Ex-UFC fighter Godofredo “Pepey” Castro died of an apparent suicide in a Florida jail.

He was 38 years old.

Castro was found unresponsive while deputies at the Broward Sheriff’s Office main jail in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were conducting their normal checks around 8 p.m., according to TMZ.

Godofredo “Pepey” Castro weighs in during the UFC weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

A department spokesperson told MMA Junkie that he was discovered with a sheet around his neck.

Emergency personnel responded to the jail, and Castro was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he later died.

Foul play is not suspected in his death, and an official cause of death is still pending.

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