LAS VEGAS – Vicente Luque is back this weekend, and feeling beyond grateful to be able to fight again. The long-time UFC welterweight contender returns to action this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 51 after overcoming a brain hemorrhage that stemmed from a knockout loss to Geoff Neal in August 2022. Luque (21-9-1 MMA, 14-5 UFC) has been medically cleared by the Nevada Athletic Commission ahead of his main event bout against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 21-12 UFC). “That was definitely unfortunate, but I was 100 percent blessed to be able to recover very well,” Luque told reporters at the UFC on ESPN 51 media day. “Since the first day, right after the fight when I got the news, they did all the testing, all the exams and everything went well. My body was recovering.
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