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23 Facts About Vinicius Moreira

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Vinicius Moreira Castro was born on February 28,1989 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light heavyweight division.

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Vinicius Moreira is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Vinicius Moreira faced John Allan on August 11,2018, at Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3.

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Vinicius Moreira won the fight via submission with a triangle choke and was awarded with a UFC contract.

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Vinicius Moreira made his UFC debut against Alonzo Menifield on January 19,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Dillashaw.

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Vinicius Moreira lost the fight via technical knockout due to punches in the first round.

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Vinicius Moreira then faced Eryk Anders on June 29,2019, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs dos Santos.

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Vinicius Moreira lost the fight via knockout due to punches in the first round.

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Vinicius Moreira next faced Paul Craig on September 21,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens.

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Vinicius Moreira lost the fight via submission with a rear-naked choke in the first round.

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Vinicius Moreira was scheduled to face Tyson Pedro on February 23,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Hooker.

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Vinicius Moreira was expected to face Modestas Bukauskas on July 15,2020, at UFC Fight Night 172.

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On January 15, Vinicius Moreira received a public warning by USADA due to an out-of-competition positive test for anastrozole in September 2020.

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Vinicius Moreira had provided a supplement that was proven to be tainted with the substance.

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Vinicius Moreira was scheduled to face Ike Villanueva on January 30,2021, at UFC Fight Night 186.

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Vinicius Moreira lost the fight by knockout in the second round.

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On February 4,2021, it was announced that Vinicius Moreira was released from his UFC contract.

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Vinicius Moreira made his first appearance after his UFC release against Rodrigo Duarte on August 8,2021, at Brazilian Fighting Series 1.

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Vinicius Moreira won the bout after the bout was stopped by the doctor after the first round.

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Vinicius Moreira faced Aleksandr Maslov at Open Fight Championship 9 on August 27,2021, for the OFC Heavyweight Championship.

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Vinicius Moreira faced Mikhail Mokhnatkin on December 19,2021, at Open Fighting Championship 15.

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Vinicius Moreira returned against Sergey Dyakonov at MMA Series 53 on June 24,2022.

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Vinicius Moreira faced Maico Machado for the inaugural SC Light Heavyweight Championship at "Soldado Combat 3" on August 24,2024 and won the championship by first round arm-triangle choke submission.