The 30-year-old former World Series of Fighting champion submitted Raphael Assuncao with a sensational first-round guillotine in the main event of UFC Fortaleza on Saturday night, avenging his previous 2017 split decision loss to Assuncao in decisive fashion. The win gave Moraes victories in four straight contests and 17 of his last 18 overall, and he wasted little time afterward making the most of his big moment.
“First of all, I want a new contract,” Moraes said Saturday at UFC Fortaleza’s post-fight press conference. “I want a contract and the first fight has to be for the title.