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Rising MMA star Victoria Lee died at the age of 18 last month, her family have confirmed. No cause of death was given.
Lee was one of the world's most promising mixed martial arts artists and had earned the nickname 'The Prodigy'.
The Hawaii native came from a strong MMA pedigree with her sister, Angela, holds the ONE Championship atomweight world title while their brother, Christian, is the ONE lightweight champion.
Rising MMA star Victoria Lee died at the age of 18 last month, her family have confirmed
Lee's sister confirmed that she had passed away on December 26 in an Instagram post.
Angela wrote: 'On December 26, 2022 our family experienced something no family should ever have to go through... It is incredibly difficult to say this... Our Victoria passed away.
'She has gone too soon and our family has been completely devastated since then.
'We miss her … [m]ore than anything in this world. Our family will never be the same. Life will never be the same. Victoria was the most beautiful soul who ever lived. She was the best little sister in the world. The best daughter, the best granddaughter and the best godma / aunty to Ava and Alia.
'We miss you so much sis. More than you could ever realize. We're all broken. Because a piece of you was in each of us and when you left, those pieces were ripped out of us. We will never be the same.
