Kyle
Reyes, a 22-fight veteran who has competed in several regional
MMA promotions over the course of his career, has died at the age
of 30.
Multiple coaches and fighters mourned Reyes’ passing on social
media Monday. According to a
GoFundMe account, Reyes recently had reconstructive surgery for
a torn biceps in his left arm, and one day later, he was found
unresponsive in his room.
“The doctors had found out he had an infection in his lung,
pneumonia causing his right lung to collapse, oxygen levels at 50
which caused his brain to swell. He also had a temperature of 102
degrees,” the post read.
One week after surgery, Reyes was still on a ventilator, according
to the GoFundMe account post, and doctors were concerned the
fighter had suffered brain damage due to the swelling in his brain.
At the time, however, Reyes was in stable condition and it was
hoped that he could be taken off the ventilator.
“I’m telling you, my homeboy was good,” UFC fighter Trevin
Jones said in a video on his Instagram stories. “He was good,
bro. He was good until he got surgery. I don’t know what the f–k
happened.”
A native of Guam, Reyes compiled a 15-7 record over the course of a
professional tenure that began in 2009, competing for organizations
such as Pacific Xtreme Combat, Tachi Palace Fights and Absolute
Championship Berkut. “Boom” squared off against notable opponents
such as Alexander
Volkanovski, Cody
Gibson, Kamuela
Kirk, Yusuke
Yachi, Nohelin
Hernandez and Walel
Watson during his fighting career.