise has been “endorsed by Tom Aspinall,” although what if any involvement the UFC interim heavyweight champ has with Extremely MMA is unclear. Aspinall does comply with Extremely MMA’s Twitter (which has not been up to date since final yr), as do different U.Okay. fighters.
As many fighters will inform you, you don’t “play” preventing, and eight weeks of coaching is solely not sufficient to take a struggle, both novice or professional. Dousuah really received his struggle, however seemed to be winded later within the bout.
A coaching companion of the deceased fighter, Natalija Rajkovic, informed the Edmonton Journal that Douasuah died attributable to a ruptured kidney. She additionally informed the outlet that she noticed pink flags when viewing video her boyfriend had shot of Dousuah’s struggle. “In the video, you can see his body looks normal but towards the end of the fight you could see his stomach was inflated, you could tell something was seriously wrong,” she said.
The tragedy comes on the heels of an investigation into the loss of life of Tim Hague, a former UFC star, who died of a mind hemorrhage following a boxing match in 2017. The RCMP are investigating the loss of life of Dousuah; that’s commonplace process in all deaths that occur exterior of a physician’s care.
A GoFundMe marketing campaign has been launched to help Trokon Dousuah’s spouse, pregnant with their third youngster, and youngsters.
