Marlon Moraes feels like believes signing with the UFC 'is just a matter of time’

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by Guilherme Cruz @guicruzzz Mar 29, 2017

Marlon Moraes became a free agent after going 11-0 under the WSOF banner between 2012 and 2016, and the rising bantamweight knows where he wants to fight next.

After leaving World Series of Fighting as the 135-pound champion, the Brazilian talent has yet to sign a deal with a MMA promotion, but admits he’s close to becoming a UFC fighter. In the end, that’s exactly where he wants to compete.

"We’re trying to get the right thing, everything right. But, of course, I wanna to go the UFC,” Moraes said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. "It’s a dream. We’re working, man. I’m training like I have a fight, I’m getting better every day, and it’s just a matter of time to have the right date.

"I don’t have a contract, I’m still a free agent. I don’t have a date, I don’t have a bout agreement, so I’m training like I’m fighting in two weeks, three weeks. I wanna keep a good shape so if I get a call from anybody I’m ready."

Moraes left WSOF as one of the company's highest-paid fighters, and wants a good paycheck to compete in the UFC.

"I’m one of the best fighters,” Moraes said. "I’m not saying outside the UFC, I’m saying all MMA. Bantamweight division, one of the top 5. Anybody knows I can be the champion, I can hang with the champion. Today we can say the UFC champion, Cody (Garbrandt), he's the best out there, he's the champion, he holds the belt, and he makes a lot of money. If I can hang with him, I also want to make a lot of money like all those champions. Let’s see what's going to happen. I’m very excited, man."

The Rio de Janeiro native will turn 29 in April, and feels he’s in his prime. Winner of his last 13 MMA bouts, Moraes believes other MMA fighters, including some top-ranked bantamweights in the UFC, are “worried" about him.

"I just feel the fighters now, they started get nervous,” Moraes said. "They see its getting close, close to see that name and the date. I don’t know. I feel like I started to bother some guys. Even in the UFC, man."

Source http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/29/15094610/marlon-moraes-nobody-wants-fight-him-signing-the-ufc-matter-of-time