Justin Thornton, whose MMA career included 24 pro fights, has died after injuries sustained in a knockout loss at BKFC 20 in August. BKFC president Dave Feldman confirmed Thornton’s death to MMA Junkie on Monday following an initial report from My MMA News . “This morning we were very saddened to be notified of the passing of one of our fighters, Justin Thornton, who competed at BKFC-20 on August 20, 2021,” Feldman told MMA Junkie in a prepared statement. “We join the rest of the combat sports community in sending our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.” Thornton fought Dillon Cleckler in a heavyweight bout at BKFC 20 in Biloxi, Miss. Cleckler caught him with a right hand, and Thornton fell to the canvas face first just 18 seconds into the fight. Thornton was taken out of the ring on a stretcher and reportedly had been hospitalized since the fight – including on a ventilator.
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Justin Thornton dies after BKFC 20 knockout loss to Dillon Cleckler in August – MMA Junkie