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Ha muerto Gilbert Aldanda
Gilbert Aldana, 29, passed away Sunday morning while boating with his family at Lake Pleasant in Peoria, Ariz. The body of the two-time UFC fighter has been found, the heavyweight's trainer Roland Sarria told Sherdog.com Monday afternoon, but has not yet been recovered.
Aldana leaves behind a wife and two boys, ages 4 and 8.
"He was a devoted family man," Sarria said of Aldana. "His family was everything to him."
According to news reports, the Rage in the Cage veteran drowned after diving into the lake to recover a t-shirt that fell in the water.
"He went out with his best friend and his family," Sarria said. "His wife, his friend's wife and the kids. It was a weird thing that happened, because it happened as they were entering the lake. They were going like five miles-per-hour and that's when it happened. So they never got a chance to even get out in the lake. It happened in the early stage.
"It was really a freak accident."
Aldana was a part-time fighter, a throwback to the day when many UFC participants held second jobs. "It was hard for him to train," said Sarria, who worked with Aladana for close to three years. "He had a job. He had two kids. He was married. It was a really difficult situation for him and it was just hard for him to pour his heart and soul into his training. Plus over here in Arizona we didn't really have the right guys for him. But we did the best that we can for what we had."
That was good enough to land him a shot in the UFC after going undefeated in five RITC fights. The slugger from Chandler, Ariz. faced Paul Buentello in Feb. 2006, and as was his style, Aldana brawled before finally succumbing to punches early in the second round. He earned one more shot, losing to Cheick Kongo in the opening round of their July 2006 tilt.
"El Peligro" returned to competition in January, taking the first submission victory of his career in just 26 seconds.
"His dream was to eventually get back in the UFC after he had some better training," Sarria noted of the fallen heavyweight, whose mixed martial arts will stand at 6-2-0.
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Gilbert Aldana is presumed dead today according to reports out of Arizona. Reporting for Arizona's Family 3 KTVK, Kim Martinez said that it is believed that 6'2" 245-pound Aldana drowned yesterday at Lake Pleasant in Arizona.
According to the report, "Aldana was just setting out on his boss' boat for a family outing Sunday morning when his shirt reportedly flew out of the boat and into the water. He dove in to try and grab it and started struggling. Someone dove in to help, but Aldana never resurfaced."
Although rescue units responded immediately, the scene quickly turned from a search and rescue to a search and recovery according to Fire Marshal Howard Munding, whom Martinez interviewed.
Aldana, who started off to an impressive 5-0 record early in his career, struggled during his time in the UFC losing to Paul Buentello and Cheick Kongo. Little more than a month ago, Aldana returned to his winning ways, submitting Rich Beecroft at his old stomping grounds at Rage In The Cage.
Gilbert Aldana was 29 years old. He leaves behind his wife and two boys.
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Gilbert Aldana, 29, passed away Sunday morning while boating with his family at Lake Pleasant in Peoria, Ariz. The body of the two-time UFC fighter has been found, the heavyweight's trainer Roland Sarria told Sherdog.com Monday afternoon, but has not yet been recovered.
Aldana leaves behind a wife and two boys, ages 4 and 8.
"He was a devoted family man," Sarria said of Aldana. "His family was everything to him."
According to news reports, the Rage in the Cage veteran drowned after diving into the lake to recover a t-shirt that fell in the water.
"He went out with his best friend and his family," Sarria said. "His wife, his friend's wife and the kids. It was a weird thing that happened, because it happened as they were entering the lake. They were going like five miles-per-hour and that's when it happened. So they never got a chance to even get out in the lake. It happened in the early stage.
"It was really a freak accident."
Aldana was a part-time fighter, a throwback to the day when many UFC participants held second jobs. "It was hard for him to train," said Sarria, who worked with Aladana for close to three years. "He had a job. He had two kids. He was married. It was a really difficult situation for him and it was just hard for him to pour his heart and soul into his training. Plus over here in Arizona we didn't really have the right guys for him. But we did the best that we can for what we had."
That was good enough to land him a shot in the UFC after going undefeated in five RITC fights. The slugger from Chandler, Ariz. faced Paul Buentello in Feb. 2006, and as was his style, Aldana brawled before finally succumbing to punches early in the second round. He earned one more shot, losing to Cheick Kongo in the opening round of their July 2006 tilt.
"El Peligro" returned to competition in January, taking the first submission victory of his career in just 26 seconds.
"His dream was to eventually get back in the UFC after he had some better training," Sarria noted of the fallen heavyweight, whose mixed martial arts will stand at 6-2-0.
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Gilbert Aldana is presumed dead today according to reports out of Arizona. Reporting for Arizona's Family 3 KTVK, Kim Martinez said that it is believed that 6'2" 245-pound Aldana drowned yesterday at Lake Pleasant in Arizona.
According to the report, "Aldana was just setting out on his boss' boat for a family outing Sunday morning when his shirt reportedly flew out of the boat and into the water. He dove in to try and grab it and started struggling. Someone dove in to help, but Aldana never resurfaced."
Although rescue units responded immediately, the scene quickly turned from a search and rescue to a search and recovery according to Fire Marshal Howard Munding, whom Martinez interviewed.
Aldana, who started off to an impressive 5-0 record early in his career, struggled during his time in the UFC losing to Paul Buentello and Cheick Kongo. Little more than a month ago, Aldana returned to his winning ways, submitting Rich Beecroft at his old stomping grounds at Rage In The Cage.
Gilbert Aldana was 29 years old. He leaves behind his wife and two boys.
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