Roan Carneiro impressed in his Octagon return, tapping Mark Munoz in the first round with a rear-naked choke. A year later, he’s finally back in action.
A longtime MMA fighter and American Top Team coach, "Jucao" was sidelined for months due to an elbow injury, but doesn’t expect the long layoff to be an issue when he steps inside the Octagon to face Derek Brunson at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 83 card in Pittsburgh.
"I was only out because of the injury, but I was training hard since I was cleared," Carneiro told MMAFighting.