A quick thinking mixed martial arts legend jumped into action when a passenger aboard a Queens bus he was riding started having a seizure, the fighting legend told The Post.
World renowned Muay Thai fighter and trainer Master Edmar dos Anjos was riding the Q53 bus at around 10 a.m. Thursday while on his way to the gym he owns in Howard Beach when he noticed a man sitting in front of him was having a seizure, officials said.
“He just slumped over and started shaking,” dos Anjos said. “I knew something was wrong.”
Edmar dos Anjos has trained with MMA legends like UFC great Anderson Silva.Photo: Facebook
Dos Anjos, who has trained and mentored fighters such as UFC legend Anderson Silva, hopped up and shouted for the driver to stop and call 911 as the bus neared the corner of Liberty Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard in Ozone Park.
That’s when he rushed over to the convulsing 30-year-old and laid him on the seat as the other passengers stood and stared or ran off of the bus.
“I told the driver he’s having a seizure but she said she didn’t know what to do,” dos Anjos told The Post. “Most of the other passengers panicked I think. I don’t think any cared about him. They got out out of the bus fast.”
The former champion bruiser said he cradled the convulsing man’s head so he would not hurt himself.
“I put my hands on his chest to start doing compressions but he started coming back.”
As the man started to regain consciousness, dos Anjos reassured him, telling him he was going to be ok.
“He mentioned he was diabetic and thanked me for helping him,” he added. “He looked like he was going to be fine.”
EMTs showed up and treated the man at the scene before releasing him, officials said.
“I just reacted,” dos Anjos said. “He needed help.”
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