Marlon Moraes replaces Rani and faces Sterling at UFC Fresno

Duel will take place on December 9th (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFCBrasil)

After bantamweight Rani Yaya If he gets injured and leaves the UFC Fresno card, which will take place on December 9th in the United States, Ultimate has already found a replacement for the Brazilian. This is the carioca Marlon moraes, which faces aljamain sterling looking for their second home win.

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Marlon, 29 years old, fought on November 11th, when he hit John Dodson by split decision. He debuted in Ultimate last June, also losing by split decision to his compatriot Raphael Assunção at UFC 212, in Rio de Janeiro. He is a former WSOF bantamweight champion, a title he held between March 2014 and January 2017. During this period, he won seven in seven fights, having defended the belt on five occasions. Before the recent setback, Moraes was undefeated for more than five years (13 fights). In total, his record has 19 wins, five defeats and one draw.

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Sterling, 28, has won six and lost two in the organization. He has already faced five Brazilians in Ultimate, having defeated Hugo Wolverine, Johnny Eduardo, Augusto Tanquinho and Renan Barao, in his last fight. Before, in January this year, he was surpassed by Raphael Assunção. In total, The Funk Master, as he is known, has 14 triumphs and two setbacks as a professional.

The UFC Fresno card, which will be headlined by a featherweight bout between Cub swanson e Brian ortega, there are, to date, four more Brazilians confirmed. The middleweight Antônio Braga Neto, away from MMA for over four years, returns against Trevin giles, Davi ramos has a lightweight duel against Chris Gruetzemacher, the Iuri Marajó faces Alejandro Perez and newcomer Markus Maluko faces Erik Anders, in a duel valid for the middleweights.