Rafael Lovato Jr. is back from retirement.
The former Bellator middleweight champion made a successful return to MMA Wednesday after putting his career on hold three and a half years ago due to cavernoma, a brain condition.
Lovato (11-0) submitted Taiga Iwasaki (8-1) with a kimura in the first round of their 195-pound contest. The fight took place at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2022 in Tokyo.
Watch video of his submission finish below.
Rafael Lovato Jr. returning to MMA after 3.5 years and gets a...