Felipe Colares, a former UFC fighter, passed away on the morning of Monday, May 1. after being hit by a bus while returning from training in the western zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
According to Combate.com, the 29-year-old Brazilian athlete was immediately taken to the fire department and transferred to the Rocha Faria hospital, but Due to the severity of his injuries, he could not stand it and died before reaching the hospital.
Felipe Colares was the Jungle Fight Featherweight Champion in 2017 and made his UFC debut in 2019. “Cabocao”, as it was also called, During his work in the largest MMA company, he has two victories and four defeats. After negative results, the company run by Dana White fired him in June 2022.
Brazilian He last entered the UFC Octagon in May 2022. when he was defeated by Chase Hooper by TKO in the third round. In addition, in February of this year, Colares defeated Alioon Nahaye in the first round of the Ares FC 12 tournament held in Paris (France), in what would be his last MMA appearance.
It’s worth noting that the Brazilian fighter went viral earlier in the year when he caught a thief in Rio de Janeiro stealing a woman’s mobile phone on a beach. cabocao he immobilized the man with his jiu-jitsu and held him until the local police arrived.
Felipe Colares, who trained with the Nogueira team, he leaves behind a wife and a son who is barely 10 months old. As a professional mixed martial artist, he has 11 wins and 4 losses.
Source: La Opinion
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