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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Loretta Hunt

UFC champion Mark Coleman survived alcoholism. Then came the house fire and coma

Mark Coleman makes an appearance at UFC 300, weeks after narrowly escaping death
Mark Coleman makes an appearance at UFC 300, weeks after narrowly escaping death. Photograph: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

“THUD.”

On 13 March, Mark Coleman’s eyelids jolted open, as his bedframe shook. His 11-month-old rottweiler, Lil’ Hammer, cowered under the bed. Chronic nightmares had plagued Coleman since childhood, but it was his dog who woke him around 3am that morning. Coleman left his childhood bedroom – he was on an overnight stay visiting his parents – for a glass of water.

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