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Travis Fulton

44 years old · died July 10, 2021 · Linn County Correctional Center, Linn County, Iowa

Travis Fulton was a 44-year-old former mixed martial arts fighter who competed from 1996 to 2019 and was known as 'The Ironman' for his record number of fights. Around 4 a.m. on Saturday, July 10, 2021, a staff member conducting a routine cell check found him in his cell at the Linn County Correctional Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and he was taken to Mercy Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead around 5 a.m. The Linn County Sheriff's Office said he appeared to have hanged himself and that the death is under investigation pending an autopsy. His mother, Colleen Spencer, said the family is still grieving and has questions about how he died, including about access to his prescribed medication, and said of him: 'I thought he was stronger than that.'

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Linn County Sheriff's Office says Travis hanged himself and the autopsy is pending, while his mother, Colleen Spencer, has questions about his access to prescribed medication.

Reported by: Linn County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Colleen Spencer (family or their lawyers).

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