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UFC stars pay tribute after Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson dies aged 38

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The Mixed Martial Arts world is dealing with the tragic news that former UFC star Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson has dies at just 38 years old.

The former UFC light heavyweight title challenger was suffering with an illness, which Fox Sports reported as ‘organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.’

Johnson signed with Bellator last year, fighitng in May 2021 when he knocked out Jose Augusto Azevedo, and the organisation reported his death on Sunday.

A Bellator statement read: ‘It is with great sadness we acknowledge the passing of Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson.

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