farewell to the Italian martial arts star who died in an accident – Corriere.it

Mourning in the world of Italian Mma. After three days in a coma, he died in Milan Iuri Lapicus, 27 years old. He had been the victim of a serious motorcycle accident last Friday and had been transported by air ambulance to the Niguarda hospital in code red. Today, Monday 20 March, the news of his death.

Not much is known yet about the dynamics of the accident. Moldovan by birth but Italian by adoption, he had played 16 professional matches in his career, winning the first 14 (all before the limit, four by knockout and 10 by submission; of these 14, 13 in the first round). In 2019 he had entered ONE Championship, one of the most important promotions in the world not only of Mma but also of Kickboxing and Muay Thai, where he also fights George Petrosyan. Who dedicated a thought to him on his Instagram profile: I want to remind you like this. Rip, as the caption of some photos together. To date, Lapicus is one of only three Italians to have fought for the title in a world top promotion together with Marvin Vettori in UFC and Alessio Sakara in Bellator. As mentioned, the 27-year-old had won his first 14 fights in his career. Then came the first two defeats. In 2020 against Christian Lee in 2020 and in August 2022 against Zebaztiam Kadestam.