Dana White has honored departed MMA fighter Shalie Lipp in a heartfelt Instagram post following her death in a car crash last Sunday.
According to a crash report seen by Valley News Live, Lipp was not wearing a seatbelt when the vehicle she was in ‘made contact’ with another car.
‘I KNOW YOUR NAME……. RIP,’ White wrote on his Instagram Thursday after becoming informed of the tragedy.
Lipp was regarded as an up-and-coming MMA fighter. She was scheduled to fight May 20 at a No Mercy XI event.
White provided context for his caption, which was posted alongside a photo of Lipp, in the comments section.
Rising MMA star Shalie Lipp died aged 21 following a car crash, between Fargo and Moorhead
White gave his condolences to Lipp’s family following her tragic passing last Sunday in ND
‘She is a 21 year old amateur MMA fighter who just passed away in a car accident. She was supposed to fight May 20th and just got home from training in Thailand.
‘Her mother found her journal and i guess at the end of every entry she would write “Dana White will know my name.”’
White revealed he became aware of the harrowing reality via UFC VP of Talent Relations, Mick Maynard. Fighter Lauren Murphy had first passed the news onto the UFC executive.
‘[She] called and told Mick Maynard the story and it broke my heart.. My condolences to her family and friends.
Lipp was reportedly being driven by her coach Joseph Trottier when the accident occurred between Fargo and Moorhead, ND. She passed away on May 7.
Her coach Joseph Trottier (right) was driving when the crash happened on Interstate 94
Before fighting, Lipp took part in gymnastics as well as track and field, including the pole vault
Trottier paid tribute to the 21-year-old with a series of images of pair together after her death
The up-and-coming MMA was slated to fight in the main event of Ignite No Mercy on May 20
The 21-year-old was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt at the time. The other four involved were uninjured.
Lipp was slated to fight Natalie Gage in the main event of Ignite in the Kent Freeman Arena in Detroit Lakes on May 20.
She was reportedly on her way to a home in Moorhead to work as a nanny, according to the Alexandria Echo Press.
Lipp trained at the Academy of Combat Arts in Fargo, MN. Owner Dylan Spicer, told Valley News Live; ‘She was a promising young athlete, really fell in love with martial arts, and showed a lot of potential.’