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UFC middleweight Josh Samman dead at age of 28

Ultimate Fighter 17 alum and UFC middleweight Josh Samman died on Wednesday in South Florida after being in a coma since late last year.

The Broward County Medical Examiner and Trauma Services and Samman’s manager confirmed the news to multiple media outlets on Wednesday.

Samman was found last Thursday by the Hollywood Police Department unresponsive after they responded to a “call of a possible drug overdose.” The cause of death for Samman is unknown at this time and the Broward County Medical Examiner and Trauma Services will be performing an autopsy. Craig Mallak of the Broward County Medical Examiner and Trauma Services told MMA Fighting that “there might not be a definitive cause of death found.”