Monday, August 24, 2009

Frank Fertitta Jr dies

Frank Fertitta Jr., the father of Ultimate Fighting Championship co-owners
Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta, died Friday following heart surgery
in Los Angeles, the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reported.

Fertitta, 70, died at Cesars-Sinai Hospital, the newspaper reported.

At UFC 101, Lorenzo Fertitta was supposed to appear for a fan
question-and-answer session before the weigh-in on Aug. 7. He did not appear
and UFC president Dana White announced he'd had to return to Las Vegas for a
personal matter.

Fertitta is survived by his wife of 51 years, Victoria; his sons, Frank III
and Lorenzo; a daughter, Delise Sartini; nine grandchildren and sisters
Olivia Deppe and Linda Ramirez.

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