Allan Nascimento, Brazilian Ufc Fighter Known As 'puro Osso,' Dies At 34

Brazilian UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento has died aft suffering an evident bosom onslaught successful his sleep, nan statement announced. He was 34.

Nascimento was recovered unresponsive Monday morning, according to nan UFC, and was pronounced dormant astatine nan segment “despite nan efforts of nan responding aesculapian team.”

He is said to beryllium survived by his woman and 2 children.

“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are pinch Allan’s family, friends, teammates, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” UFC wrote connected societal media.

At 5 ft 9 and 126 pounds, Nascimento built a estimation “as a skilled competitor and consummate professional,” according to a tribute posted on nan UFC site, while compiling a 4-2 grounds successful nan Octagon and 22-7 wide (16 wins by submission).

Nascimento started training astatine nan famed Chute Boxe Diego Lima academy successful his hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, astatine property 15. It was location that he was fixed his nickname, Puro Osso, which is Portugese slang for “skin and bones.”

“When I joined my academy, I was highly thin,” Nascimento told nan website Sherdog successful 2021. “I weighed nothing. As soon arsenic group saw me, they called maine ‘Puro Osso.’ The nickname stuck.”

Nascimento’s first MMA conflict was successful 2011, pinch his UFC debut coming 10 years later. His last bout was a divided determination nonaccomplishment to Mitch Raposo astatine UFC Fight Night 279 successful Las Vegas.

On Monday, erstwhile UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira posted respective tributes to his adjacent friend and Chute Boxe Diego Lima teammate connected his Instagram Story.

“Today I mislaid a relative that fighting gave me,” Oliveira wrote successful Portugese. “Thank you for ever being there, for sharing nan mat and nan corner, and for your words. I’m conscionable truthful grateful for having you by my side, brother, successful training, successful nan area and erstwhile hanging out. I emotion you, kid.”

Fellow Brazilian UFC combatant Caio Borralho commented connected UFC’s Instagram station astir Nascimento’s death: “He was 1 of nan astir benignant fighters that’s I’ve ever met! Polite, bully power and ever successful bully spirits! He will beryllium missed.”

UFC Brazil newsman Evelyn Rodrigues wrote successful nan comments: “One of nan kindest souls I’ve ever had nan privilege of knowing done MMA. Rest successful peace, Allan.”