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Former UFC fighter Godofredo Pepey was found dead in his jail cell in Florida on Saturday night from an apparent suicide, police said. He was 38.

The Brazilian fighter , who was in custody in connection with a domestic violence case, was discovered "unresponsive" just before 8 p.m. by a detention deputy conducting routine checks, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Detectives said jail staff removed "a sheet" from around his neck and immediately began performing life-saving measures. Pepey was transferred to Broward Health Med

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