Vitor Bruno Soares Miranda (born March 10, 1979) is a Brazilian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
When growing up, he was interested in martial arts but did not start training before turning 21, when his friend introduced him to Muay Thai.
After only two years of practice and at the same time working part-time as a video store clerk, Miranda turned pro in 2001.
On October 22, 2005, he entered the K-1 Heavyweight Factory tournament in São Paulo and achieved the first success of his young career by winning the Grand Prix with three consecutive knockouts over Nelson Vargas, Lucio Silva and Asmir Burgic.
[6] After two years of fighting in smaller shows in Brazil, Miranda was selected to participate in one of the regional K-1 qualifying tournaments, on November 2, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey.
He won the hard fought battle by majority decision, as well as his other next two fights in the evening and was declared the K-1 Turkey champion.
In the semifinals of the Tafneft Cup, Vitor Miranda faced the local Russia's fighter Mikhail Tyuterev.
Miranda faced promotional newcomer Jake Collier in a middleweight bout on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58.
[14] However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain.