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A crowdfunding page has been set up to help the family of deceased MMA fighter Joao Carvalho
Published 14:52 12 Apr 2016 BST
Homesport
The Portuguese fighter died from injuries sustained at an event in Dublin on Saturday night.
A crowdfunding page has been set up to raise money for the family of Joao Carvalho, the Portuguese MMA fighter who died as a result of injuries sustained at an MMA event in Dublin on Saturday night. Carvalho’s representatives, The Nobrega Team, confirmed in a statement this morning that he had passed away due to injuries sustained during the Total Extreme Fighting Event at the National Stadium on Saturday night.
News of Carvalho’s death has come as a huge shock to the MMA community in Ireland, who have responded by setting up a crowdfunding page to raise money for his family and help bring him home to Portugal.
At the time of writing, the page had raised £90 of its target of £5,000 and those interested in donating can do so on the JustGiving crowdfunding page.Explore more on these topics:
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