{"id":144036,"date":"2015-05-15T11:46:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T18:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=144036"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:27:01","slug":"former-ufc-fighter-corey-hill-passes-at-the-age-of-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/former-ufc-fighter-corey-hill-passes-at-the-age-of-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC Fighter Corey Hill Passes at the Age of 36"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill.png\" alt=\"Corey Hill\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Corey-Hill-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC fighter Corey Hill has passed away on Friday afternoon after battling a devastating illness at the age of 36. His wife, Lauran Hill, confirmed his passing through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2015\/05\/15\/ufcs-corey-hill-wife-confirms-death-after-devastating-illness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UFC <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/oops-ufc-falsely-confirms-corey-hills-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed his death<\/a> on their website on Thursday, but Hill said he was still battling. Unfortunately, Hill would go on to lose the battle on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Lauran stated, &#8220;He was such a strong role model for our children, and would do anything to keep them safe and happy and healthy.&#8221; She continued, &#8220;[He was] a fighter &#8217;til the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Corey Hill&#8217;s first professional (exhibition) fight was with the UFC in a decision win against Rob Emerson on &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter&#8221;. 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