A serious fear of health was not enough to perform one UFC 316 star.
The newest pay-per-view from the UFC takes place on Saturday in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Headlining will be the Bantamweight Title Rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley, with the 135-pound title defense of Julianna Pena against Kayla Harrison who sets the stage.
Many prominent names will appear on the Undercard, including an old competition who is only a few years after a life -changing injuries.
Vicente Luque from UFC 316 has no timeline for his retirement despite serious injury
The UFC 316 -head card is opened with a welterweight confrontation between veteran Vicente Luque and fan favorite Kevin Holland.
For 'The Silent Assassin' the competition marks his fourth assignment since he returned from a serious brain injury that threatened to make his fighting career short.
After Luque's brutal knockout loss against Geoff Neal-Die months after a beatdown against Belal Muhammad, the testing after the fight a brain haemorrhage came as a subdural hematoma.
A one -year medical suspension was distributed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. After good recovery, Luque returned in August 2023.
Although some people expect such a serious brain injury to limit the remaining time of Luque in the sport, the Brazilian insists that he is 100 percent healthy and is not going to hang out the gloves quickly.
“I have been to the UFC for 10 years. It has been a long term and I still have a lot to do in that octagon. I am excited,” Luque said on MMA Junkie Radio.
“I started professionally at the age of 17. I wanted the most possible fights, and that is exactly what my career was about.
“I don't have a plan when I have to stop. I don't really have some fights,” Luque added. “I want to do as many fights as possible, fight as long as possible.
“I want to get in that octagon and do what I do. … I want to go back in that mix, in the top five. That is the goal for this year.”
Vicente Luque's three -in -law run since his return of brain scrap
Luque, who still holds a position in the top 15 of Welterweight, came back on the right track in his comeback fight against Rafael Dos Anjos.
But after the exhausting of the former lightweight champion in their Apex Main event, fans remained grinning when Luque was eliminated by Joaquin Buckley back from the brain in his second fight.
'The Silent Assassin' bounced back in his last fight and set up a vintage grab display to submit Themba Gorimbo with an Anaconda Choke in just 52 seconds on UFC 310 in December 2024.
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Luque will now be looking for his first profit track since he returned to action by defending his ranking against the always dangerous Holland.