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 (Instagram) UFC middleweight  Josh Samman died Wednesday after spending nearly a week in a Florida hospital following a probable drug overdose. He was 28. Samman had been hospitalized for five days, two of which he was brain-dead, before being declared dead Wednesday morning at a hospice, Dr. Craig Mallak, the chief medical examiner for Broward County, said. Mallak said toxicology tests had been completed and the cause of death would be listed as a probable drug overdose. According to a report by the Hollywood Police Department, officers found Samman unresponsive but with a pulse September 29 after responding to a call of a possible drug overdose. Troy Kirkingburg, a friend and an MMA announcer, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say there were no signs of foul play. The two were found by a friend, who called 911. "This is just brutal. Such a talented guy. Rest In Peace Josh," UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic wrote in a post on ...