 In the immediate aftermath of Dedge's death, Ultimate Fighting Championship co-founder Art Davie, who had been fired by the organization at the end of 1997, wrote a letter to UFC owner Bob Meyrowitz (also sent to MMA opponent Senator John McCain) asking him to "reconsider" the promotion of MMA in light of the Dedge incident.Davie had just become affiliated with kickboxing promotion K-1 and became vice-president of K-1 USA.Dave Meltzer in the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" commented that Davie's motives for writing the letter "can and will be questioned greatly."