UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman called himself the “happiest man in the world” earlier this week after rescuing his parents from a “horrific” fire that destroyed their home and claimed the life of their beloved dog, Hammer. .
Early in the morning, Coleman and his parents were sleeping in their home in Fremont, Ohio, when Coleman suddenly woke up. reportedly Because of the hummer’s constant barking. Coleman quickly realized something was fatally wrong.
“I walked out of the room and went to the door,” he later recalled tearfully. “The situation was already bad at that point. I couldn’t breathe. I almost had to go outside.”
The fire raged in the house, putting everyone inside in danger. Acting on instinct, Coleman picked up the parents one by one and carried them outside to safety.
“I can’t believe my parents are alive!” he said from his hospital bed, still crying with joy and cradling his young daughters Kenzie and Morgan.
according to Instagram post From Morgan, Coleman had to be “fought for his life” to the hospital, where he “fought for his life.”[ed] Thankfully, a video on Facebook shows he has recovered and is breathing on his own. “God is good. Miracles do happen,” he read a message accompanying the post.
While the family is celebrating that Coleman and his parents are alive, they are also grieving the loss of Hammer, who died in the fire. “I couldn’t find my Hummer!” Coleman cried.
Morgan added in the post: “We will sorely miss this wonderful hammer.”
Coleman still maintains a muscular physique. athlete His entire adult life. He won the national championship in wrestling at Ohio State University in 1988 and competed in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
He then spent some time competing as an amateur MMA fighter before joining the UFC. He won his first heavyweight title in 1997 and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2008.
“Our father has always been our hero and means the world to us,” Morgan said. “He is and always will be a fighter.”
“strongest [and] The bravest man I know. ”
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