Saturday’s UFC Fortaleza event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Brazil, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at CFO Arena.
Despite a question mark over the bantamweight title picture given flyweight champion Henry Cejudo’s desire to face the man he just conquered, TJ Dillashaw, for the Californian’s 135-pound title, there is no question that the next shot at the belt should belong to Marlon Moraes. Already closing in on this spot after highlight reel knockouts of Aljamain Sterling and Jimmie Rivera, Moraes cemented his place with a submission of perennial contender Raphael Assuncao Saturday night.