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Former UFC star Kim "Kimo" Leopoldo reportedly dead at 41
by Jon Wiener
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Updated Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 12:13 PM
Former UFC star Kim "Kimo" Leopoldo is reportedly dead from complications from a heart attack at the age of 41.
Leopoldo, beloved as one of UFC's pioneering fighters since his MMA debut in UFC 3 in 1994, fought for over 12 years in UFC until retiring after Extreme Wars 5-Battlegrounds in 2006.
Leopoldo battled drug problems throughout his fighting career, including testing positive for anabolic steroids at the end of his career and a charge for possession of a controlled substance in Long Beach, Calif. in 2009.
Leopoldo, known almost exclusively as Kimo in UFC circles, was renowned for his toughness, exotic tatoos, and often bizarre religious displays, most memorably when he carried a lifesize cross into the ring in his UFC 3 bout against Hall of Fame legend Royce Gracie.
No other details of his death are immediately available.
Credit: http://www.nydailynews.com/
by Jon Wiener
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Updated Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 12:13 PM
Former UFC star Kim "Kimo" Leopoldo is reportedly dead from complications from a heart attack at the age of 41.
Leopoldo, beloved as one of UFC's pioneering fighters since his MMA debut in UFC 3 in 1994, fought for over 12 years in UFC until retiring after Extreme Wars 5-Battlegrounds in 2006.
Leopoldo battled drug problems throughout his fighting career, including testing positive for anabolic steroids at the end of his career and a charge for possession of a controlled substance in Long Beach, Calif. in 2009.
Leopoldo, known almost exclusively as Kimo in UFC circles, was renowned for his toughness, exotic tatoos, and often bizarre religious displays, most memorably when he carried a lifesize cross into the ring in his UFC 3 bout against Hall of Fame legend Royce Gracie.
No other details of his death are immediately available.
Credit: http://www.nydailynews.com/
Royce Gracie vs. Kimo was the first UFC fight I'd seen, RIP and best wishes to family and friends.
