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Shelby Walker found dead
By Zach Arnold | September 24, 2006
Female boxer & MMA fighter Shelby Walker (information on her can be found here, here, here, and here) was found dead due to a suspected overdose of pain medication.
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that is terrible news. hope her family can cope with the loss.
RIP Shelby.
Wasnt she also Denis Kang’s girlfriend? Hopefully he wont be too affected for Bushido. He really impressed many people at Bushido so far.
Yeah, Denis and Shelby were engaged. My deepest condolences go out to him and Shelby’s family…
This is very sad news and we all send our condolences (which no one ever likes doing).
But this also begs the question, how widespread is painkiller abuse in the MMA industry?
How about steriod use? We only know of 6 (?) fighters being tested positive in the UFC, but how about the other big 2 (K-1, PRIDE) and the smaller “AAA” league promotions?