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Former UFC title chaser Marlon Moraes sworn in as new Florida police officer after retirement last year

Marlon Moraes becomes police officer former UFC starFormer UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes has been sworn in as a Davie (FL) Police officer. The Police department…

Marlon Moraes becomes police officer former UFC star

Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes has been sworn in as a Davie (FL) Police officer.

The Police department announced the news of Moraes completing his law enforcement certification and being sworn into the department on social media.

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Mandatory Credit: Josh Hedges – Zuffa LLC

Moraes’ new career comes nearly a year to the date of his last MMA fight when he retired from the sport following a KO loss to Gabriel Braga at PFL 4.

Marlon Moraes isn’t the only former MMA fighter to be a Police officer as Jimmie Rivera is a cop in New Jersey while former UFC heavyweight Chris Daukaus was also a former Police officer in Philadelphia.

Marlon Moraes’ MMA Career

Marlon Moraes finished his career with a record of 23-13-1 but ended his career on a seven-fight losing streak.

Moraes was the inaugural WSOF bantamweight champion and had fought for the vacant UFC bantamweight title in 2019 against Henry Cejudo when he lost by TKO.

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Following his knockout loss to Braga on June 8, 2023, he announced his retirement from MMA, as he was able to end his career.

“I started here with World Series of Fighting, and when I announced my retirement, I was in the UFC,” Moraes said (via MMAFighting). “I wasn’t home. Now, I’m home. I wish I had better performances here, but I gave all my heart. I trained hard. I can look myself in the mirror everyday and be proud of myself. I’ve been kickboxing, MMA, since I was 9. I’m 35. 26 years, I gave all my life for this. I gave my heart for the sport. Thank you god. God gave me all I have. I can’t be sad today. I’m happy. I have a beautiful wife, two kids.”

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In his MMA career, Moraes holds notable wins over Jose Aldo, Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera, Raphael Assuncao, and John Dodson among others. Moraes had gone 5-6 in the UFC.

Former UFC title chaser Marlon Moraes sworn in as new Florida police officer after retirement last year

Marlon Moraes becomes police officer former UFC starFormer UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes has been sworn in as a Davie (FL) Police officer. The Police department…

Marlon Moraes becomes police officer former UFC star

Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes has been sworn in as a Davie (FL) Police officer.

The Police department announced the news of Moraes completing his law enforcement certification and being sworn into the department on social media.

Marlon Moraes
Mandatory Credit: Josh Hedges – Zuffa LLC

Moraes’ new career comes nearly a year to the date of his last MMA fight when he retired from the sport following a KO loss to Gabriel Braga at PFL 4.

Marlon Moraes isn’t the only former MMA fighter to be a Police officer as Jimmie Rivera is a cop in New Jersey while former UFC heavyweight Chris Daukaus was also a former Police officer in Philadelphia.

Marlon Moraes’ MMA Career

Marlon Moraes finished his career with a record of 23-13-1 but ended his career on a seven-fight losing streak.

Moraes was the inaugural WSOF bantamweight champion and had fought for the vacant UFC bantamweight title in 2019 against Henry Cejudo when he lost by TKO.

UFC Fortaleza Results

Following his knockout loss to Braga on June 8, 2023, he announced his retirement from MMA, as he was able to end his career.

“I started here with World Series of Fighting, and when I announced my retirement, I was in the UFC,” Moraes said (via MMAFighting). “I wasn’t home. Now, I’m home. I wish I had better performances here, but I gave all my heart. I trained hard. I can look myself in the mirror everyday and be proud of myself. I’ve been kickboxing, MMA, since I was 9. I’m 35. 26 years, I gave all my life for this. I gave my heart for the sport. Thank you god. God gave me all I have. I can’t be sad today. I’m happy. I have a beautiful wife, two kids.”

Marlon Moraes

In his MMA career, Moraes holds notable wins over Jose Aldo, Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera, Raphael Assuncao, and John Dodson among others. Moraes had gone 5-6 in the UFC.

Marlon Moraes reflects on emotional retirement after seventh straight knockout loss at PFL 4: ‘I gave it my all’

Marlon Moraes reflects on retirement after seventh straight KO loss I gave it my allFormer UFC bantamweight title challenger, Marlon Moraes gave an emotional reflection on his storied mixed martial arts career, after suffering a seventh consecutive knockout loss at PFL 4 earlier this week, dropping an opening round TKO defeat against Gabriel Alves Braga in Atlanta, Georgia.  Moraes, a former UFC bantamweight title challenger and former WSOF (World […]

Marlon Moraes reflects on retirement after seventh straight KO loss I gave it my all

Former UFC bantamweight title challenger, Marlon Moraes gave an emotional reflection on his storied mixed martial arts career, after suffering a seventh consecutive knockout loss at PFL 4 earlier this week, dropping an opening round TKO defeat against Gabriel Alves Braga in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Moraes, a former UFC bantamweight title challenger and former WSOF (World Series of Fighting) gold holder, suffered his seventh consecutive loss and seventh straight defeat via strikes earlier this week at PFL 4 against Braga.

