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UFC's Nascimento, 34, dies after apparent heart attack

Allan Nascimento had six fights in five years with the UFC [Getty Images] Mixed martial arts fighter Allan Nascimento has died at the age of 34, says the UFC. According to MMA's leading promotion, the Brazilian flyweight was found unresponsive on Monday morning after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. "Despite the efforts of the responding medical team, he was pronounced deceased at the scene," added a UFC statement.

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