Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Mark Coleman says he was a victim of a now-deceased Ohio State University team doctor who is accused of sexually abusing over 100 former students, he confirmed in a statement released on Thursday. The physician, Dr. Richard Strauss, has been accused of abusing his position to sexually assault students and university athletes, including multiple members of the wrestling team.
Coleman wrestled for Ohio State in 1988 as a senior transfer, winning a national championship in his only year with the school, then took a position as an assistant wrestling coach there.