We know physiques don’t win fights, but MMA fighter Marlon Moraes is so shredded we bet not many fighters would fancy their chances against him.
The World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion is set to defend his belt against Josh at WSOF 32 and he was looking in absolutely ridiculous shape.
He was photographed holding his belt before the fight and his teammate and UFC star Frankie Edgar shared a picture.
The 28-year-old was so ripped that some fans didn’t even think he was real.
We can see exactly what they mean too – he looks like one of those WWE action figures you collected in the 90s.
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The Brazilian native is coming off an 11-fight winning streak to face Hill on Saturday night in a rematch at the Xfinity Arena in Washington after beating the Canadian over five rounds last year.
To be fair thogh his opponent Hill, who has just the one loss on his record in 14, looks ripped to death as well…
The Muay Thai and BJJ specialist’s last outing lasted just 73 seconds after scything down Joseph Barajas with brutal leg kicks to finish the fight back in February.
Moraes, who trains alongside Edgar and current lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez under coach Mark Henry, is considered one of the hottest properties outside the UFC and he is ranked Number 7 bantamweight fighter in the world by Sherdog right now.
If he wins it would mark his fourth straight title defence and you’d imagine the UFC can’t ignore him for much longer.
Just take a look at this savage highlights reel…
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