Raphael Assuncao took off his gloves in the Octagon at UFC Fortaleza. At the time, some speculated that Assuncao might be retiring from MMA.
Hardly.
Assuncao fell by first-round submission to Marlon Moraes in the main event of UFC Fortaleza on Saturday night in Brazil. But stepping away from the sport was not on his mind afterward. In actuality, Assuncao said at the post-fight press conference that he believes he’ll get another crack at both Moraes and current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in the future, since he is 1-1 now against each.