PHILADELPHIA, Penn.– UFC middleweight contender Vicente Luque speaks with MMA Fighting’s José Youngs about his love for building and racing cars, baking sourdough bread, his son’s hobbies, and more on the latest episode of Anything But Fighting.
In terms of competing, Luque (24-12-1) is looking to extend his winning ways against Tresean Gore on the preliminary card of UFC 330. In his most recent outing, the Brazilian choked out Kelvin Gastelum in his middleweight debut at UFC 327 in May. Before this performance, Luque dropped back-to-back bout to welterweight standouts Kevin Holland and Joel Alvarez, prompting him to make the jump up to middleweight.
To date, “The Silent Assassin” holds notable wins over Rafael dos Anjos, Tyron Woodley, Michael Chiesa, Mike Perry, Belal Muhammad,
Luque also holds the record for most Anaconda choke submission wins in UFC history, second most finishes in UFC welterweight division history (14), fourth most first-round finishes in UFC history (10), fifth most bouts in UFC welterweight division history (24), fifth most finishes in UFC history (15), second most submissions in UFC welterweight division history (6), most first-round knockouts in UFC welterweight division history (5), and fourth most wins in UFC welterweight division history (16).
