2nd 'Ultimate Fight Champ' Slaying

Sunday Dec 28

2ND 'Ultimate Fight' Slaying

An Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed-martial-arts star was found shot to death yesterday in his Idaho home - the second of the sport's pugilists to be murdered in a week, authorities said yesterday.

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Boise MMA fighter shot to death in Nampa home

Boise mixed martial arts fighter and former Iowa State football player Justin Eilers was shot to death at a home in Nampa on Thursday night.

Eilers, 30, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, Canyon County Coroner Vicki DeGeus-Morris said. James Robert Malec, 48, of Nampa, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder late Thursday, according to the Canyon County Sheriff's Office...

..."He once fought for the heavyweight championship of the world. He did a lot of community work with us, refereeing and judging. He was a good guy, a really good guy,'' said Kasey Thompson of Eagle-based Knockout Promotions, which promotes the MMA shows at Qwest Arena....

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