The celebrated Ukrainian mixed martial artist Eduard Kostrytsia lost his life in the war against Russia.
Kostrytsia was trained at Kyiv’s BC “Phoenix.” In 2021, he earned the gold medal in the lightest weight category at the World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, and was a European MMA vice-champion. He was also a multiple-time Ukrainian champion in MMA in the 52.2 kg category.
He died on January 23 during combat with Russian invaders in the Donetsk region. He was 30 years old.