Marlon Moraes

Marlon Moraes is an athlete who competes in the Octagon in the format of mixed martial arts. He represents the UFC association among the bantamweight fighters. The Brazilian is among the top 10 best athletes of the official rating of the organization. In his piggy bank black prajets in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay-tai.

Marlon Luis Moraes was born on April 26, 1988. Not much is known about the athlete's childhood years. It doesn't cover them in interviews. Marlon showed interest in Muay Thai when he was 7 years old. The boy had the right physical characteristics to try himself in this direction, and soon became the winner of several national championships in his age category. Moraes also tried his hand at Thai boxing. In this sport he managed to become the champion of the country twice.

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At the age of 15, he became interested in jiu-jitsu and began training under the guidance of Ricardo Almeida. In Brazil, this type of martial arts is considered one of the most popular. Marlon began to make his first successes, performing at local tournaments. Then he became the winner of the national competition. Having shown his potential, he received an invitation to cooperate from MMA.

In 2007, Marlon Moraes made his debut as a professional fighter. In 2011, the athlete has already competed in the United States. He represented several organizations, including Ring of Combat, World Extreme Fighting, Xtreme Fighting Championships. A year later, Moraes received an invitation from the World Series of Fighting organization and for 4 years collaborated with her, performing in the ring and winning new titles.

In November 2012, a meeting was held with former WEC champion Miguel Torres, in which the winner was Marlon Moraes. The fight with Carson Beeb in October 2013 ended after half a minute. Marlon's knockout once again elevated him to the podium. He had to fight Josh Rettinghouse for the title. The unanimous decision of the judges helped the athlete to become the first lightweight champion in the history of promotion. The title was defended in a fight with Cody Bollinger. Marlon won in the 2nd round.

Moraes did not immediately reveal his options when he became a participant in the MMA promotion. During 10 fights he won 6 victories and 4 times he was defeated, taking 2 knockouts and 2 sub-doubles. After the athlete's transfer to another weight category, the results changed. Instead of rivals with featherweight weight, his opponents became opponents of the bantamweight. Moraes achieved significant results and was quickly recognized as one of the best fighters.

In 2014, he became the World Series of Fighting champion. At that moment he was noticed by the UFC. Inviting the athlete to cooperate, they organized a meeting with Rafael Assunsao. After 13 winning contests, this fight was dramatic for Moraes: he was defeated. The failure did not stop the athlete.

In the fight that ended in the fall of 2017, Moraes came down with John Dodson. The meeting brought him a triumph. A series of subsequent victories encouraged the fighter. He made the winning knockout and in a minute of the tournament knocked out Aljamein Sterling. In a fight with Jimmy Rivera in the summer of 2018, Moraes had 33 seconds to defeat his opponent.

Moraes is 168 cm tall and weighs 61 kg.

Little is known about Marlon Moraes' biography, and all the fighter's interviews are devoted exclusively to sports issues. But to make assumptions about his personal life allow photos on Instagram. Marlon's wife's name is Isabella Santiago. She gave the athlete two children, now the couple brings up sons.

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The athlete has social media accounts, where in addition to images from training and competitions, he posts personal pictures. On them Marlon appears with his family, friends and colleagues.

In 2019, a re-tournament was held with Rafael Assunsao. Marlon surpassed the abuser by defending honor. So the fighter became the main contender for the title. Its owner was T.J. Dillashaw. After the doping test, the fighter had to return his belt and release the podium, so the title was waiting for a new owner.

In July of the same year, as part of UFC 238, the athlete entered the Octagon against Henry Sehudo, the champion in the flyweight category. Moraes was defeated. After this fight, he challenged fighter Juraj Faiber, who had been out of the professional sphere for 3 years and returned to the ring, defeating Ricky Simon.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

"Fight of the Night" (Three times) vs. Aljamein Sterling, Jimmy Rivera and Rafael Assunasao

World Series of Fights

WSOF Lightweight Champion Most consecutive title defenses (5 times) Most title wins (6 times) Most wins (11) Unbeaten (11-0)

Marlon Moraes's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & much more details has been updated below.

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Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2021

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.6M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $830.6K - $1.6M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2020

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.6M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $730.4K - $1.6M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2019

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.4M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $597.6K - $1.8M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2018

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.6M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $985.5K - $1.5M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2017

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.8M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $592.6K - $1.7M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2016

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.3M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $900.8K - $1.1M.

Marlon Moraes Net Worth 2015

Marlon Moraes 's revenue is $1.4M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Marlon Moraes and could vary in the range between $984.3K - $1.5M.

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