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UFC President Dana White Mourns the Saddening Loss of 18-Year-Old Rising MMA Star

Published 01/09/2023, 2:44 AM EST

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Dana White is the most influential personality in combat sports. The UFC President is popular worldwide in all the promotions. Moreover, he shares good relationships with fighters even if they aren’t associated with the UFC. Hence, White has come forward to pay his respects to the late Victoria Lee from One Championship. The sudden death of the 18-year-old fighter sent shockwaves all over the internet. The news was first reported by One Championship atomweight fighter Angela Lee, who is also the elder sister of Victoria Lee. The sisters were close as they helped and supported each other throughout their careers. Dana White shared an Instagram story for the late atomweight fighter.

Dana White pays tribute to the late Victoria Lee

Victoria Lee was on track to ONE Championship gold after a 3-o record in MMA. She would have been another member of the Lee family to taste the Gold after brother Christian Lee and sister Angela Lee. However, the tragic demise of the 18-year-old would not let that happen.

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The fighter’s family was sent much-needed support and love from the MMA community. This time UFC President Dana White paid tribute to the late fighter by sharing ONE Championship’s post on his Instagram story.

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ONE Championship also posted about the late Victoria Lee once the news was broken out by Angela Lee. However, the Lee family didn’t disclose the news earlier as the fighter had passed away on December 26, 2022, according to Angela Lee’s post.

White follows UFC and ONE Championship superstars in mourning the loss

After Angela Lee broke out the news of the passing of her sister Victoria Lee, the MMA community was shocked. From UFC to ONE Championship, fighters paid their respect to the late 18-year-old fighter.

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The comment section of Angela Lee’s post saw UFC stars like Max Holloway, Valentina Shevchenko, and Miesha Tate comment with their condolences for the Lee family. Moreover, ONE Championship stars like Demetrious Johnson and Rodtang Jitmuangnon also sent their love and prayers for their loss.

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We too pay our respects to the late Victoria Lee. We give our heartfelt condolences to Lee’s friends and family.

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Faizan Mirza

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Faizan Mirza is a UFC Writer at Essentially Sports. He has had a keen eye on the UFC since 2015 and is a fan of Conor McGregor because of his attitude and charisma. Faizan had been following McGregor's ascent in the sport.
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Yeswanth Praveen