MMA fighter Rondel Clark has died after losing a bout in Boston.
Amateur competitor Rondel Clark passed away following his third-round loss to Ryan Dunn at the Cage Titans 35 event on Saturday night in Plymouth, Massachusets. He was 26 years old.
Clark was carried from the cage on a stretcher and transported to hospital. He was pronounced dead three days later at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
“The New England MMA community lost one of our own on Tuesday morning; Rondel Da’twaun Clark passing away at Beth Israel Hospital due to complications following his amateur bout on Saturday night,” the promotion said in statement on social media.
Rondel was a cherished soul throughout his athletic career, known for his utter tenacity on the grid iron, grappling mats, and inside the MMA cage. We at Cage Titans extend our deepest condolences to the Clark family, who request no outside communications at this time.”
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Clark was 1-1 as an amateur in MMA and won his debut via 25-second knockout in June.
A police investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding his death.