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As UFC’s Josh Samman remains in coma, mom issues statement denying heroin overdose

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Josh Samman remains hospitalized in a coma after he was discovered unconscious last week in his apartment in South Florida, alongside roommate (and MMA ring announcer) Troy Kirkingburg.

While no official cause for his condition has been made available, the Internet has run wild with speculation, probably because it’s the Internet and that’s kind of why it exists these days.

But Samman’s mother recently issued a statement to reporter Christopher Rothstein (via FOX Sports) to shoot down some of the recent rumors:

"Josh is still in a coma, and more tests are being done.