UFC Legend Kimo Leopoldo Dies **RIP**

[Air Supply]

at 41, of a apparent heart attack

**broken link removed**

 

[Jappy's Boy]

well that sucks. i remember him well.

 

[Tom]

too young

sorry to hear this....way too young

 

[deadandgone]

damn....

 

[teslacsten]

That is scary. I believe he was a preacher also if I remember correctly. Always gracious in victory or defeat. God bless

 

[MightyJohn]

no comment

 

[mike1107]

damn this sucks

 

[Newman]

That is scary. I believe he was a preacher also if I remember correctly. Always gracious in victory or defeat. God bless

I know that people often get emotional around the time of someones' death & I know it's generally considered to be bad form, but I just gotta correct your statement.

Doesn't anyone here remember the match between Kimo & Royce Gracie? Royce got slammed aroud quite hard by the much more athleticly endowed Kimo, but Royce was a much more talented fighter & eventually put Kimo into an arm lock & forced Kimo to tap out.

At that point, Kimo was defeated & was officially unable to continue, while Royces' victory over Kimo had bought him the right to continue to fight the victor from another match that was fought the same day.

Unfortunately, Kimos' strong impact techniques had lightly injured Royces' shoulder & Royce had to bow out of the next match, effectively removing him from the competition.

Anyway, after it was announced that Royce was unable to continue, Kimo & Joe San (Kimos' supposed trainer) went running from the offside back into the fight area & went prancing around gloating in the fact that Royce was unable to compete.

If Kimo were a truly dispassionate professional fighter who felt no ill will against his opponents, then why would he make such a spectacle against Royce? His arrogant pride was hurt that he was defeated by a relatively skinny 170 opponent, that's why.

The point is, he acted neither a professionall, nor Christian fashion.

To make matters even worse, he had put on this riduculous circus side show event in his entry to the octagon, dragging a huge wooden cross up to the octagon before entry. How embarrassing for Jesus...

So was Kimo truly Christian? Christian aren't Jesus, so we have character defects like anyone else, but making a rediculously arrogant show of himself then pouting & gloating after a humiliating defeat was pure tacky. That's between Kimo & God, so if Kimo was trusting God, who am I/we to judge?...

Was Kimo professional? MMA is a sport & I didn't see Kimo display any sportsmanship that day. Admittedly, that was the only fight I've ever seen with Kimo competing, so maybe I missed him in better sportsmanlike form at other events...

I know the rules of this forum prevent it from becoming a digital form hate literature or religious indoctrination, so I want to point out that I wasn't judging Kimo, I was only reporting the veryable facts (early UFC history). I also never brought up the topic of religion, that was already mentioned by someone else.

Rest in peace Kimo.

And peace to all as well.

 

[Air Supply]

I know that people often get emotional around the time of someones' death & I know it's generally considered to be bad form, but I just gotta correct your statement.

Doesn't anyone here remember the match between Kimo & Royce Gracie? Royce got slammed aroud quite hard by the much more athleticly endowed Kimo, but Royce was a much more talented fighter & eventually put Kimo into an arm lock & forced Kimo to tap out.

At that point, Kimo was defeated & was officially unable to continue, while Royces' victory over Kimo had bought him the right to continue to fight the victor from another match that was fought the same day.

Unfortunately, Kimos' strong impact techniques had lightly injured Royces' shoulder & Royce had to bow out of the next match, effectively removing him from the competition.

Anyway, after it was announced that Royce was unable to continue, Kimo & Joe San (Kimos' supposed trainer) went running from the offside back into the fight area & went prancing around gloating in the fact that Royce was unable to compete.

If Kimo were a truly dispassionate professional fighter who felt no ill will against his opponents, then why would he make such a spectacle against Royce? His arrogant pride was hurt that he was defeated by a relatively skinny 170 opponent, that's why.

The point is, he acted neither a professionall, nor Christian fashion.

To make matters even worse, he had put on this riduculous circus side show event in his entry to the octagon, dragging a huge wooden cross up to the octagon before entry. How embarrassing for Jesus...

