Guilherme Vasconcelos, a mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC and Bellator, has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 38.

Vasconcelos’ cause of death was unclear. MMA Junkie reported Tuesday that he posted a photo outside a gym 24 hours before his death was announced.

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Guilherme Vasconcelos sits in his corner after his middleweight fight at UFC 175 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 5, 2014 in Las Vegas. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

“We were looking forward to your visit at Christmas, which will not happen again. Life is fleeting and we woke up to this devastating news. What a time we live in,” Vasconcelos’ uncle wrote in a post on Facebook. TMZ Sports.

The Brazilian competed in several companies before making his debut at Bellator 157 in June 2016. He defeated Jordan Dowdy and John Mercurio in his first two Bellator fights before suffering a string of losses.

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He last fought in Bellator in October 2019.

Vasconcelos made one appearance in the UFC, fighting Luke Zachrich on the UFC 175 card in July 2014. He lost via unanimous decision and did not fight for the company again.

Luke Zachrich, right, kicks Guilherme Vasconcelos during a middleweight fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 5, 2014 in Las Vegas. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

He was 10-6 as a professional in MMA.

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Vasconcelos also had a brief moment in the celebrity world. He was briefly linked to pop star Demi Lovato in 2017. They broke up after a few months.

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