AN MMA fighter has died following a motorcycle accident, according to reports in Italy.
Italian fighter Iuri Lapicus passed away in hospital having spent three days in a coma following the incident on Friday evening.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAfMcYIvqC/Italian MMA star Iuri Lapicus has died following a motorcycle accident[/caption]
Instagram / @iuri_lapicusLapicus was airlifted to hospital in Milan on Friday but passed away after spending three days in a coma[/caption]
Instagram / @iuri_lapicusLapicus won 14 out of his 16 professional MMA bouts[/caption]
The 27-year-old was airlifted to hospital in Milan on Friday but news of his death emerged on Monday, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Italian kickboxer Giorgio Petrosyan shared pictures of Lapicus to Instagram on Monday afternoon.
And he captioned the post: “I want to remember you like this. RIP.”
Lapicus reportedly trained in the same gym as Petrosyan.
More to follow…
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