On Monday, the Associated Press was told by Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton that Kirkham died from bleeding inside the brain. On Tuesday, an autopsy will be conducted.

Until state legislators approved a measure to allow the South Carolina Athletic Commission to regulate fights last summer, South Carolina law prevented organized MMA competition. As an amateur, Kirkham held a 3-3 mark and he was trained in tae kwon do and submission wrestling for three and a half years. In Fayetteville, N.C, he operated out of the Fayetteville Independents camp.

As the only other fatality at a regulated event, Kirkham joins Sam Vasquez. Vasquez passed away in his bout with Vince Libardi at a Renegades Fighting Extreme show in Houston.

succumbing to strikes 2:50 into round three, the 35-year-old married father of one battled Libardi in a featherweight contest at the Toyota Center, competing for the first time in more than a year. He underwent the first of two surgeries to relieve pressure on his brain, two weeks after he was admitted. He suffered a massive stroke, went into coma and unfortunately passed away.

Between certain sites and particular fight organizations, White believed that there are money-changing hands, pointing to the inclusion of WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko on the majority of heavyweight and pound-for-pound lists.

“He’s not even the best heavyweight in the world. To put him on the pound-for-pound list. I think some of these guys don’t even know what pound-for-pound means, It’s just so disrespectful to all the other fighters it’s crazy “, said White.

The UFC president says that the majority of MMA news and blog sites are in the sport for the money. He owns a meager 10% share in the multi-billion dollar promotion. As per him, he knew a number of MMA reporters who make a living in the sport on two hands. The reality is that before they get their first payday, most writers work free for years

“Most of these goofy MMA sites, what you have to understand is, these guys are in it for the money. They are paid from all the smaller promotions. They are paid a lot of money from the smaller promotions. So they feel like they have to put some of their people that are the way it works. It’s sick and drives me crazy. It’s not a real pound-for-pound list. Either they don’t know pound-for-pound is or the obvious is they’re being paid “, said White.

He didn’t name the sites involved in this ugly practices although his comments did direct to Simmons’ inquiry about Sherdog’s current P-4-P list.