MMA fighter Michael Kirkham died early Monday morning following injuries suffered in a fight at the “Confrontation at the Convocation Center†in Aiken, South Carolina.
According to the Coroner Tim Carlton, Kirkham was unconscious from the finish of the fight until Monday morning.
His teammate John Yox said that Kirkham had suffered “severe bleeding in the brain” and had been kept on life support. An autopsy will be conducted today.
His death is the second in Mixed Martial Arts in three years. Sam Vasquez died due to injuries suffered during his fight in 2007 against Vince Libardi in Houston.
