MMA Community Express Commiseration After Xtreme Couture Coach Tim Lane Passes Away
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Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick confirmed the news of coach Tim Lane’s passing on Instagram, which left the MMA community in grief.
Lane (49) was found dead in the Mount Charleston area following a manhunt, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The cause of the former kickboxing champion’s death is still unknown.
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After coach Nicksick’s post on Instagram, the MMA community came together to pay their condolences to the late Tim Lane.
UFC commentator Jon Anik, Belal Muhammad, Cody Garbrandt, Aljamain Sterling, Dominick Reyes, Cynthia Calvillo, Joanne Wood, and many others commented on his post to express their commiseration.
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Several other fights also took to Twitter to express their grief and shock. UFC featherweight and Xtreme Couture trainee Dan Ige was one of them.
🙏🏽💙🕊 pic.twitter.com/fLDitZqETG
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) February 11, 2022
UFC women’s bantamweight, Jessica Rose Clark tweeted, “RIP Coach Tim. I was fortunate enough to interact with him multiple times at XC, and he always had a smile and so much enthusiasm every day.”
RIP Coach Tim. I was fortunate enough to interact with him multiple times at XC, and he always had a smile and so much enthusiasm every day. https://t.co/tHedybjsJg
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) February 12, 2022
Even back in 2017, one of the Xtreme Couture coaches, Robert Follis, passed away.
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A coach’s role in MMA is very crucial; it was on full display during the main event of UFC 270. After the fourth round, the fight was 2-2. Although Ngannou was getting the better of his opponent, he appeared tired on the stool. However, his coach knew exactly what to tell his pupil to bring the fire back in him.
What’s better than this? I dare you to watch it and not get chills. Because you know when @Eric_XCMMA is telling @francis_ngannou he believes in him and they’ve been through so much he isn’t just talking about last night’s fight. Sports, man. pic.twitter.com/qgDu3oQkNP
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 23, 2022
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‘The Predator’ went on to win the fifth round and the fight by unanimous decision.
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Coach Nicksick is one of the best coaches around the world, and he has proved it with many of his fighters’ success. He won the MMA Junkie coach of the year award in 2020.
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Team Xtreme Couture is extremely saddened by the tragic news, and the whole MMA community stands with them.
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