Former UFC Fighter Elias Theodorou Dead at Age 34

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[{"selector":"#anim-3a5184c7-392f-4c2a-84a1-fded1feafe82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5fc1daa-fad6-47fd-afb0-1cfd3033d58e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-18.213983054808864%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Former One Championship champion Arjan Singh Bhullar tweeted, " This is so damn sad. Never heard a bad thing said about him and blown away he just fought less than a year ago. RIP”.

Former UFC Fighter Elias Theodorou Dead at Age 34

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