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Former Ohio State Wrestler, UFC Legend Mark Coleman Hospitalized For Smoke Inhalation After Saving Parents From House Fire

Mark Coleman is a hero.

On Tuesday, the former Ohio State wrestler and UFC legend was hospitalized after he rescued his parents from a fire in his childhood home near Toledo. Coleman, 59, was airlifted from the scene after he inhaled large amounts of smoke in his rescue efforts.

Former UFC champion Mark Coleman ran into a burning house and saved both his parents, then went back in for their dog but passed out in the fire

He is now in critical condition at the hospital pic.twitter.com/BVjC0OHOQ5 — Dexerto (@Dexerto) March 12, 2024

According to a Facebook post from Coleman's friend and fellow retired UFC fighter, Wes Sims, Coleman pulled both his mother and father from the home and entered the property a third time in an effort to save his dog, Hammer.