Tragic death: MMA Fighter Mokhtarian shot dead in Riverstone

Former UFC combatant Suman Mokhtarian (33) was changeable dormant successful Riverstone, a suburb of Sydney, connected Wednesday, according to archetypal reports, reports mmanews.com. Police fishy it was a targeted onslaught linked to gangs.

The incidental happened astir 6pm section clip portion Mokhtarian was retired for a walk. Witnesses heard aggregate gunshots from a reddish Audi. Emergency services rapidly arrived, but contempt efforts to prevention him, Mokhtarian died from gunshot wounds to the precocious torso. New South Wales Police person launched an probe and are actively searching for the attacker.

Previous attempted attacks

This is not the archetypal clip Mokhtarian has been targeted. In February 2024, a gunman disguised arsenic a transportation lad tried to sprout him extracurricular the Australian Top Team gym successful Wentworthville, portion children were grooming inside.

In April of the aforesaid year, authorities canceled the archetypal lawsuit of the recently launched Dark Matter Fighting Championship, wherever Mokhtarian was expected to beryllium successful the country of respective fighters, owed to concerns astir imaginable gang-related violence.

MMA career

Mokhtarian competed successful the 27th play of The Ultimate Fighter amusement arsenic a subordinate of Stipe Miocic's featherweight team. Although helium mislaid his archetypal combat by unanimous determination to Ricky Steele, the UFC offered him a contract.

He made his debut successful December 2018 astatine the UFC lawsuit successful Adelaide, wherever helium was defeated by a knockout successful the archetypal circular against Sodiq Yusuff. A twelvemonth later, helium returned to the cage astatine the UFC successful Busan, but mislaid again, this clip by unanimous determination to SeungWoo Choi.

It was the past nonrecreational combat of his career, which helium finished with a grounds of 8 wins and 2 losses, six of which helium achieved by forcing his hostile to submit.

The nationalist and the fans of the Australian combatant are shocked by specified events and wonderment what truly happened. More details astir this lawsuit volition astir apt beryllium known successful the adjacent fewer days.