Sergio Pettis is taking a positive perspective on entering his first fight week without his late coach and mentor Duke Roufus. Pettis (25-7) is set to return to competition on Saturday in the PFL ...

Legendary MMA coach Jeffrey “Duke” Roufus died from heart disease, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner has ruled. The former kickboxer — who trained multiple world champions, including Anthony ...

Legendary kickboxer and mixed martial arts coach Duke Roufus passed away in Milwaukee on Oct. 17, 2025, but it wasn’t until recently that an official ruling on his cause of death was revealed. Roufus ...

The medical examiner deemed it to be a natural death, with obesity, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation all contributing. Roufus was found dead in his bed by a neighbor who had been asked ...