One of the first men to ever step into the UFC Octagon died this week, according to multiple reports.
Kevin Rosier, who took part in the UFC 1 tournament in 1993, was ill for quite some time and suffered an apparent fatal heart attack Tuesday morning, UFC co-founder Art Davie confirmed with MMAFighting.com. Rosier was 53 years old.
Rosier won the second aired fight in UFC history, defeating Zane Frazier via TKO by way of head stomps on Nov. 12, 2003 in Denver, Colo. He went on to lose to Gerard Gordeau by TKO in the semifinals of the tournament.