{"id":185848,"date":"2016-02-12T01:08:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=185848"},"modified":"2016-02-12T01:14:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:14:16","slug":"mma-world-reacts-to-the-death-of-kevin-randleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kevin-randleman\/mma-world-reacts-to-the-death-of-kevin-randleman\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA world reacts to the death of Kevin Randleman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent news of former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kevin-randleman\/kevin-randleman-passes-away-at-age-44\/\">Kevin Randleman passing away<\/a> due to heart failure struck the MMA community out of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old MMA pioneer reportedly died of heart failure. According to Bleacher Report&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremybotter\/status\/697980484207251458\">Jeremy Botter<\/a>, Randleman went to the hospital with pneumonia, but ultimately passed away due to heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>See how the various members from the MMA community reacted to the tragic news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so sorry to hear about the passing of the legend Kevin Randleman. RIP Kevin \u201cThe Monster&quot; Randleman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MTC4nFAF29\">pic.twitter.com\/MTC4nFAF29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; danawhite (@danawhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\/status\/698000657173745664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@danawhite &#8211; &#8220;I\u2019m so sorry to hear about the passing of the legend Kevin Randleman. RIP Kevin \u201cThe Monster&#8221; Randleman&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damn I cornered him this fight. Sad to hear the news. RIP my friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Repost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Repost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakeshieldsajj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakeshieldsajj<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tovHVvE8w\">https:\/\/t.co\/4tovHVvE8w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Liddell (@ChuckLiddell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckLiddell\/status\/698005291070156800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@ChuckLiddell &#8211; &#8220;Damn I cornered him this fight. Sad to hear the news. RIP my friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rampage4real\/status\/697998635896688640<br \/>\n@Rampage4real &#8211; &#8220;Rip Kevin &#x1f614;&#x1f64f;&#x1f3fe;&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just informed that Kevin Randleman has suddenly passed. I am so sorry 4 his family. RIP Kevin &amp; God Bless. U were a Monster in the cage<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMcCarthyMMA\/status\/698017276767838208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@JohnMcCarthyMMA &#8211; &#8220;Just informed that Kevin Randleman has suddenly passed. I am so sorry 4 his family. RIP Kevin &#038; God Bless. U were a Monster in the cage&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBrJwsvJXez\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">#kevinrandleman #rip<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by nickdiaz209 (@nickdiaz209) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-12T05:20:16+00:00\">Feb 11, 2016 at 9:20pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n@nickdiaz209 #kevinrandleman #rip<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">R.I.P Kev<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BONY (@JonnyBones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/698021874282864641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@JonnyBones &#8211; &#8220;R.I.P Kev&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So extremely sad to hear about the passing of Kevin Randleman. Truly one of the legends of (cont) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LedD3Xo48T\">https:\/\/t.co\/LedD3Xo48T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Henderson (@danhendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danhendo\/status\/698003547342786561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@danhendo &#8211; &#8220;So extremely sad to hear about the passing of Kevin Randleman. Truly one of the legends of wrestling and MMA. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and everyone that was blessed to have known him. RIP, The Monster&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/brucebuffer\/status\/698006128932728832<br \/>\n@brucebuffer &#8211; &#8220;RIP Kevin Randleman&#8230; Your smile, positive attitude &#038; &#8220;Warrior Spirit&#8221; lit up every room &#038; cage you walked into&#8230; TY for your friendship &#x1f44a;&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBrEmJAs4vd\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">This dude was so cool! I remember he walked into a room in Vegas with a bunch of us young fighters. He pointed at three of us and said &#34;You&#39;re going to be rich, you&#39;re going to be rich, you&#39;re going to be rich. This sports blowing up! So on that note&#8230;.can I borrow $50!&#34; We all got a laugh, then he got in a friendly wrestling match with Mark Coleman on a marble floor. OG!