Tapout Founder Dies In Accident

Tapout is one of the first clothing brands dedicated to the sport of MMA. Before stories on  Sportscenter, before the PPV's every few weeks,  there was underground fighting. 

During those same days in the past there was a future Presidential candidate calling for MMA to be banned. Those were the days when MMA was the punk rock of sports. Now the sport is more Blink 182 than it is Black Flag.

Charles "Mask" Lewis was there.  He was an influence.  He supported fighters when there was little money in the sport.  He scouted fighters and helped organizations become aware of up and comers.

Then he was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident at 12:57.  Though not a lot of details are known at this time, I thought it important to to focus on a pioneer before we get caught up by the details of his passing.

RIP Mask