“It was a big deal for me to enter the UFC with a loss. That was the worst situation in my mind, to finally get to the UFC and then lose it. But you can go one of two ways. You can surrender and say, 'Well, at least I tried and I made it to the UFC,' or you can work even harder.”

Brazilian and American mixed martial artist

Vicente Catta Preta Luque is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has built his career in the UFC, where he fights at welterweight. His public profile is tied to mixed martial arts rather than to writing or public office, and the facts available here identify him chiefly through his athletic career and dual Brazilian and American background.