MMA Fighter Isaac Johnson Dead at 31 After Fight
MMA Star Isaac Johnson Dead at 31 ... After Being Rushed From Fight to Hospital
MMA Fighter Isaac Johnson has died after being injured during a match near Chicago Friday night.
NBC 5 Chicago reports Johnson collapsed after suffering an injury during his fight against Mario Aleksandrovski at Cicero Stadium.
An ambulance was called to the stadium at 8:38 PM local time to transport “an injured fighter” to the hospital ... and Johnson passed away a few hours later, just after midnight.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has scheduled an autopsy to determine Johnson's cause of death.
Joe Goytia -- promoter of the Matador Fighter Challenge, the event Johnson was taking part in -- told Fox 5 Washington, D.C. that Johnson passed the mandatory physical before the bout.
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Mission MMA & Fitness -- a popular gym for MMA fighters in Chicago -- shared a tribute to Isaac ... calling him "an incredible person. A great friend and loving father. He is missed by us all." The gym also asked for people to give his family privacy.
Isaac was 31.
RIP