Felipe Colares obituary, net worth at time of death

Luis Felipe Dias Colares was a Brazilian MMA fighter who competed in the bantamweight division. He was born on March 31, 1994, and died on May 1, 2023, after being hit by a bus in Rio de Janeiro.

Colares had a net worth of $500,000 at the time of his death.

Colares was born in Macapá, Amapá, and began judo training at the age of seven. At the age of 15, he began learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu, taekwondo, and Muay Thai.

Before signing with the UFC in January 2019, Colares had an unbeaten MMA record of 8-0 fighting on the Brazilian regional MMA circuit, culminating in his victory of the Jungle Fight featherweight belt.

On February 2, 2019, Colares made his UFC debut as a lightweight against Geraldo de Freitas at UFC Fight Night: Assunço vs. Moraes 2.

He was defeated by unanimous decision.

Colares’ release from the UFC was announced on June 9, 2022.

Colares made his first post-UFC debut on February 17, 2023, at Ares FC 12, when he submitted Alioune Nahaye through rear-naked choke in the first round.

Colares began his professional career in 2013 with North Extreme Cagefighting. He claimed the Jungle Fight featherweight title there in 2017 before moving on to the UFC, where he was 2-4 in six fights from 2019 to 2021.