UFC legend Mark Coleman believes he can do something.
Beloved by MMA followers far and vast, the two-time UFC match champion has had his justifiable share of demons and shut calls over time. In 2020, ‘The Hammer’ revealed that he underwent surgical procedure following a coronary heart assault. 4 years later, he almost misplaced his life after bravely pulling his mother and father out of their burning dwelling in Toledo, Ohio.
However maybe one in every of his greatest struggles was with alcohol.
In the present day, Coleman is sober and dwelling life to the fullest, however he’s not shying away from his checkered previous. If something, he’s absolutely embracing it. Throughout a latest interview with MMA Combating, the UFC’s first-ever heavyweight champion provided some perception into his sobriety and inspired anybody battling alcoholism to place down the bottle and begin combating for their very own life.
“You bought to get in there,” Coleman mentioned. “You bought to get assist. And you bought to do it now as a result of tomorrow won’t come. Put the bottle down. Stand up off the sofa. Get some train in. However first, get sober.”
“I can do something if I simply keep sober. Belief me, it’s the hardest struggle of my life.”
UFC Icon Mark Coleman wants No introduction
Coleman formally retired from competing when he was 48 years outdated. Earlier than that, he racked up wins towards a slew of former fight sports activities legends like Gary Goodridge, Don Frye, Dan Severn, and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. Alongside the best way, he etched his title within the historical past books, incomes him a spot within the UFC Corridor of Fame in 2008.
Along with his legacy because the UFC’s inaugural heavyweight titleholder, ‘The Hammer’ nonetheless holds the document for the quickest knockout in PRIDE historical past, and is one in every of solely two fighters to win tournaments in each PRIDE and the Final Combating Championship.
