Elias Theodoro died at the age of 34; The mixed martial arts community mourns

Ex-UFC fighter and ‘TUF Nations’ winner Elias Theodoro Die.

Theodoro died Sunday after a battle with cancer. Sources who know Theodore confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after various reports of his death surfaced on the internet. Theodoro did not publicly disclose his illness before his death. according to TSN Journalist Aaron Bronster, Theodore was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer.

From 2014-2019, Theodoro of Ontario has competed 11 times in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His career began in the international spotlight when he won the “TUF Nations” Knockdown for Sheldon Westcott. He went on to defeat names like Cesar Ferreira, Sam Alfie, Eric Anders and Trevor Smith. His only three promotional losses came against permanent competitors Thiago Santos, Brad Tavares and Derek Bronson.

After losing to Bronson in May 2019, Theodoro was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite Theodore’s unbalancedly successful record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (8-3), promotion head Dana White said the decision to split was based on the prospect of Theodoro becoming a top-five fighter.

Theodoro Take his release a step and swear to reinvents itself To increase the completion rate. He went 3-0 after his departure, with his last win in December over Brian Baker.

In the later years of his career, Theodoro became an outspoken advocate of de-stigma and medical cannabis allowances. In January 2020, he became the first professional athlete to receive a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).

Theodoro also served as “ringboy” for Invicta FC and appeared in “The Amazing Race Canada, Season 3” in 2015.

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