I'm not dead yet!

[HejiraHenry]

So was listening for a while to Colin Cowherd this afternoon, talking about some MMA guy who'd died.

Except ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A mixed martial arts fighter who some media outlets reported had died overnight has come forward to prove that he’s alive.
The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department fielded about 200 calls on Tuesday about the purported death of Kimo Leopoldo.
But the 41-year-old Costa Mesa resident, who once fought in the UFC, said at a news conference Tuesday in Orange County that he didn’t know where the rumor of his death started.
He says he spent the night at a friend’s house and was rousted from bed by his promoter about what was being reported.
Leopoldo says he hopes to fight one last time, but dismissed the possibility that someone close to him would have started a rumor of his death as a gimmick.

 

[Starman]

So was listening for a while to Colin Cowherd this afternoon, talking about some MMA guy who'd died.

Except ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A mixed martial arts fighter who some media outlets reported had died overnight has come forward to prove that he’s alive.
The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department fielded about 200 calls on Tuesday about the purported death of Kimo Leopoldo.
But the 41-year-old Costa Mesa resident, who once fought in the UFC, said at a news conference Tuesday in Orange County that he didn’t know where the rumor of his death started.
He says he spent the night at a friend’s house and was rousted from bed by his promoter about what was being reported.
Leopoldo says he hopes to fight one last time, but dismissed the possibility that someone close to him would have started a rumor of his death as a gimmick.

A truly shocking notion.

 

[Football_Bat]

 

[Baron Scicluna]

So was listening for a while to Colin Cowherd this afternoon, talking about some MMA guy who'd died.

Except ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A mixed martial arts fighter who some media outlets reported had died overnight has come forward to prove that he’s alive.
The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department fielded about 200 calls on Tuesday about the purported death of Kimo Leopoldo.
But the 41-year-old Costa Mesa resident, who once fought in the UFC, said at a news conference Tuesday in Orange County that he didn’t know where the rumor of his death started.
He says he spent the night at a friend’s house and was rousted from bed by his promoter about what was being reported.
Leopoldo says he hopes to fight one last time, but dismissed the possibility that someone close to him would have started a rumor of his death as a gimmick.

A truly shocking notion.

Is he friends with Vince McMahon?

 

[expendable]

I feel happy!

 

[Mr7134]

Kimo's people are talking about suing the person who started the rumour...

http://www.mmanews.com/other/Exclusive:-Kimo-and-Manager-Talk-Fake-Death-Story-Much-More.html

Yesterday, when rumors began to spread that Kimo Leopoldo had past away, many fans were left wondering if the story was actually true. It began to spread like wild fire due to a rumor that began on one of the more popular MMA message boards out there and then was followed up with confirmations from the likes of TMZ.com. Kimo’s manager, Brandt Stebbins, spoke to TMZ about the issue

“I talked to TMZ and asked how they confirmed it and they wouldn’t tell me anything.” Stebbins told MMANews.com. “We then talked to the coroner’s office and sheriff because we knew he was in Orange County or LA. I finally seen Kimo face to face around 3:30pm and once I did I spoke to Kimo’s son who was distraught all day and he spoke to Kimo and other family members. The sheriff called us when they knew we found Kimo and wanted to do a press conference. They couldn’t receive any regular calls because the lines were so busy with people wondering about Kimo.”

A dangerous game to play when there are real stories out there and people that may have been in emergency situations, not able to make contact when they are in trouble due to phone lines being clogged up due to a fake rumor. Because of the pain and suffering caused from the incident, Stebbins says they will take action.

“Yes we are definitely going to take action. Kimo is the type of person that you can step on his toes and you can push him but he isn’t going to do anything but when his son spends a whole day balling his eyes out thinking his father is dead, and his family is going through all this mental anguish than we have to take action....

 

[Oggiedoggie]

He's so happy he got caught

Beau Taylor of Tulsa provided media observers this week with a case study on how quickly an Internet rumor can be reported as news.

Taylor started a thread Tuesday on a mixed martial arts Web site forum stating former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Kimo Leopoldo, 41, had died of a heart attack in Costa Rica. Taylor attributed the information to a fictitious person.

Other mixed martial arts Web sites soon reported Taylor’s message. Within hours it spread further after the Web site TMZ.com, which was the first media outlet to confirm the death of pop star Michael Jackson, reported it "confirmed” Leopoldo’s death.

Taylor, 31, said he was surprised because he posts "nonsense all the time. I’m always joking around.”

From: http://www.newsok.com/tulsan-beau-taylor-began-false-report-about-death-of-ufc-fighter-kimo-leopoldo/article/3387608?custom_click=lead_story_title