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Canadian Press -Mounties in Alberta are investigating the death of a fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said the man was taken to hospital after he fought Saturday at a community centre in Enoch Cree First Nation west of Edmonton. Parkland RCMP received a report of the man\u2019s death on Monday morning, he said. \u201cThis fighter did die in hospital. However, it was immediately after the fight, so you would attribute it to the fight,\u201d Savinkoff said Wednesday. \u201cThis is a very traumatic incident, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s traumatic for those that were watching the event.\u201d The fighter was 33 and lived in Edmonton. The organizer of Saturday\u2019s event, Ultra Events Canada, said in an email Wednesday it was devastated to hear about the… <\/p>\n

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Canadian Press -Mounties in Alberta are investigating the death of a fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said the man was taken to hospital after he fought Saturday at a community centre in Enoch Cree First Nation west of Edmonton. Parkland RCMP received a report of the man\u2019s death on Monday morning, he said. \u201cThis fighter did die in hospital. However, it was immediately after the fight, so you would attribute it to the fight,\u201d Savinkoff said Wednesday. \u201cThis is a very traumatic incident, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s traumatic for those that were watching the event.\u201d The fighter was 33 and lived in Edmonton. The organizer of Saturday\u2019s event, Ultra Events Canada, said in an email Wednesday it was devastated to hear about the... <\/p>\n

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