Deaf Fighter Matt Hamill Saves Baby On Highway

A Deaf UFC fighter, Matt Hamill saves baby on highway, female driver passed out on the video goes viral.

UTICA, NY - We are receiving reports that shortly after noon today, Matt ‘the Hammer’ Hamill helped save two lives on an active highway in Utica.

Hamill, who withdrew this past weekend from his scheduled light heavyweight title eliminator bout against Thiago Silva at WSOF 19 in Phoenix, Arizona due to illlness, was driving in New York today when a car drove past him going the opposite direction it was supposed to.

The mixed martial artist who was born Deaf, knew something was wrong and immediately turned his truck around in pursuit of the vehicle. Hamill was able to catch up to the car and pin it down to a crawl before it was finally came to a stop.

‘Hammer’ could not pry the door open so he broke through the glass with his fists. Much to his surprise he found an infant in the back seat while a female driver occupied the front seat, unresponsive and unconscious.

Police arrived on scene to confirm the woman was under the influence of alcohol and drugs which led to her arrest.

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TORONTO, Ontario -- Another hill for Hamill to climb at UFC 152. Matt (The Hammer) Hamill makes his return to the Octagon at UFC 152 against Canadian Roger Hollett. It is Hamill's return to the UFC after a year-long retirement, and is just one more challenge for the 35-year-old who was spent his entire existence on this planet defying the odds.

Hamill broke through to the public consciousness during season three of The Ultimate Fighter, the season that featured Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock as coaches and was eventually won by Michael Bisping. Viewers were enthralled with Hamill's story, being the only Deaf fighter to compete under the UFC banner.

Hamill was a freestyle wrestler who won gold and silver medals at the Deaflympics, and had only started training in MMA a mere six months before being cast for the show. Viewers not only loved his “Rudy”-like inspirational story, but also enjoyed his interactions with his coach Ortiz, who admitted Hamill “reminds me a bit of me.”... Read The Full Story.

Visit https://www.ufc.com or www.youtube.com/UFC.

Rare Footage of Matt Hamill's College Wrestling Days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch.

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Hamill is now "The Hammer"! The movie is the true story of Deaf UFC Fighter, Matt Hamill.

The captions are provided in the video promo so that hearing and Deaf audiences can experience the film together.

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida - business ventures outside the UFC including “Hamill” the movie based on his life story were able to see a man with a physical handicap, Matt Hamill is Deaf flourish in a sport.

Some Cool Things About The Movie:
- All the Deaf characters are played by Deaf actors.

- The movie is 1/3 in sign language and 2/3 in English, which is why there are subtitles throughout, so that Deaf and hearing audiences can watch the movie together.

- Russell Harvard (who plays Matt), played Daniel Day Lewis' son in There Will Be Blood.

- Shoshannah Stern (who plays Kristi) was Bonnie on Jericho, and a prominent figure in the first season of Weeds.

- UFC Fighter Rich Franklin who plays one of Matt's wrestling coaches, actually fought and beat Matt Hamill IN 2008.

- Mark Hamill (of Luke Skywalker fame) is not in the movie.

For showtimes and more information go to: https://thehammerpremiere.com.

Other names, The Hammer. Nationality, American - Born in Loveland, Ohio, Hamill was Deaf from birth. He was introduced - Hamill is the subject of an upcoming movie entitled Hamill about his early life and wrestling career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hamill.

Matt Hamill's official Website: https://matthamill.com.

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The film is the inspirational story of Hamill, who was born Deaf.

Hear what made Hamill so strong and where he is testing his limits during this training camp. Hamill will have the biggest fight of his career. UFC Videos: Matt Hamill Biography.

Matt Hamill's official Website: https://matthamill.com.

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