Former UFC and Strikeforce standout Benji Radach has died. He was 45.
Members of Radach’s household, together with his stepmother and brother, reported the information of his passing on Fb. No explanation for demise has been revealed.
The 24-fight veteran competed in a few of the greatest organizations in blended martial arts, together with the IFL, EliteXC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and the UFC. After kickstarting his profession with an ideal 12-0 report, together with a 5-0 run as an beginner, ‘Razor’ made his Octagon debut at UFC 37 in opposition to Steve Berger.
Radach scored a 27-second KO, however the consequence was later overturned by the Louisiana State Athletic Fee after it was decided that he was holding onto the cage previous to the end.
Radach bounced again with a win in opposition to Matt Serra’s youthful brother Nick Serra earlier than struggling a first-round TKO loss in opposition to Sean Sherk and departing the promotion shortly after.
Benji Radach fought six occasions in a single yr and confronted UFC title challenger ‘OSP’
Radach famously fought six occasions in a calendar yr below the IFL banner, going 5-1 within the course of with noteworthy wins over Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, and Bristol Marunde.
‘Razor’ additionally fought in EliteXC, incomes a win over Murilo Rua—the older brother of UFC Corridor of Famer Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua—earlier than heading to Strikeforce the place he scrapped with former UFC title challenger Ovince St. Preux and Scott Smith.
Radach closes out his profession at Bellator 137 in 2015 in opposition to Ben Reiter. General, he went 16-7 with 12 knockouts and a couple of wins through submission.
