Bellator honors Jordan Parsons with wrestling scholarship

Bellator MMA will honor the late Jordan Parsons with a scholarship fund in his name.

Parsons died May 4, three days after he was struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run in Delray Beach, Fla.

The Jordan Parsons Scholarship Fund will send a young wrestler to the J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp each year.

"Jordan Parsons was an integral part of the Bellator family and his devastating loss is one that we are all continuing to mourn," Bellator president Scott Coker said in a statement Saturday, according to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani.

"In collaborating with Jordan's family, we are very proud to announce this scholarship program in his name. We are hopeful that the future recipients of this scholarship will be afforded a wrestling education and honor Parson's name by embodying the passion and intensity that he had for this sport and life in general."

Prior to his death, the 25-year-old Parsons was scheduled to compete at Bellator 154 on Saturday.