Everybody did a good job with me.” Coleman’s parents were unharmed. Hammer, who likely saved his family's life when he woke Coleman, was found dead from smoke inhalation under the bed.

It seemed like forever, but I sat up and the smoke hit me hard,” Coleman said. “I realized that ‘I gotta go now. ‘” Coleman nearly collapsed when he stood up, but he made it out the door.

Coleman finished with a 16-10 career record. During Coleman’s last fight, a submission loss to Randy Couture in February 2010, it made history as the first-ever fight between two UFC Hall of Famers.

Mark Coleman, 60, is from Fremont, Ohio, and became the UFC’s first heavyweight champion in 1997, winning the UFC 10 and 11 tournaments. His record is 16-10, with wins over Dan Severn and Don Frye.

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Former UFC champion Mark Coleman said he's "blessed and grateful" to be alive while recovering in the hospital, days after his family said he helped rescue his parents from a fire at their Ohio ...