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Former Bellator MMA fighter Ivan Cole dead after suffering gunshot to the head

Related Topics: Bellator MMA, Gunshot, Suicide

Former Bellator MMA combatant Ivan Cole died yesterday (Sat., June 11, 2016) after suffering a gunshot wound to the head in Dallas, Texas.

While details are still sketchy, CBS DFW is reporting that Cole, known as "JP," died of a self-inflicted gunshot after playing Russian roulette; a game in which participants load a bullet into a gun, spin the cylinder and pull the trigger on ones own head.

BREAKING NEWS: Mixed Martial Arts fighter Ivan "J.P." Cole killed himself while reportedly playing roulette with gun in Dallas apartment. CBS 11 has reached out to the Dallas Police Dept.