George Tiller described Tiller as a mass murderer and said of other abortion providers, "We must continue to expose them in our communities and peacefully protest them at their offices and homes, and yes, even their churches", and Southern Baptist minister and radio host Wiley Drake said, "I am glad that he is dead." After the shooting, Tiller's colleague, Leroy Carhart of Nebraska, stated that Tiller's clinic, Women's Health Care Services, would reopen after being closed for one week to mourn his death. The following week, Tiller's family announced that the clinic would be closed permanently. The aftermath of Tiller's assassination was
Kelvin Tiller Vitkay at Bellator 88 on February 7, 2013. However, when Tiller failed to make weight for the third consecutive time, the bout was cancelled and Tiller was subsequently released from his Bellator contract. After parting ways with Bellator, Tiller faced Chris Henning on June 29, 2013 at Epic Fight Night 1: Stinson vs. Kimmons. Tiller won via submission in round one. In November 2013, Tiller signed a multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting. Tiller was scheduled to face Ronny Markes at on August 9, 2014, but when Krasimir Mladenov pulled out of his fight with Elvis Mutapcic due to