Early UFC fighter Paul Varelans dies at 51 due to COVID-19
Early UFC fighter Paul Varelans dies at 51 due to COVID-19 Paul Varelans, a well-known name from the UFC's early days, died Saturday after a battle with COVID-19, his live-in girlfriend, Kim Watson, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. He was 51 years old. Varelans was admitted in December to Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta with coronavirus and was subsequently put into a medically induced coma, Watson said. On Friday, family and friends were told Varelans didn't have much time left. News of Varelans' death circulated Saturday on Facebook. "After a solid month of fighting off COVID while...