Former UFC Fighter Elias Theodorou passes away at 34

Former UFC fighter and winner of The Final Fighter: Nations middleweight match Elias Theodorou is useless at age 34.

Theodorou handed away on Sunday after a battle with most cancers. He was recognized with Stage 4 liver most cancers, in accordance with  TSN‘s Aaron Bronsteter.

“That Spartan” fought 11 occasions contained in the UFC octagon from 2014 to 2019. He went 8-3 throughout his time with the UFC however was launched following a loss to Derek Brunson in 2019. All three of his UFC losses had been by determination and to contenders on the time.

Theodorou final fought in December 2021, defeating Bryan Baker by unanimous determination at Colorado Fight Membership 10. He general skilled file stands at 19-3. He turned recognized for his advocacy of medical marijuana use in fight sports activities and made historical past by changing into the primary fighter in North America to obtain a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for medical hashish.

The British Columbia Athletic Fee issued him the TUE in January 2020. In Might 2021, Theodorou additionally turned the primary fighter in the US to be granted a therapeutic use exemption for medical hashish when the Colorado Combative Sports activities Fee granted him a TUE.