Joao Carvalho

Joao Carvalho (c.1988-11 April 2016) was a Portuguese mixed martial arts fighter under the Total Extreme Fighting promotion.[1] He represented Portuguese club Team Nobrega as a welterweight fighter.

Shortly after being beaten by technical knockout in a fight against Charlie Ward on 9 April 2016, Carvalho began to feel ill. He was taken to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, where he underwent emergency brain surgery. He died in the hospital's intensive care unit on 11 April.[2]

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