UFC bantamweight title contender Marlon Moraes was doing well during the opening round of his title fight against Henry Cejudo on Saturday at UFC 238. But once “The Messenger” switched up his strategy, Moraes seemed to have lost all answers to the attacks.
During his post-fight media scrum, the 31-year-old Brazilian admitted to veering away from the game plan, which he feels was one of the major reasons for his loss.
“I just messed up. I got out of the game plan, and that’s what happened,” he said (transcript via MMA Junkie). “I just did what I shouldn’t do.