Tyrone Mims was a mixed martial arts fighter who died suddenly after an amateur bout in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in 2012. Several years later, what exactly caused the 30-year-old athlete to become unresponsive and die after the fight is still a mystery. 

Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten told MMA Junkie that even after a full autopsy, toxicology, and genetic testing, they still never found anything specific that caused the fighter’s sudden death. 

“There’s just nothing here that explains his death,” Wooten said. “It’s also important to note that based on what I’ve seen, I don’t know anything that might have been predictive of his death. Granted, I only get to look at the side I get to look at, which is post-mortem. But it’s my understanding that he was in good health, and he was well-screened.”

According to KLTV, Mims, who went by the nickname “Teesta,” came in hot that night to his first sanctioned MMA fight with Blake Poore, dominating his opponent in the first round. In the second round there was a change. KLTV described that Mims “went limp and stopped protecting himself.” 

He lost the fight after succumbing to a total knock out, MMA Junkie reported.

Tyrone Mims was joking around before his final fight

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