Ivan “J.P.” Cole died early Saturday morning after partaking in a game of Russian roulette.

Police in Dallas confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that Cole was shot at around 07:30 in the 13700 block of Montfort Drive.

Officials did not confirm if Cole shot himself.

Cole celebrated a two-year wedding anniversary throughout Friday.

His wife commented on Facebook, ‘You still give me butterflies,’ a day before Cole’s tragic death.

Cole was suspended by the Texas Combative Sports Board and ordered to pay a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct last Septemebr.

Cole wasn’t a well-known figure in the MMA world, he had only won two out of five professional fights during his four years competing in the sport.

He also worked as an MMA instructor in Dallas.

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