Ex-UFC Fighter: My 'Death' Greatly Exaggerated
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A mixed martial arts fighter who was reported to have died overnight by some media outlets has come forward to prove that he's alive.
Kimo Leopoldo, a 41-year-old Costa Mesa resident who once fought in the UFC, said at a press conference Tuesday in Orange County that he didn't know where the rumor of his death started.
He says he spent the night at a friend's house and was rustled from bed by his promoter about what was being reported.
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Leopoldo says he hopes to fight one last time, but dismissed the possibility that someone close to him would have started a rumor of his death as a gimmick.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department fielded about 200 calls on Tuesday about Leopoldo's purported death.