Victoria Lee, a rising MMA star, has died at age 18, her family and combat sports promotion ONE Championship confirmed on social media.

Lee’s sister, Angela Lee, who is also an MMA fighter, confirmed in a heartbreaking Instagram post that the 18-year-old died on December 26. A cause of death was not given.

“On December 26, 2022, our family experienced something no family should ever have to go through…,” Angela Lee wrote along with a picture of her younger sister in a sunflower field. “It is incredibly difficult to say this…Our Victoria passed away.”

Lee wrote that her family has been “completely devastated” following the loss.

“We miss her. More than anything in this world. Our family will never be the same. Life will never be the same,” she wrote.

“Victoria was the most beautiful soul who ever lived,” she added. “She was the best little sister in the world. The best daughter, the best granddaughter and the best godma / aunty to Ava and Alia.”

source cbsnews.com