News RIP Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (Confirmed / Updated)

[Face Punch]

Cause of death is at the bottom of the OP. Be respectful. Do not derail this thread. Be better than that. RIP Rumble.









Official via a link from @egk

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-news-anthony-rumble-johnson-died-mma-community-mourns

Update via @Leonard Haid

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/anthony-rumble-johnson-former-ufc-fighter-dead-at-38-215300816.html

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, who went 13-6 in the UFC from 2007 through 2017 and compiled a 23-6 overall MMA record, died Sunday at age 38. The cause of death was organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

 

[OldBoy91]

Fuck. This is heartbreaking if true.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

oh shit…

 

[ArabPride99]

Oh wow!!! RIP and thank you for all the knockouts

 

[Pakman]

man, RIP if this is true. That sucks.

 

[Safton]

Holy shit. I knew he had some health troubles, but I didn't expect this at all.

 

[deanambrose]

I hope this is not true. He was very sick but DAMN..

 

[jkthenatural]

Damn man. RIP

 

[kingmob6]

I heard he is in bad shape, very sad. But what was wrong with him?

 

[usernamee]

wow, must've been really agressive cancer or something if this is true

 

[dcthegod]

W t f ? Wow. RIP to the legend. Scary

 

[RemyR]

Damn thats horrible to hear. Guy was one of the scariest fighters to not win a title.

 

[LoveMyMMA]

No way…

RIP. Absolute heartbreaking. All was good in the MMA community after that super fun UFC 281 card. And then this news comes out which just makes us forget about everything else. Tragic.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

Wtf how?

 

[Versez]

man , no way rumble passed out ? god, RIP

 

[RichardHarrow]

….erm…what ?

 

[ufcfan4]

Horrible. RIP. Never really heard specifically what he was battling and I had no idea things were that dire.

Far too young.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

damn man. RIP

 

[Zanmato]

I felt he was being a bit of an attention seeker with his cryptic messages about his health that he'd never go further on. That was wrong of me. Sad news

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

I knew he was sick, but this is shocking

RIP to an amazing fighter who could've beaten anyone on any given night