It took Marlon Moraes 10 years to accumulate the first five losses of his MMA career. The former Ring of Combat and World Series of Fighting champion and ex-UFC title challenger picked up his next five defeats — all of which have come by knockout — in under three years.
On Saturday, Moraes, who entered UFC Vegas 50 as the No. 10 ranked fighter in the official UFC bantamweight rankings, was stopped in the first-round by (No. 14 ranked) Song Yadong. Before Yadong flattened Moraes, the advantage the younger fighter had over Moraes in speed and power was unmistakable.