Portuguese fighter dies following injuries from Dublin bout (Reuters)
Portuguese mixed martial arts fighter Joao Carvalho of Team Nobrega has died following injuries sustained in a bout in Dublin, Ireland at the Total Extreme Fighting championship on Saturday night, his team has announced. Carvalho was examined by medical staff following his technical knockout loss to Charlie Ward, a team mate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The 28-year-old’s condition deteriorated and he was brought to a Dublin’s Beaumont hospital, where he had a brain operation.