Mark Coleman, legend and UFC Hall of Famer, He is no longer intubated and is breathing on his own after having inhaled smoke while heroically saving his parents. of a fire in the house where he grew up near Toledo, Ohio.
In a video published on the official Instagram account from Coleman, The former MMA fighter told his daughters, who hugged him, through tears how he was able to rescue their parents and expressed that he is the luckiest man in the world.
“I am the luckiest man in the world. Oh my god, I’m so lucky. I can’t believe my parents are alive. He had to make a decision. Because I left my room and went to the door and everything was already horrible. I couldn’t breathe. I almost had to leave, but I went back in and picked them up (my parents). “I can’t believe I took them out, but I couldn’t find Hammer (our dog),” he recounted.
Although Mark Coleman has shown great improvement, his daughter Kenzie indicated that they still have a long way to go and thanked him for the support and love they have given his father in recent days.
“God is good. Miracles happen. Our father is breathing on his own. We still have a long road ahead of us, but we are truly grateful. We want to thank you all for the love and support from the bottom of our hearts,” her daughter wrote in the post.
Notably, the former heavyweight champion pulled Dan and Connie Foos Coleman out of their burning home on Monday night, but when he returned for his dog Hammer he couldn’t find him and fainted. After what happened He was transferred by helicopter to the hospital where he was intubated, sedated and fighting for his life until yesterday.
The fire reportedly broke out in the kitchen of the home, although the cause has not yet been revealed. Members of seven different fire departments responded to the scene and After the flames were extinguished, the property was declared a total loss.
Mark Coleman, 59, He was a Pride FC and UFC heavyweight champion.. He won the belt at UFC 10 and then repeated as champion at UFC 11. In 2008 he was included in the Hall of Fame as one of the best fighters in the category.
In MMA since 1996, The American fighter participated in 26 fights, won 16 and lost ten times. His main wins were over Don Frye, Dan Severn, Gary Goodridge, Igor Vovchanchyn, Maurício ‘Shogun’ Rua and Stephan Bonnar.
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