Alberta RCMP are investigating the death of a fighter following a charity mixed martial arts event outside Edmonton on Saturday.
The 33-year-old Edmonton man died after participating in the combative sports event at a community centre in Enoch, Alta., on Edmonton’s western outskirts, RCMP said.
Police said they were informed Monday morning that the fighter had died sometime after his Saturday evening bout.
RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said investigators are reviewing the circumstances of the death. Details are limited as the investigation is in its early stages, he said Tuesday.
The death followed the release of a fatality inquiry report earlier this month into the death of fighter Tim Hague, who died following a match in Edmonton in 2017. The judge’s report called for sweeping changes to the way combative sports are regulated in Alberta.
