Geane Herrera, known in the professional fighting world as “La Pulga” passed away Saturday following a motorcycle crash in Florida, TMZ reported.
Herrera used to compete at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), according to TMZ. Authorities from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported the accident occurred at approximately 10:45 PM. Herrera was riding at a significantly high speed and collided with the rear of another vehicle. The impact caused him to hit a concrete barrier and he was ejected several hundred feet from his motorcycle, which subsequently caught fire.
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Herrera was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders, the outlet reported. The other vehicle’s driver did not…