Coming from a family of MMA fighters, Victoria Lee was considered a prodigy in the discipline. On December 26, she died at just 18 years old.
A real drama. The news was announced on Instagram. On January 7, American-Canadian MMA fighter Angela Lee shared a photo of her 18-year-old little sister, Victoria Lee, toannounce his death. Information confirmed by the mixed martial arts league ONE Championship of which they were both part with their brother Christian Lee. “The team is devastated by the tragic passing of Victoria Lee. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”can we read in a tweet from their official account.
“On December 26, our family experienced something no one should ever experience, wrote Angela Lee in comment of her photo. It’s very hard to say… Our Victoria passed away.” Without disclosing the cause of her death, the MMA fighter said the whole family was devastated by the death of the young girl “left too early”. “Our family will never be the same again, she confides. Victoria was the most beautiful soul that ever lived.” In the comments, several personalities from the world of martial arts, such as Miesha Tate, Valentina Shevchenko or even Henry Cejudo, wanted to send their condolences to the one who was considered a miracle.
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Victoria Lee, the MMA prodigy
Born in Hawaii, Victoria Lee signed her first contract with ONE Championship at the age of 16. Only a few months later, she won her first fight against Sunisa Srisan. The young fighter only played three matches, but won them all. In the middle, she was nicknamed “The Prodigy”. Before her, her sister Angela had also marked the history of her sport by becoming the youngest world champion at only 19 years old. With Christian Lee, they became the first brother and sister to both be world champions. Having put his career on hold in favor of his studies for some time, reports 20 minutesVictoria Lee had to fight again next January 14 in Bangkok.