The careers of fighters are usually very short, given the peril and hazards of the job. In a sport like MMA, the danger to bodily harm gets dialed up to 100. Not to mention the need to keep winning in order for a promotion to hold you. A satisfactory career might be the end of the road for Marlon Moraes.
UFC Vegas 50 was as entertaining as it can get for a fight night. Letdowns and upsets also came into the picture. Understanding that the part of the journey is the end, Marlon Moraes hung up his gloves after his loss to Song Yadong. It left fans with mixed reactions, as it insinuates a possible retirement.
The fall of Marlon Moraes is heartbreaking.
If he does hang up em up, thank you for all of the memories. – There are a ton.
Win or lose, he always brought it.
Hespect pic.twitter.com/zKN9PCdW8b— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) March 13, 2022
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Moraes lost to Yadong via T/KO in the first round.
Fighting big names in the division to ultimately losing to a fighter not even in the top ten can be a devastating thing to bear.
MMA world reacts to Marlon Moraes’ loss against Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 50
Despite one of his most significant wins against former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Moraes was plagued by losses than on out. Getting back-to-back losses against Cory Sandhagen, Rob Font, Merab Dvalishvili, and now Song Yadong, it seems it might be the end of the road for Moraes.
Here are some of the reactions to Moraes losing the fight against Yadong at UFC Vegas 50.
Marlon Moraes UFC career pic.twitter.com/rPIWyMj5lm
— TevTalksMMA (@TevTalksMMA) March 13, 2022
Man what the hell happened to Marlon Moraes?
— MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) March 13, 2022
Can't believe Marlon Moraes has lost four in a row.
Such a talented fighter and you have to feel for him in this circumstance, having left his family to go train in Thailand and focus exclusively on fighting. Tough way to lose a fight when you gave up so much in preparation.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 13, 2022
Man. Song Yadong. Welcome to UFC title contention. And Marlon Moraes, what a cruel sport this can be. Moraes was a legit killer not long ago. Yadong mows him down in a must win co main event.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 13, 2022
Although he hasn’t given an official statement about retirement, hanging his gloves up is a sign that he might be done. It could also be a gesture in the heat of the moment, though the loss could have been a bit overwhelming.
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Marlon Moraes and his MMA Career
The Brazilian-born mixed martial artist is a former bantamweight champion of the ‘World Series of Fighting.’ Moraes made his debut in the UFC against Raphael Assunção on June 3rd, 2017.
Despite starting his debut with a loss, Moraes defeated the then-rising prospect and now the current UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega on December 9th, 2017.
He then became the first fighter to knock Jimmie Rivera out at UFC Fight Night 131. Earning himself the night’s performance bonus and breaking Rivera’s 20 fight win streak, Moraes began stirring up the pot.
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Then Moraes redeemed himself from his UFC debut loss in a rematch against Assunção, which he won this time around, earning the performance of the night award at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2. Moreover, at UFC 245, he defeated Jose Aldo via a split decision.
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As of March 2022, Moraes has a professional MMA record of 23-10-1 (10 T/KO & 6 Submissions). There is no doubt he has had an illustrious career so far.
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