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Former Ohio State Wrestler Mark Coleman Now Breathing On His Own After Saving Parents from House Fire

Mark Coleman is awake and breathing of his own after saving his parents from a house fire earlier this week.

Coleman has been hospitalized since the fire at his parents’ house early Tuesday morning, which destroyed his childhood home in Fremont, Ohio. The 59-year-old former Ohio State wrestler and UFC Hall of Famer was airlifted to a hospital and was in critical condition on Tuesday due to smoke inhalation.

Fortunately, Coleman’s condition has improved over the past two days. On Thursday, Coleman’s daughter Kenzie posted a video on Facebook that showed Coleman speaking with his daughters for the first time since the fire.