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Sensationalism surrounds MMA fatality

MMA Lightweight Michael Kirkham died Monday after his professional Mixed Martial Arts debut. Story can be found here. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fighter-Dies-in-South-Carolina-After-First-Pro-Bout-25374 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2010/06/second-man-dies-in-us-from-injuries-sustained-in-a-mma-fight/1?csp=34 His autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to MMAJunkie.com http://mmajunkie.com/news/19729/tuesday-autopsy-scheduled-for-south-carolina-mma-fighter-who-died-after-pro-debut.mma It's a shame, and tragic, that a fighter with an amateur career between 1-3 and 3-3 (depending on the source) thought that the time was right to go pro. Also very strange is a fighter who stood 6'9" fought as a lightweight (155lbs). As a guy who stands 5'5" and 165, I'm amazed he could maintain function after cutting to make weight. Based on how most people view cutting weight, and the consensus is that it sucks something fierce, Kirkham must have bee