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The UFC has confirmed the death of their flyweight fighter Allan Nascimento in their latest Instagram post, while also penning a touching tribute to the deceased Brazilian. <\/p>\n
34-year-old Nascimento had suffered an \u2018apparent heart attack\u2019 in his sleep and was found unresponsive. The responding medical team\u2019s efforts were to no avail, as he was \u2018pronounced dead at the scene.\u2019<\/p>\n
Nascimento has passed away at the age of 34 (Image via UFC)<\/p>\n
Taking to Instagram, the UFC penned a touching tribute, while confirming Nascimento\u2019s death. The caption read:<\/p>\n
This morning, Monday, August 3rd, our beloved flyweight fighter, Allan Nascimento, was found unresponsive after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. Despite the efforts of the responding medical team, he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Allan\u2019s family, friends, teammates, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n
Check out UFC\u2019s post about Allan Nascimento below:<\/em><\/p>\n Nascimento had just fought on June 20, 2026, at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2. He suffered a close split decision loss to Mitch Raposo that also snapped his impressive four-fight winning streak.<\/p>\n The Brazilian flyweight had made his debut back in October 2021 at UFC 267, against Tagir Ulanbekov.<\/p>\n A boatload of comments have been flooding the UFC comments section following their post announcing Allan Nascimento\u2019s death. <\/p>\n Among those to have reacted so far are Dustin Poirier and Mackenzie Dern. Both fighters dropped the \u2018praying emoji\u2019 under the post. <\/p>\nDustin Poirier and Mackenzie Dern React to the death of UFC Flyweight Allan Nascimento <\/h2>\n