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Former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo killed in hit-and-run

Ryan Jimmo, a former UFC veteran with a 19-5 overall record in mixed martial arts, died Sunday in Edmonton in what police are investigating as a possible homicide. Jimmo was 34.

According to CBC, police say an altercation involving Jimmo led to a fatal hit-and-run. Witnesses reportedly told police the Canadian fighter approached a vehicle after a parking lot incident at an Edmonton lounge around 2:15 a.m. local time.

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Jimmo was walking away from the vehicle when he was struck by a dark-colored pickup truck with two "Caucasian males" as occupants.