The Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a professional record of 17-4-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won 12 bouts beating Joseph Barajas (=Moraes vs Barajas) and Josh Hill in his last two (=Moraes vs Hill 2).
His opponent, Josenaldo Silva, has a mma record of 25-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Dalton Mello Lima in 2011, since then he has collected 17 victories taking revenge on Lima in 2012 and beating Paulo Robinson in his last fight. Moraes vs Silva is valid for the WSOF bantamweight title (Moraes’ fifth defense); undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Luiz Firmino – WSOF 34. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 52, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 52: (Mon-Sun) from December 26, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Kazuto Ioka vs Yutthana Kaensa Boxing Knockout of the Week: Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono Mma Fight of … Read more