Ron ‘Abongo’ Humphrey lost his life several weeks ago. The details of his passing at age 41 were not made public.
The Strikeforce veteran out of Atlanta passed away on Dec. 11 according to his obituary.
He retired from pro MMA with a 7-3 record with all seven of his wins coming by stoppage. He was a BJJ brown belt under Roberto Traven who had planned to promote him to black belt this coming weekend and already had his belt ready for him.
It’s with my heart in such a strong pain that I post this. I was calling you my friend last week because I wanted to promote you a black belt this Saturday (your black belt was ready for you) but for some reason you were not replying to my texts. And today I heard from your wife that you passed away. It is hard to believe that you are not here amongst us. It’s hard for me to believe that I won’t give your well deserved black belt. You may be gone for now but you live forever in our memories. You Rest In Peace my friend. Love you Abongo HUMPHREY
-Roberto Traven BJJ via Facebook
Abongo recently won the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in the brown belt ultra heavy division back in August
He also worked as a stunt performer in the 2018 blockbuster hit movie Black Panther.
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