Rising MMA star Shalie Lipp, 21, killed in 2 car collision on highway after not wearing seatbelt

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Amateur MMA fighter Shalie Lipp died in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 94 in Minnesota on Sunday morning, according to Minnesota State Patrol. She was 21.

Lipp was one of two passengers riding in a 2015 Chevy Malibu when it “made contact” with a 2017 Jeep Cherokee carrying three passengers on Red River Bridge in Moorhead around 11:30 a.m., according to a crash report obtained by Valley News Live.

Lipp was the only person in the crash not wearing a seat belt, per the report, which stated the vehicle she was riding in was driven by 35-year-old Joseph Trottier of West Fargo.

Shalie Lipp in February 2023. Instagram/shalielipp
Rising MMA fighter Shalie Lipp, 21, was killed in a multi-vehicle accident near Moorhead, MN on May 7, 2023. ValleyNewsLive

The passengers in the other vehicle, who were not identified by the outlet, were not injured.

The crash remains under investigation.

The interstate was temporarily closed on Sunday as officials cleared the scene.

Lipp was scheduled to fight Natalie Gage at No Mercy 11, which will take place on May 20 at Kent Freeman Arena in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Jeremy Bjornberg, a promoter for “No Mercy,” said Lipp had just returned from a month-long training in Thailand.

Rising MMA fighter Shalie Lipp. Instagram/shalielipp
Rising MMA fighter Shalie Lipp, 21, was killed in a multi-vehicle accident near Moorhead, MN on May 7, 2023. ValleyNewsLive

“She had an amazing work ethic she had only been back a few days from a month of training in Thailand,” Bjornberg told MyMMANews.

“At 19 years old, she started fighting the top fighters in the Midwest. … She was someone everyone knew was going to go somewhere and end up in the UFC.”

Last month, Lipp shared her excitement for the event in a post on Instagram.

“I would love it if you guys came out and supported me so close to my hometown!” she wrote. “Bring some friends, have a couple drinks, and enjoy some violence!”

Rising MMA fighter Shalie Lipp, 21, was killed in a multi-vehicle accident near Moorhead, MN on May 7, 2023. ValleyNewsLive
Rising MMA fighter Shalie Lipp. Instagram/shalielipp

Lipp’s last Instagram post was from a week before the crash, and included a video of her training in the ring.

“Feeling sharp,” she wrote at the time.

Fans and supporters are continuing to send condolences in the comments of her posts on social media.

Lipp last fought in Thailand on April 26, 2023, according to her Instagram.

Shalie Lipp in December 2022. Instagram/shalielipp

She reportedly went to Thailand to train in MMA and Muay Thai.

Lipp is 3-2 in her amateur MMA career. She won her first two bouts before falling to Cheyanne Bowers in March 2022.

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