John Moraga has had an up and down UFC career, but his recent knockout win over Magomed Bibulatov at UFC 216 put things into perspective.
The upset was a very important victory, because before it, the flyweight was 1-3 in his last four fights dating back to 2015. Moraga admitted that for a while, stepping into the cage and putting his health on the line wasn’t paying off.
“I’ve been at this for a while, and it just hasn’t seemed like it’s been paying off,” Moraga told MMAjunkie Radio (transcript via MMAjunkie.