Up-and-coming MMA star Shalie Lipp has tragically lost her life at the age of 21, which came less than two weeks away from her next big fight.
The 21-year-old from Colorado died in a two-car accident in Minnesota, with Lipp being the passenger of a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 21-year-old Shalie Lipp was not wearing a seatbelt when the vehicle she was in crashed on the Red River Bridge on I-94 in Moorhead on Sunday.
The 2015 Chevy Malibu “made contact” with a 2017 Jeep Cherokee carrying three passengers on Red River Bridge in Moorhead around 11:30 a.m., according to a crash report obtained by Valley News Live.
The vehicle she was riding in was driven by 35-year-old Joseph Trottier of West Fargo. The other four people in the accident all had their seat belts on. Nobody else was injured.
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The crash remains under investigation.
Lipp was scheduled for a martial arts event in Detroit Lakes on May 20. She was scheduled to fight Natalie Gage at No Mercy 11.
Lipp shared her excitement for the event in a post on Instagram.
“I would love it if you guys came out and supported me so close to my hometown!” she wrote. “Bring some friends, have a couple of drinks, and enjoy some violence!”
Lipp last fought in Thailand on April 26, 2023, according to her Instagram.
