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‘The Ultimate Fighter 17’ Cast Member Josh Samman Dead at 28

UFC middleweight Josh Samman has died after being hospitalized late last week, according to a report from the Tallahassee Democrat. He was 28 years old.

Samman and roommate Troy Kirkingburg were found unresponsive at their Hollywood Beach Gardens Apartment on Sept. 29. Kirkingburg, a ring announcer for the Samman-owned MMA promotion Combat Night, was pronounced dead on arrival at a South Florida hospital. Samman was reportedly in critical condition in a coma before passing away on Wednesday.

“They both had the ability to light up a room with their enthusiasm,” Adam Corey, a friend of both men, told the Democrat.