MMA legend Mark Coleman is recovering in the hospital after saving his parents from a house fire.
The news was first reported by Full Send, who wrote "Send some prayers to the UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman, he was in a house fire last night and saved his parents. He had to be airlifted to the hospital due to smoke inhalation."
They also shared a photo of him with what appears to be a breathing tube in the hospital.
More details were revealed by JT Tilley on Fabebook who wrote, "Don’t count Mark Coleman out. Mark is a hero. Last night at 4am, his parents home burnt down. Mark entered the burning house to save them. They are fine. Mark was burned and inhaled lots of smoke. He has been taken by life flight to Toledo, Ohio where he is being intubated. 
This is what's left of the house Mark Coleman and his family were in last night.
— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) March 12, 2024
Mark's dog Hammer woke him up to a house in flames. He saved both his parents and is fighting for his life. pic.twitter.com/hicYhv7SDm
Coleman was a staple in PRIDE and the UFC and had his last fight in 2010. That fight was the UFC Hall of Famer vs. UFC Hall of Famer bout in UFC history. He lost the bout via submission to Randy Couture. His record at the time of retirement was 16-10 and he folds wins over the likes of Stephan Bonnar, Don Frye, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Dan Severn, among many others.
He was the first-ever UFC heavyweight champion and the Pride Fighting Championships 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at UFC 82.
Outside of MMA, Coleman competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was an NCAA Division I National Champion for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
He is now a full time coach and an advocate for living a sober lifestyle.
Fans, fighters and media reacted to the Mark Coleman news
Ariel Helwani asked fans to pray for Coleman and offered words of support of his own.
Please pray for Mark Coleman, if you can.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 12, 2024
A pioneer, inspiration, founding father and just a sweetheart of a man.
You got this, @Markcolemanmma 🙏
Hero’s do hero shit!!
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 12, 2024
Prayers out to mark coleman and his family 🙏🏾❤️
What a hero Mark Coleman is 💙 https://t.co/9FC6da6Ptz
— Brian Moore (@brianmooremma) March 12, 2024
Mark Coleman, unbelievable hero. Hope the Hammer can beat this one, too. https://t.co/D6ksf9Q9Bf
— Chad Dundas (@chaddundas) March 12, 2024
Prayers for MMA legend Mark Coleman 🙏🏾
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 12, 2024
Saw a thread on the UG that Mark Coleman was trapped in a house fire and airlifted to the hospital where he is fighting for his life. Prayers up for the Hammer 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Rich Chou (@rich_chou) March 12, 2024
Thinking of UFC Hall of Famer and legend of the fight game, Mark Coleman. A true fighter and hero!🙏 @Markcolemanmma @ufc https://t.co/FPD5eFTPgR pic.twitter.com/I1zuKoRRCL
— Ross Edmonds (@RosssEdmonds) March 12, 2024
Several fans also tweeted their support.
Come on mark you got this bro 👊🏻 #markcoleman #sendingprays #ufc pic.twitter.com/u72I6iinG5
— KylePovey (@KPoveyNUFC) March 12, 2024
Mark Coleman is a legend, a hero of a man
— chris fields (@chrisfieldsmma) March 12, 2024
Man .. I just saw the news about Mark Coleman, in critical condition after saving his parents from a house fire.. what a legend and one of my favourite pioneers of the sport of MMA .. hoping for him to pull through and have a quick recovery 🙏 pic.twitter.com/v3L40XHhce
— 🐺 (@RedWolfMMA) March 12, 2024
Sending prayers to The Godfather of Ground & Pound, the 1st UFC Heavyweight Champion in history, Mark Coleman🙏🏽
— DJ MurkCity (@myrksitymma) March 12, 2024
He was in a severe house fire last night where he saved his parents and had to be airlifted to a hospital due to smoke inhalation🙏🏽
HammerHouse4Life pic.twitter.com/7JAyvlc5wP
This is a developing story and we will update with more details when they become available.