Vinicius Moreira Castro (born February 28, 1989)[4] is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light heavyweight division.
Inspired by Minotauro Nogueira's fights in Pride FC, Moreira started training jiu-jitsu in 2006 as his first martial art.
[2] After growing unmotivated by jiu-jitsu, he started training mixed martial arts in 2015, making his professional debut in the following year.
[5][6][7] Moreira faced John Allan on August 11, 2018, at Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3.
[11] Moreira then faced Eryk Anders on June 29, 2019, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos.
[19] On January 15, Moreira received a public warning by USADA due to an out-of-competition positive test for anastrozole in September 2020.
[24] Moreira made his first appearance after his UFC release against Rodrigo Duarte on August 8, 2021, at Brazilian Fighting Series 1.