Without a victory since UFC 245 back in December 2019, Moraes rebounded from a miscued bantamweight title fight against former featherweight champion and compatriot, Jose Aldo – landing a close, debated split decision win over the Manaus favorite.

Suffering consecutive stoppage losses to Cory Sandhagen, Rob Font, Merab Dvalishvili, and Song Yadong during his remaining UFC tenure, Moraes would then briefly retire from mixed martial arts competition – before signing with the Peter Murray-led, PFL.

Landing in the Professional Fighters League back in November of last year, Moraes suffered a third round TKO loss to his namesake, Sheymon Moraes, before dropping a leg kick TKO loss to eventual featherweight tournament winner, Brendan Loughnane. 

Marlon Moraes opens up on his retirement from MMA

And following this week’s TKO loss to Braga, Nova Friburgo native, Moraes once more announced his retirement from active competition – admitting that despite his recent continued skid, he gave his career everything he had.

“I gave it my all, and I didn’t bullsh*t anything,” Marlon Moraes said following PFL 4. “That’s it, man. I was always a dangerous fighter. Everyone that fought me, they were worried.” (H/T MMA Fighting)

During his tenure with the UFC, Moraes landed victories over John Dodson, Jimmie Rivera, Raphael Assuncao, and a stunning first round KO win over current undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling. 

7 Takeaways From The 2022 PFL World Championship PPV

The 2022 PFL Championship featured a whopping six title fights on the main card, plus a women’s featherweight bout and a five-fight undercard that provided fans with plenty of MMA on a weekend when the sport’s other top promotions were out of act…

The 2022 PFL Championship featured a whopping six title fights on the main card, plus a women’s featherweight bout and a five-fight undercard that provided fans with plenty of MMA on a weekend when the sport’s other top promotions were out of action. There’s plenty to discuss and unpack from everything that went down at…

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Sheymon Moraes rallies late to TKO Marlon Moraes, wins rematch at PFL 10

sheymon moraesSheymon Moraes evens the score with fellow Brazilian Marlon Moraes at PFL 10 The Professional Fighters League returns to us tonight, November 25, 2022, for PFL 10, headlined by a women’s lightweight championship encounter between two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison and no. 1 ranked Larissa Pacheco. Co-headlining the event is a featherweight championship bout between […]

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Sheymon Moraes evens the score with fellow Brazilian Marlon Moraes at PFL 10

The Professional Fighters League returns to us tonight, November 25, 2022, for PFL 10, headlined by a women’s lightweight championship encounter between two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison and no. 1 ranked Larissa Pacheco.

Co-headlining the event is a featherweight championship bout between Brendan Loughnane and Bubba Jenkins.

Headlining the preliminary card was a featherweight rematch between former WSOF bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes and fellow UFC veteran Sheymon Moraes.

Marlon stopped Sheymon in the third round of their first encounter back in 2015 via submission (rear naked choke) to defend his title for the second time. He became the first defeat on Sheymon’s record that night, and he’d go on to defend that very title three more times prior to joining the UFC’s roster.

Tonight, courtesy of Shane Burgos withdrawing from his scheduled meet with Marlon Moraes via injury, Sheymon Moraes got a chance to avenge the first defeat of his career, and he did just that.

After a strong start by Marlon, showing him handily and dominantly out-strike Sheymon throughout the first two rounds, Sheymon landed a vicious overhand right that dropped Marlon and had him hurt badly. Sheymon went in for the kill and swarmed the former champion, finishing him off 58 seconds into round three.

It’s astonishing; their first fight ended in round three via submission, Marlon the victor, and their rematch ended in round three with a knockout, Sheymon the victor. You cannot write this. Does this set up a potential trilogy to take place in 2023?

Marlon Moraes (23-11-1) loses his PFL debut, as he’s now 1-6 in his last seven, all six defeats coming via knockout.

Sheymon Moraes (15-6) on the other hand improves to 4-1 in his last five with this comeback victory at PFL 10.

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PFL 10 Sleeper Scrap: Marlon Moraes vs. Sheymon Moraes

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