According to the information of the local media, the murder happened about 18 hours local time as Mokhtarian was walking. Witnesses stated that they heard more shots fired from the Red Audi. The emergency room quickly arrived at the place of events, but doctors failed to save the life of a 33-year-old fighter.
The attacker escaped from the crime scene, and the police are intensely searching for him. Investigators believe that Mokhtarian was a target of an organized attack.
This is not the first time that the former UFC fighter faced the attempted murder. In February 2024. years, armed man disguised in the delivery man tried to shoot him in front of the hall, but then he managed to avoid attack.
Suman Mokhtarian acquired the wider recognition in 2018. year when he participated in 27. Season of the popular show The Ultimate Fighterwhere he was in the team of Stipe Miočić in the penolic category. Although he lost his first fight with a unanimous decision of judges, he received a contract with UFC.
In the world’s strongest MMA, he debuted the same year at the UFC Adelaide event, where he was defeated by the Nokauto from Sodiqa Yusuff, and a year later he lost from Seung Woo Choi in Busan. It was his last professional fight.
He finished his career with a professional score of eight wins and two defeats.
(Vijesti.ba)
