10 tragic deaths in MMA

#9 Jared Platt

At just 26, Jared Platt was a respected member of the wrestling fraternity

Anybody who's seen fights of or read about Daniel Cormier, Justin Gaethje or Cain Velasquez knows how tough wrestlers are. Jared Platt seemed destined to follow in their footsteps. Amongst his many accolades were gold medals in Freestyle and Greco-Roman at the 2007 Pan American Junior Nationals, a gold an the 2007 Junior Nationals in freestyle and a silver in the 2010 University Nationals.

But what's most impressive is the fact that he scaled those heights while battling type 1 diabetes and defying doctors who advised him against wrestling.

Platt was a coach at a wrestling academy run by his high school mentor and venerated wrestling coach, Jeff Buxton. In September 2015, Platt was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away in January 2016 and is survived by his wife and 2 daughters.