Middleweight Rodolfo
Vieira has been cleared to resume his mixed martial arts career
after an abnormal brain scan earlier this year forced him to
withdraw from UFC 270.
Vieira revealed via Instagram that he was at AdventHealth Orlando
to receive a cerebral angiography, which provides images of blood
vessels around the brain and can detect abnormalities such as
aneurysms.
“After months of waiting I just had the cerebral angiography I
needed, everything went well,” Vieira wrote. “Now I’m here in the
room waiting for the doctor to come and tell me what I really have
and if I’m going to be able to continue fighting MMA.
Without a doubt today is the hardest day of my life. Whatever it
is, I trust in my God and I know that he will do the best for my
life as hd always did!”
According to
MMAFighting.com, Vieira received medical clearance to compete
after the examination. The 32-year-old Brazilian withdrew from a
proposed clash against Wellington
Turman at UFC 270 after brain scans detected an anomaly.
A decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, Vieira is 8-1 thus
far during his MMA tenure. “The Black Belt Hunter” has been
victorious in three of his four Octagon appearances and is coming
off a third-round submission win over Dustin
Stoltzfus at UFC on ESPN 26.