{"id":466255,"date":"2022-12-24T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T00:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466255"},"modified":"2022-12-24T17:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T01:06:16","slug":"ufc-legend-stephan-bonnar-passes-away-at-age-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-legend-stephan-bonnar-passes-away-at-age-45\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC legend Stephan Bonnar passes away at age 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic news struck the MMA world on Christmas Eve as it was announced that UFC legend Stephan Bonnar has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC announced the news on their official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> page with the following post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UFC family is saddened by the passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar. We send our sincerest condolences to his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1606788857701494785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe UFC family is saddened by the passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar. We send our sincerest condolences to his family and friends.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bonnar, a UFC Hall of Famer, was just 45 years old. The cause of death has not been revealed at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Stephan Bonnar was instrumental in the UFC becoming a mainstream commodity. His epic battle against Forrest Griffin in the TUF 1 Finale was a main ingredient in the promotion becoming a household name.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStephan Bonnar was one of the most important fighters to ever compete in the Octagon,\u201d<\/em> stated UFC President <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-explains-how-a-cocaine-scandal-led-to-the-ufcs-billion-dollar-deal-with-espn\/\">Dana White<\/a> in a release announcing Bonnar\u2019s death. <em>\u201cHis fight with Forrest Griffin changed the sport forever, and he will never be forgotten. The fans loved him, related to him and he always gave them his best. He will be missed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bonnar (15-9 MMA) scored victories over notable names such as Keith Jardine, Krzysztof Soszynski, James Irvin and Kyle Kingsbury during his UFC career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The American Psycho\u2019 retired from mixed martial arts in 2014, following a split decision loss to Tito Ortiz at Bellator 131.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnar went on to try his hand at professional wrestling, even teaming up with fellow former UFC fighter Phil Baroni for a brief period of time.<\/p>\n<p>The staff at BJPenn.com sends our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Stephan Bonnar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic news struck the MMA world on Christmas Eve as it was announced that UFC legend Stephan Bonnar has passed away. The UFC announced the news on their official Twitter page with the following post: The UFC family is saddened by the passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar. 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