In a story originally reported by Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija and now confirmed by UFC.com’s Thomas Gerbasi, one of the UFC’s rising middleweight stars, Croatian fighter Goran Reljic (8-0), who was forced to pull out of his scheduled UFC 90 bout with Thales Leites due to a back injury, is responsible for saving the lives of two people who’s car went off the road and crashed into the sea in Zadar.
Goran, still nursing his training injury, was awakened by the crash and dove into the sea at great risk to himself, punched out the side window and pulled both passengers to safety before calmly heading back to his home. The parties involved have reported no injuries.
What is more surprising; upon telling the story, Reljic’s manager Zoran Saric claims that this is not the first time his fighter has saved a life. He went on to describe a former episode in which the Croatian, upon witnessing a helpless victim battling against the surf, dove into the sea in the middle of a storm and pulled the person to safety. This most recent story has made headlines across Croatia for the reluctant public hero.
“This situation…reminds me of his braveness and toughness,” Saric said to Gerbasi in an interview published today, “…he is truly a warrior who never gives up.”
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