UFC Hall Of Fame Mark Coleman In A Serious Condition After Fighting Fire To Protect Parents

Let us revisit November of 2020. Mark Coleman nearly lost consciousness despite warning signals of an imminent heart attack. “My time wasn’t right,” he wrote. “Live now, it’s time.” Now, a little more than three years later, Coleman took action on the first indications that something wasn’t quite right.

UFC Hall Of Fame Mark Coleman In A Serious Condition After Fighting Fire To Protect Parents

It was not our time, and his parents would have been the ones to tell him as a result. Now is the moment to live. However, things could be getting worse for the UFC Hall of Famer.

A fire broke out in a home in Fremont, Ohio, early on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. After 4:00 AM, the Ballville Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the scene with assistance from seven other fire agencies.

Former UFC champion and MMA pioneer Mark Coleman rescued both of his parents from a tragic house fire by carrying them out. He then went back into the house for his dog, “ Hammer” but passed out searching for his dog.

He is now in critical condition and intubated.
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But prior to it becoming the furious  inferno it did, Mark Coleman and his parents were sound asleep inside. According to reports, his dog – Hammer – alerted Coleman about the fire, and the former fighter sprung into action.

He carried his father outdoors to safety as his first action. To save his mother, who by that point had only received minor burns and had all of her hair burned, he raced back into the flaming house.

He pulled them out of danger, but not before taking considerable personal harm. Hammer is the reason why any of them would have survived if Mark Colman hadn’t rushed back in to save him. However, that was the turning point.

UFC legend Mark Coleman ran into his childhood house which was engulfed in flames.

He saved both his parents from the fire , went back in to save their dog but passed out.

He’s now in critical condition. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers pic.twitter.com/0WP4phHf8z

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Firefighters in Fremont, Ohio responded to reports regarding the fire just after 4 a.m. on Tuesday, according to CBS station WTOL.

The origin of the fire, which allegedly started in the kitchen, is unknown. The house was declared a “total loss” after the fire caused the roof to fall.

The 59-year-old Coleman competed in mixed martial arts (MMA) from 1996 to 2010, spending time in the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, and then the UFC again.

Praying for the legend Mark Coleman, who is currently in critical condition after rescuing his parents in a house fire last night. He reportedly went back into the house for their dog and lost consciousness in the fire.

Bravery doesn't even begin to describe it. pic.twitter.com/Fx6ijDb0Dl

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He took first place in the UFC 10 and UFC 11 competitions before defeating Dan Severn by neck crank submission at UFC 12, making history as the organization’s first heavyweight champion.

2008 saw his induction into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Coleman has faced further challenges recently, including a heart attack in 2020 and an alcoholism treatment center stay in 2021.

Mark Coleman is a real hero.

He ran into a fire three times to save his parents and dog.

Prayers up for the Hammer 🙏 pic.twitter.com/1CfNXAyXeu

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