2020 was not kind to Marlon Moraes. The former WSOF bantamweight champion ran his way into title contention shortly after signing with the UFC back in 2017, picking up strong wins over Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera and Raphael Assuncao in the process. However following a rough loss to Henry Cejudo and a questionable win over Jose Aldo shortly afterward, Moraes now finds himself on a two fight losing skid, having been knocked out by both Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font over the past three months.
On the flip side, Marlon Vera’s recent run hasn’t been nearly as disastrous as his Brazilian counterpart’s, but it also hasn’t come with the same glorious high points either.