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Ex-UFC Fighter Rodrigo de Lima Dies at Age 26

Rodrigo de Lima, a former fighter in the UFC, died Sunday after being involved in an argument with a rideshare driver in Brazil.

An altercation took place in Belem, according to ESPN Brazil. It ended with a driver later identified as Jefferson Roger Maciel striking De Lima from behind.

De Lima compiled a 9-3-1 record during his professional MMA career.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.