So was Kimo truly Christian? Christian aren't Jesus, so we have character defects like anyone else, but making a rediculously arrogant show of himself then pouting & gloating after a humiliating defeat was pure tacky. That's between Kimo & God, so if Kimo was trusting God, who am I/we to judge?...

Was Kimo professional? MMA is a sport & I didn't see Kimo display any sportsmanship that day. Admittedly, that was the only fight I've ever seen with Kimo competing, so maybe I missed him in better sportsmanlike form at other events...

I know the rules of this forum prevent it from becoming a digital form hate literature or religious indoctrination, so I want to point out that I wasn't judging Kimo, I was only reporting the veryable facts (early UFC history). I also never brought up the topic of religion, that was already mentioned by someone else.

Rest in peace Kimo.

And peace to all as well.

I agree 100% ^^^

 

[tbone01]

All this said he was still a very good and entertaining fighter. RIP

 

[hillbilly_210]

R.I.P. Brother

-HB-

 

[Bionic]

**broken link removed**

 

[Air Supply]

oops

 

[Lou]

**broken link removed**

Oops

 

[Air Supply]

another one **broken link removed**

 

[Newman]

**broken link removed**

Kinda too bad, I was just sorta getting comfortable with his death...LOL

Anyway, if you read the info at the link, you'll read that the guy competed on gear & was busted with weed.

Preaching the Gospel has become a business endeavor these days...

OT = Last year I saw a low rider with a bumper sticker that read "Praise The Lowered!!!"

 

[RONJON]

WOW WTF?...i thats crazy..dead..wait..not dead! He seems like a good guy. I remember when he came out with the cross during his entrance

 

[machola]

He seems like a good guy. I remember when he came out with the cross during his entrance

if you judge people by what jewelry they wear don't be surprised if you get it wrong. words too... actions are more accurate imo

 

[Newman]

I remember when he came out with the cross during his entrance

I was so embarrassed for God when he did that. What a ridiculous clown...

 

[MR. BMJ]

I just read at another board that this is a rumor....

Reports on Tuesday of the death of early Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Kimo Leopoldo was a big story throughout the mixed-martial-arts world. No one was more surprised by the news, in fact, than Leopoldo himself. He’s alive and well.

“I knew I wasn’t dead,” Leopoldo told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports in a phone interview on Tuesday evening.

“So when I was reading this I wondered if I was jinxed or something was going to happen.”

Leopoldo, who became an overnight mixed-martial-arts sensation following his appearance at UFC 3 in 1994, was reported dead Tuesday by numerous news outlets, including TMZ, the New York Daily News and Orange County Register. Rumors of Leopoldo’s death first appeared on MMA.tv’s popular forum, “The Underground.” The post claimed that Leopoldo died in Costa Rica after complications from a heart attack.

To put an end to the rumours, Leopoldo, 41, went to the Orange County Sheriff’s office in Santa Ana, Calif., late Tuesday afternoon.

“It was really strange,” Leopoldo told Yahoo!

“I’ve always had strange things written about me but nothing this bizarre. I couldn’t believe it when I searched for my name and I wrote in ‘Kimo Leopoldo’ and it added the word ‘death.’ ”

Leopoldo, known simply as Kimo in the MMA world, debuted with Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 3 against UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. That night, the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder entered the ring with a massive cross on his back and pushed Gracie — then, a two-time UFC tournament champion — to the point of exhaustion before eventually submitting. Gracie could not continue in the tournament, however, due to the damage from his match with Kimo.

Kimo fought four more times for UFC: a loss at UFC 8 in 1996 to Ken Shamrock; a loss to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka via decision at UFC 16 in 1997; a win over Tank Abbott at UFC 43 in 2003; and another loss to Shamrock at UFC 48 in 2004.

His career MMA record is 10-7-1.

In July 2006, Leopoldo was scheduled to fight ex-UFC heavyweight champ Bas Rutten but tested positive for steroids in the days leading up to the match. He had also tested positive for steroids following his UFC 48 match versus Shamrock.

Leopoldo was sentenced by a California judge earlier this week to 10 days of community service and to participate in a drug diversion program. He was arrested in February on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine.