Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-4-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw); he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has collected eight victories winning the Wsof Bw title last year, against Josh Rettinghouse (=Moraes vs Rettinghouse) and defending it once with Cody Bollinger (=Moraes vs Bollinger).
His opponent, the undefeated Josh Hill, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.65 in the same weight class; he fought just once in 2014 beating Mike Adams. Moraes vs Hill, main event of Wsof 18, is valid for the WSOF bantamweight title (Moraes’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: WSOF 18: Moraes vs Hill
Date: 2015-02-12
Where: Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Canada
Division: bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg)
Title: WSOF Bantamweight Championship
Moraes’ previous fight: Marlon Moraes vs Cody Bollinger
Moraes’ next fight: Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes
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