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UFC veteran Elias Theodorou passes away at 34

UFC veteran, and former TUF winner, Elias Theodorou passed away yesterday due to cancer. He was 34-years-old.

News of his passing was first shared by BJPENN.com and followed by TSN's Aaron Bronstetor and MMA Fighting.

Theodorou had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer.

He was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on May 31, 1988.

After an undefeated run on the Canadian MMA circuit Theodorou joined the cast of The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia in 2013.

He won that series’ middleweight bracket with a win over Sheldon Westcott on April 16, 2014.