He was there one day and just like that he was gone.
That's how Pat Curran strains to remember the tragic death of teammate Jordan Parsons.
Curran, a Bellator MMA featherweight, was the last person to ever spar with Parsons on April 30 at the Blackzilians gym in Boca Raton, Fla. Hours later, in the early morning of May 1, Parsons was struck by an SUV and critically injured. The Bellator prospect died three days later.
"When I found out the news, I was just like, 'There's no way,'" Curran said. "It's unreal.