Posted on 12/24/2022 6:25:17 PM PST by Phoenix8
Stephan Bonnar, who helped launch the UFC into the mainstream with his fight against Forrest Griffin in the finals of the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality show, died at age 45, the promotion announced Saturday.
Bonnar died of presumed heart complications while at work, according to the UFC.
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Sad to hear...also: Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” died suddenly Friday at the age of 37.
See, see! The jab worked!!
Used to be when you read the obituaries you only saw an occasional young person. Now, you see far too many.
There’s a lot of youngish people dying these days. It makes for quite a good mystery. Someone should write a book about it.
Oh wait:
“Cause Unknown”: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 2022
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62027209-cause-unknown
I used to watch The Ultimate Fighter for the first couple of seasons, and I remember that the winner of the Bonnar-Griffin fight was going to get a UFC contract. The fight was so good, with both men giving their all, that Dana White gave contracts to both of them.
It was a fight reminiscent of Rocky: two relatively unknown fighters who would not quit.
Condolences to his family and friends.
“See, see! The jab worked!!”
Bigley!
don’t think this was the jab. Stephen has had some serious opioid abuse issues of late and I think that was the issue. RIP Stephen you were a killer and will be missed. Man I really hate to see this.
Remember about year ago when the coffin manufacturers said they had such a huge increase in orders?
The American Psycho…RIP.
He popped for juicing…
Totally normal. /s
Seems a lot of young people are dying of “heart complications” these days.
Lots of Roids and PED’s will knock you out for the count.
Is that shorthand for "fully vaccinated"?
Same here. Condolences to the family. Too young. But it’s all over.
it was the fight that made the UFC famous- peopel were calling hteir friends that night saying “Dude- ya gotta see this fight- it’s unreal!”- according to rogan- bonner was an animal- Tough tough fighter-
Yeah when you are a steroid and other drug abuser. It happens.
It to mention the funeral services companies earnings. (SCI, etc)
He was suffering from a lot of injuries and was addicted to pain pills. He did an interview last year where he discussed all of his health problems. Broken vertebrae, broken shoulder. He unfortunately wasn’t healthy to begin with.
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