Damn. Bye bye buff. Hardly knew ya.
Rip
Hard way to go out.
Rest In Peace
RIP
Well that’s not good. RIP
RIP
I hope there is a follow up about exact cause of death because I’m not seeing it. He hit the canvas quite hard but… it’s a canvas, not asphalt.
RiP
That’s gotta fuck with the guy…knowing that happened. Shit.
Yeah, that was absolute horrible match making by BKFC and they should be liable. It was quite obvious the second that fight started that he was a sacrificial lamb.
RIP
Sad story, and not great matchmaking by the sounds of it. From the MMAjunkie article:
The 38-year-old Thornton took the bareknuckle fight with Cleckler on a five-fight skid in MMA – all first-round stoppages, including two knockout losses. He hadn’t won an MMA fight since October 2016. His most recent MMA loss came in less than a minute to MMA promoter Lex McMahon, who was fighting as a pro for the first time.
Thornton’s career MMA record was 8-16, all for regional promotions. His first pro fight was in 2008.
The fight with Cleckler was a rematch. Cleckler beat him under the Island Fights banner in 2013. Cleckler came into the BKFC 20 fight with an 11-1 MMA record and two knockout wins for BKFC.
One of the articles said something about him dealing with an infection from a spinal injury sustained in the fight. They didn’t say that was the cause of death, but mentioned he was dealing with the spinal injury and infection, and had been on a ventilator.
If he had a spinal infection, combined with the way he landed, perhaps he struck his spine? I have no idea but it sounds possible.
I took it to mean the awkward face first fall caused the injury that led to the infection while in the hospital, but I have no clue. Sucks either way, RIP.
Oh, interesting. Do you have a link?
Thanks bro!
Looks like he jammed/pinched his spine falling face first
Very sad
RIP Big Man