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Hawaii Mixed Martial Arts Prodigy Victoria Lee Dies at 18
KHON2 ^ | Jan 7, 2023 | Christian Shimabuku

Posted on 01/07/2023 8:38:56 PM PST by nickcarraway

Victoria Lee, a mixed martial arts prodigy and younger sister of current ONE Championship champions Angela and Christian Lee, has died at the age of 18.

Lee’s death, which occurred on Dec. 26, 2022, was announced on Angela Lee’s personal Instagram account on Saturday morning. The cause of death was not disclosed at the time of the announcement.

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As a wrestler at Mililani High School, Lee won an HHSAA championship in the 117-pound weight class in 2020. She signed her first professional mixed martial arts contract later that year at the age of 16, joining her two older siblings at ONE.

Lee went 3-0 as a professional, winning all three of her fights in 2021. All three fights were finished by Lee using different methods.

Her pro debut was a victory over Sunisa Srisan via rear-naked choke on Feb. 26, 2021. She followed that with an armbar submission over Wang Luping in the first round of a fight that took place on July 30, 2021. Lee then finished off a dominant 2021 with a TKO over Victoria Souza in the second round of a Sept. 24 bout. All three of her ONE fights took place in Singapore.

After not fighting in 2022, Lee was set to take on Zeba Bano on Jan. 14, 2023 at ONE on Prime Video 6 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Lee seemed to be on a fast track to MMA stardom, a path that was cultivated by her parents, Ken and Jewelz, as well as siblings Christian, younger brother Adrian, and Angela and her husband, Bruno Pucci, who also competes in ONE Championship.

At her young age, Victoria Lee was considered to be an MMA phenom. She finishes her career undefeated, though it ended far sooner than fans of the sport thought it would.

Angela Lee’s statement is below:

“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. More 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.

Each and every little thing makes me think of you. From the sun rays, to the sunset. You taught us to see the beauty in the simple things. You were our bright light. Our sunshine. And that will never change. You were perfect in every way. The best person I knew. The most beautiful girl, inside and out.

We love you Victoria. I love you Sprout. Until the end of time.

Please give our family grace and respect during this most difficult time. And please, check on your loved ones. Keep checking on them. Give them hugs and tell them how much they mean to you. You just never know.”


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: coven; hawaii; mma; suddendeath
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1 posted on 01/07/2023 8:38:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
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That girl sure looks healthy...


2 posted on 01/07/2023 8:41:50 PM PST by shadowlands1960 (We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
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To: shadowlands1960; mewzilla; TexasGator; Jim W N

Ping


3 posted on 01/07/2023 8:42:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
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How very sad. Will there be an autopsy on this otherwise healthy looking baby? I’d like to hear about the condition of her blood at the time of death.


4 posted on 01/07/2023 8:45:11 PM PST by Obadiah (Died suddenly: Obediently following the science to the grave.)
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5 posted on 01/07/2023 8:49:32 PM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: nickcarraway

Uh huh.


6 posted on 01/07/2023 8:50:27 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: nickcarraway

“Before her death, Victoria held a 3-0 record in the One Championship which is South East Asia’s biggest fighting promotion.”

“Previously One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong ordered all of the fighters on One’s roster to get vaccinated.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/mma-rising-star-victoria-lee-dead-18/


7 posted on 01/07/2023 8:50:57 PM PST by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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To: nickcarraway

Safe and effective! For her to compete in tournaments, vaxxxes might have been required.


8 posted on 01/07/2023 8:53:54 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like drugs or suicide.


9 posted on 01/07/2023 8:55:51 PM PST by semimojo
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The Jab or suicide.


10 posted on 01/07/2023 9:00:14 PM PST by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Travis McGee

The trend isn’t abating, and that’s not only trouble for the ignorant victims, but the perps as well.


11 posted on 01/07/2023 9:00:35 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

Doctors are baffled...


12 posted on 01/07/2023 9:00:42 PM PST by Herodes
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To: semimojo

You’d rather insult her legacy than consider the possibility of SADS?


13 posted on 01/07/2023 9:03:04 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: semimojo

The COVID jab is a suicide drug. So yeah, both.


14 posted on 01/07/2023 9:03:10 PM PST by The Fop (God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
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To: semimojo

Difficult to say, I believe the article sets some sort of record for irrelevant bullshit content.


15 posted on 01/07/2023 9:03:30 PM PST by robowombat ( )
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To: nickcarraway

did she die from unexpectedly or suddenly???


16 posted on 01/07/2023 9:03:38 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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She should have taken up flag football instead.

-PJ

17 posted on 01/07/2023 9:03:52 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: nickcarraway

Two thoughts. What kind of society has it’s little girls beat each other like gladiators for our entertainment? Two, wasn’t Hawaii ground zero for corona crazy, shots and all?


18 posted on 01/07/2023 9:05:48 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: nickcarraway

18 yro athletes die all the time....whats the big deal?


19 posted on 01/07/2023 9:06:48 PM PST by cherry
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To: semimojo

Either that or a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Oddly enough otherwise healthy seeming people including athletes have died suddenly before the existence of Covid shots.


20 posted on 01/07/2023 9:11:26 PM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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