MMA Fighting · Jun 25, 2017
UFC middleweight Vitor Miranda was overweight, depressed while battling injuries
Getting back into the Octagon was a long, tough process for Vitor Miranda.
Thirteen months after losing to Chris Camozzi in the UFC, the Brazilian middleweight is slated to meet Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City on Sunday night, and Miranda had to overcome a lot of things in order to strap his gloves on one more time.
Miranda has competed in MMA cages and Muay Thai rings for decades, and paid the price at the end of 2015. The TUF Brazil heavyweight runner-up had already notched a pair of knockout victories over Jake Collier and Clint Hester in the UFC as a middleweight, and was so hungry for more wins that he ignored signs from his body.