Fund set up for Joe Camacho funeral arrangements

Bellator, King of the Cage, and EliteXC veteran Joe Camacho passed away on Monday from a heart attack, at age 41.

Camacho reportedly felt poorly after returning home following competing at an area BJJ competition. He went to bed, but awoke at 4:00 a.m.screaming, and was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

He began fighting professionally in 1997, and fought just last month. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Aloisio Silva, Camacho ran the Joe Camacho Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Los Angeles, California.

Condolences at present can be offered on the official Facebook page for the gym.

His family has set up a memorial fund to help pay for the fighter’s funeral arrangements. Donations can be made HERE.

We ask that you donate to this fund in order to help Joe’s family give him a proper burial while grieving for his loss. No donation is too small. Please take a moment to share this with your friends and family. We truly appreciate your assistance in this family’s time of need. Let’s remind them how much they are loved and cared for. I’m sure that Joe will pay us back somehow, as he was the type of person that always gave 100 percent assistance to anyone who needed it. Thank you in advance. Rest in peace, Joe.

There is also a fundraiser open mat on Sunday, Dec 22 from noon to 4:00 PM, at the New Breed Academy on 9848 Jersey Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.