Former UFC middleweight Maiquel Falcao suffers heart attack in training

Former UFC middleweight Maiquel Falcao is currently in intensive care in Brazil, according to Tatame.com. Originally reported as a stroke, it was later revealed that he suffered a heart attack while training.

His manager Marcelo Brigadeiro updated his status: "Maiquel is still on the Intensive Care Unit and might stay there for few more days, when he'll go through a catheterization. He's lucid and improving fast."

Falcao is just 30 years old, and just signed a contract with Bellator Fighting Championships recently.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_11392.shtml

Mike Swick