Brazilian featherweight Bruno Pucci has not fought in 18 months but the two-time no-gi grappling world champion will be returning to the cage at ONE: "Spirit of Champions" next week. He's taking on undefeated Dutchman Anthony Engelen and says the reason for his prolonged absence from competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) action was due to a longstanding injury.
"I’ve had a back injury, two herniated discs, since four years ago before I came to Singapore. After years of training it had started to worsen so after my last fight in May, 2014 I finally decided to get it fixed as it was starting to impede my progress.