Orlando Wiet, a champion in a number of kickboxing and muay thai organizations and a combined martial arts pioneer who competed at UFC 2 in 1994, has died at age 60.
The fighter born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and preventing out of France, died Thursday, in accordance with coach Milton Felter. Information of his loss of life was first reported by Vechtsport though a explanation for loss of life was not publicly revealed. In accordance with social media photos, Wiet was hospitalized in February.
Wiet defeated Robert Lucarelli at UFC 2 by means of technical knockout from knees to the pinnacle. He fought later that very same evening and was defeated by elbows on the bottom from Remco Pardoel.
