Is leandro lo still alive, Recently the death news of Leandro Lo, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion who passed away on August 7, 2022, is surfing the internet.
Leandro has won in BJJ contests like the Pan American Games, the World Cup, and the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championships.
He has an unbeaten winning streak at the Copa Podio from 2011 to 2013. Lo trained under Cicero Costha at the Cicero Costha Academy in So Paulo, Brazil, where he earned a black belt.
In 2015, he established the New School “NS” Brotherhood squad. Lo is renowned for his guard technique and is regarded as one of the “best pounds for pound grapplers who have ever touched the mat.”
Leandro Lo Death Hoax Debunked
According to calfkicker.com, today’s unexpected announcement shook the jiu-jitsu community. An eight-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion was slain in Sao Paulo after an incident with another man.
Lo, who passed away in 2013 at 33, was born on May 11, 1989. He was alleged to have been shot while attending a party at a club in Sao Paulo the previous Sunday early.
The family’s attorney confirmed to Globo. Leandro was shot in the head following a dispute that occurred during the performance inside the club. The authorities have named the culprit even though they have identified him.
According to the family’s lawyer, Iv Siqueira Junior, the victim and the assailant got into a dispute, and to diffuse the situation, the victim immobilized the offender. As he turned and started to leave, the man pulled out a revolver and shot the fighter in the head.
What Happened To Leandro Lo And Where Is He Now?
Leandro Lo and his five friends were seated at a table when the shooter approached and agitated them, according to a friend of Lo’s who witnessed the incident.
Lo made him immobilized to calm him down. Then, before firing, he took four or five steps, according to the witness who pleaded for anonymity.
After the shooting, the offender kicked the victim twice on the ground before running away, according to the defence attorney. The athlete was sent to the South Zone of SP’s Jabaquara Saboya Municipal Hospital. The family attorney confirmed his death.
Agfight also expressed condolences after his passing, despite the family’s wish that the Hospital withhold any additional details. The BJJ school Unity, one of Leandro’s adopted homes, posted a confirmation of the information on Facebook.
Leandro Lo Net Worth
As per jiujitsu-news.com, Leandro Lo is worth about $1.5 million. He was one of the wealthiest Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors.
Lo did not reveal his earnings and income from his career in jiu-jitsu when he was alive. According to strictlyfighters.com, Jiu-Jitsu fighters make around $4,000 to $40,000 per win.
He won both the tournament and the hearts of his supporters by defeating the favorites in the Trials’ final rounds in the southern Brazilian state of Gramado.
Lo won the Pan American Championship, the Brazilian National Championship, and the FIFA World Championship in 2012. He replaced Michael Langhi, who had gone three years in the lightweight division without losing a bout, as the “best lightweight competitor” with impressive victories.
