Victoria ‘The Prodigy’ Lee: rising MMA star dies at 18

Rising mixed martial arts fighter Victoria Lee has passed away at age 18. Her older sister and fellow ONE Championship fighter Angela wrote on Instagram, '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'. Lee wrote that her sister had passed on December 26th, but did not reveal a cause of death. Nicknamed "The Prodigy", Victoria Lee was unbeaten in three fights as an atomweight after following Angela and brother Christian to the ONE Championship circuit, last defeating Victoria Souza via second-round TKO in September 2021.She took a year off from fighting in 2022 to complete high school and recover from an injury, but was set to return for her fourth professional fight against India's Zeba Bano at a ONE Championship event on Saturday January 13th in Bangkok, Thailand. Rising MMA star Victoria ‘The Prodigy’ Lee dies at age of 18