Category: Ryan Jimmo

  • Israel Adesanya praises dancing ability of late fighter Ryan Jimmo

    Israel Adesanya praises dancing ability of late fighter Ryan Jimmo

    UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is known as one of MMA’s greatest dancers but he says that the late Ryan Jimmo was the best dancer in UFC history. Many consider Adesanya to be a fantastic dancer by MMA standards, and his elaborate walkouts and victory celebrations are something that fans routinely look forward to. According […]

  • Man who killed UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo sentenced to eight years

    Man who killed UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo sentenced to eight years

    In June of 2016, seven-time UFC veteran and former MFC light heavyweight champion Ryan Jimmo was hit by a car and killed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This week, Anthony Getschel, the man responsible for Jimmo’s death, was sentenced to eight years in prison for this incident — six years for manslaughter and two more for […]

  • Man who allegedly hit and killed Ryan Jimmo granted bail

    Man who allegedly hit and killed Ryan Jimmo granted bail

    The MMA community was devastated earlier this year when it was revealed that UFC light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo had been struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot in Alberta Canada. According to the reports, Jimmo was involved in a brief verbal dispute with the driver of the vehicle, and as he was […]

  • Ryan Jimmo proposed to his girlfriend just hours before his death

    Ryan Jimmo proposed to his girlfriend just hours before his death

    Tragedy struck the MMA community earlier this week when it was announced that UFC light heavyweight veteran Ryan Jimmo had been killed in a hit-and-run accident in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The two suspects involved in the hit-and-run incident that left Ryan Jimmo dead have since been arrested and taken in to custody. The two young […]

  • Two suspects charged in the hit-and-run death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo

    Two suspects charged in the hit-and-run death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo

    Two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo. Edmonton Police Service confirmed with MMA Fighting on Wednesday that 23-year-old Anthony Getschel was arrested and charged with “second degree murder, criminal negligence causing death, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and fail to stop […]

  • Police release images of suspect vehicle involved in Ryan Jimmo’s death

    Police release images of suspect vehicle involved in Ryan Jimmo’s death

    Horrible news hit the MMA community on Sunday when it became known that UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo passed away due to injuries sustained from a hit-and-run incident in Edmonton, Canada. Edmonton police released photos of the suspect vehicle involved in Jimmo’s death. From Edmonton Police Service: For Immediate Release:27-Jun-2016 @ 4:56 PM MRU #:H16R027-1 The […]

  • MMA community reacts to the shocking death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo

    MMA community reacts to the shocking death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo

    Another shocking death has hit the MMA community. UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Edmonton, Canada early Sunday morning and died later that day due to injuries sustained from the incident. Back in May, Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons was also killed in a hit-and-run incident. The MMA community reacted […]

  • UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo killed in hit and run

    UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo killed in hit and run

    Tragedy has struck the mixed martials arts world as it is being reported that former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo has been killed after a hit and run in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian news outlet CBC shared the following information: Homicide detectives are investigating a hit and run on Whyte Avenue that left one man dead […]