Marcel Fortuna wanted to become a UFC fighter, and his first opportunity inside the Octagon was better than everything he had ever dreamed.
Winning five in a row in the regional circuit between 2012 and 2015 earned the Brazilian light heavyweight a spot on the 23rd season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he came up short on the reality show. After that moment, he decided to take some time off.
"I stopped thinking about my fight career after I left the show,” Fortuna told MMA Fighting. "I had a few changes in my personal life, I moved to a different state and my son was just born, so I had to take some time off.