Conor McGregor has donated £25,000 to Irish MMA fighter Ryan Curtis following his career-ending accidents.
Curtis was rushed to hospital after an accident in a coaching session on Thursday (January 11). It was quickly established at The Royal Belfast he’d suffered a damaged again, damaged neck and dislocated backbone, in addition to probably the most extreme trauma a spinal twine can bear.
He’s been left paralysed in his legs and left arm and is about to stay in hospital for at the very least 5 months, after which he’ll be seen by a specialist spinal staff. His good pal and Bellator featherweight star Leah McCourt began a GoFundMe web page on Saturday.
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It was quickly on the radar of UFC legend McGregor, who contributed 1 / 4 of the £100k goal set by McCourt. He additionally shared a submit about Curtis to his 47.3million followers on Instagram.
“Very sad news on Curta,” wrote McGregor. “The game isn’t worth the risk. Truth we don’t want to speak on. Thank God for your little family Curta keep them right and God bless brother, get better you will!”
Irish boxer Mick Conlan, MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, and famend MMA coach Paul Rimmer have all additionally donated, with the pot nearing the £70k mark on the time of writing.
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Curtis, who was 6-4 in his profession, will not be capable of help his companion Emma and their two-year-old daughter Kassia for the foreseeable future because of his accidents, which haven’t solely curtailed his profession but in addition altered his life.
“He is still showing his positive outlook, his determination and mindset to overcome yet another challenge that life has presented,” McCourt wrote on the fundraising website. “It’s instances like this we thank God for the staff of household and buddies we’ve round Emma, Ryan and Kassia.
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“The outpouring of love and support is a testament to who Ryan is as a human and how many people’s lives he has made better by simply knowing him.
“Ryan won’t ever be capable of do what he loves, and battle or practice in MMA once more. A sport he has devoted his life to from the age of 11.
“Ryan will be out of work for the foreseeable future and we are trying to take any additional load or stress of Ryan’s family and daughter by creating a page to raise some funds to help towards rehabilitation, vital treatment, recovery and supporting his family.”
If you want to donate to the GoFundMe web page to help Curtis and his household, you are able to do so by clicking right here.