ironworks
11-27-2013, 10:43 PM
UFC heavyweight Shane del Rosario suffered cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning and is currently in critical condition at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.
“Shane del Rosario had a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse at home on Tuesday morning,” Jason House, del Rosario’s manager, said in a statement released to Sherdog.com. “He was brought to the hospital in full cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated in the emergency room back to a stable heart rhythm and blood pressure. He is currently in the coronary care unit critically ill. Our prayers are with him and his family.”
No further information regarding del Rosario’s condition is available at this time.
The 30-year-old del Rosario was scheduled to make his third Octagon appearance against Carlos Augusto Filho at UFC 168, but the bout was canceled when both men suffered injuries leading up to their Dec. 28 clash.
After beginning his professional MMA career with 11 straight victories -- including three with Strikeforce -- Del Rosario suffered a herniated disc in an April 2011 car accident. He returned to make his Octagon debut against Stipe Miocic at UFC 146, where he lost via second-round TKO. He was knocked out by Pat Barry in his last outing at “The Ultimate Fighter 16” finale.
“Shane del Rosario had a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse at home on Tuesday morning,” Jason House, del Rosario’s manager, said in a statement released to Sherdog.com. “He was brought to the hospital in full cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated in the emergency room back to a stable heart rhythm and blood pressure. He is currently in the coronary care unit critically ill. Our prayers are with him and his family.”
No further information regarding del Rosario’s condition is available at this time.
The 30-year-old del Rosario was scheduled to make his third Octagon appearance against Carlos Augusto Filho at UFC 168, but the bout was canceled when both men suffered injuries leading up to their Dec. 28 clash.
After beginning his professional MMA career with 11 straight victories -- including three with Strikeforce -- Del Rosario suffered a herniated disc in an April 2011 car accident. He returned to make his Octagon debut against Stipe Miocic at UFC 146, where he lost via second-round TKO. He was knocked out by Pat Barry in his last outing at “The Ultimate Fighter 16” finale.