WOW! Fans Raise Over 70000 Euros to Help Paralysed Irish UFC Fighter- Doctors Confident He Will Walk Again
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There is no sport more intense than MMA and there is nothing more gritty than a fighter who gives it all up for the love of the sport. An example of this is the Irish MMA fighter, Ian Coughlan.
A fighter from Dublin who boasts an amateur record of 4 wins and 1 loss, Coughlan’s professional record stands at 1 win and 1 loss.
This up-and-coming fighter suffered a horrific injury to his spine that left him paralyzed and unable to walk. Doctors had to tell him that he would need to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Furthermore, they informed him that he would also have to hire carers to help him with daily tasks.
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However, the fighter wants to walk and his family did everything they could to help him raise money for a surgery to help him realize his ambition. They have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser.
According to the fundraiser, the family has been in touch with doctors in Germany that specialize in the field of spinal surgery.
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The fundraiser read, “With this new fundraising campaign, we are hoping to cover Ian’s Stem Cell and HAL treatments, which will cost €73,000 in total. The doctors are confident that they will have Ian walking again, but at a bare minimum, the treatment will enable him to regain some independence.”
Good news for Ian Coughlan
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UFC fighters, including Conor McGregor and Johnny Walker, are a few who made sizable donations to the fundraiser. McGregor, who donated €10,000, is the fundraiser’s top donor.
The fundraiser crossed €73,000 earlier yesterday and Coughlan will most likely be able to walk again or gain some independence.
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The fundraiser read,” Ian is a fighter at heart, he is driven, he is ambitious and he has a fire in his soul that is burning stronger than ever before. He has an abundance of life to live. He has a lot to give, and he needs us to help him in this most important fight of his life.”
Through the support of the fans of the sport, he will get a second chance in life, which most people never do. Hence, one can say that Coughlan has really had a Christmas miracle.
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