On a 13-fight win streak, including five World Series of Fighting bantamweight title defenses, Marlon Moraes was finally picked up by the UFC to take on contender Raphael Assuncao. However, as he revealed to Portal do Vale Tudo, he's in no hurry to fight for an UFC title.
"We tend to always look for a quick way to our goals. When we want something, we want it now. We don't understand God's master plan. I came really close to entering the UFC. I almost got in the first TUF Brazil, but thank God I didn't.