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Plowing Ahead With Optimism into an Unknown Future

“For Eddie?” A nod of the head from the man in the doorway confirmed to Sheymon Moraes that he was in the right spot.

Many professional mixed martial artists are fighting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports organizations around the globe, including just about every MMA show, managed to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on their athletes. The 30-year-old Brazilian, a five-fight Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran at 145 pounds who signed with the Professional Fighters League in the spring, is not in that group. Moraes has been forced to scratch together an income away from the cage after the PFL opted not to find a way for its athletes to safely compete this year.