FORTALEZA, Brazil – Raphael Assuncao revealed after UFC on ESPN+ 2 that people in his inner circle urged him not to accept a rematch with Marlon Moraes. Given the result, he thinks they might’ve been right. Assuncao (27-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) suffered a first-round submission loss to Moraes (22-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner, which took place at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil, and streamed on ESPN+. The fight marked a rematch of a June 2017 fight at UFC 212, which Assuncao won by split decision .
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