REST IN PEACE: Ex-UFC and BKFC fighter was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Gandy Bridge over the weekend, according to reports. He was 33.

REST IN PEACE: Ex-UFC and BKFC fighter was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Gandy Bridge over the weekend, according to reports. He was 33.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Former UFC fighter Geane “La Pulga” Herrera died over the weekend after crashing his motorcycle on the Gandy Bridge, according to reports.

Born in Duarte, California, Herrera rose to fame as a professional mixed martial artist in the Flyweight division, fighting both for the UFC and the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

The BKFC announced Herrera’s death Monday on Instagram. According to MMA Fighting, he died in a motorcycle crash.