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-12T04:35:08+00:00\">Feb 11, 2016 at 8:35pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n@urijahfaber &#8211; &#8220;This dude was so cool! I remember he walked into a room in Vegas with a bunch of us young fighters. He pointed at three of us and said &#8220;You&#8217;re going to be rich, you&#8217;re going to be rich, you&#8217;re going to be rich. This sports blowing up! So on that note&#8230;.can I borrow $50!&#8221; We all got a laugh, then he got in a friendly wrestling match with Mark Coleman on a marble floor. OG!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Kevin be in peace! O mundo do mma ficou mais triste morreu o Kevin! Q surpresa triste ! Vai  paz guerreiro ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r9Qpk9ZTVD\">https:\/\/t.co\/r9Qpk9ZTVD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wanderlei Silva (@wandfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wandfc\/status\/698022639269359616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@wandfc &#8211; &#8220;RIP Kevin be in peace! O mundo do mma ficou mais triste morreu o Kevin! Q surpresa triste ! Vai  paz guerreiro !&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We lost Kevin today this man was a great guy so sad!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJGt0gJTyy\">pic.twitter.com\/YJGt0gJTyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiegoSanchezUFC\/status\/698018820842090496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@DiegoSanchezUFC &#8211; &#8220;We lost Kevin today this man was a great guy so sad!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBrGPhNjzAg\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">A lot of respect for the &#34; Monster &#34; Kevin Randleman , for what he did for the sport . Rest in peace warrior !! Muito respeito pelo Kevin Randleman , pelo que ele fez pelo esporte . Descanse em paz guerreiro !!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Rodrigo Nogueira (@minotauromma) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-12T04:49:32+00:00\">Feb 11, 2016 at 8:49pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n@minotauromma &#8211; &#8220;A lot of respect for the &#8221; Monster &#8221; Kevin Randleman , for what he did for the sport .<br \/>\nRest in peace warrior !!<br \/>\nMuito respeito pelo Kevin Randleman , pelo que ele fez pelo esporte .<br \/>\nDescanse em paz guerreiro !!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My heart goes out to Kevin Randleman&#39;s family. I had the pleasure to train, know &amp; watch one of the pioneers of&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GaoViq38F0\">https:\/\/t.co\/GaoViq38F0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roynelsonmma\/status\/698002671089782784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@roynelsonmma &#8211; &#8220;My heart goes out to Kevin Randleman&#8217;s family. I had the pleasure to train, know &#038; watch one of the pioneers of our sport. @ufc #rip&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the greats is gone. Won the Ncaa tourney with a broken jaw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/respect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#respect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kevinrandleman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kevinrandleman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamebredFighter\/status\/698013634681671682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@GamebredFighter &#8211; &#8220;One of the greats is gone. Won the Ncaa tourney with a broken jaw #respect #kevinrandleman #ufc&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themonstah_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@themonstah_<\/a> RIP to an old friend! Great personality and true class! One of funniest characters I&#39;ve met! Sad to hear this news.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiLHeathenMMA\/status\/697990102497128448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n@LiLHeathenMMA &#8211; &#8220;@themonstah_ RIP to an old friend! Great personality and true class! One of funniest characters I&#8217;ve met! Sad to hear this news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:31.25% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBrCKTqQA5Q\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">RIP Kevin Randleman. The World just lost one of the good guys and a great family man. Thanks for everything that you&#39;ve done for us MMA enthusiasts. As a friend, I&#39;m Glad that we got to share a last conversation not even a week ago at the Awards. You&#39;ll be missed. #pridefc #mma #ufc #kevinrandleman<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Vinny Magalhaes (@vinnymma) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-12T04:13:52+00:00\">Feb 11, 2016 at 8:13pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n@vinnymma &#8211; &#8220;RIP Kevin Randleman. The World just lost one of the good guys and a great family man.<br \/>\nThanks for everything that you&#8217;ve done for us MMA enthusiasts. As a friend, I&#8217;m Glad that we got to share a last conversation not even a week ago at the Awards. You&#8217;ll be missed. #pridefc #mma #ufc #kevinrandleman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent news of former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman passing away due to heart failure struck the MMA community out of nowhere. The 44-year-old MMA pioneer reportedly died of heart failure. According to Bleacher Report&#8217;s Jeremy Botter, Randleman went to the hospital with pneumonia, but ultimately passed away due to heart failure. 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