FORTALEZA, Brazil – UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes seems awfully confident he won’t have to wait for a rematch between flyweight champ Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw . “That’s not going to happen,” Moraes (22-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) told reporters after his stunning submission win over Raphael Assuncao (27-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the headliner of UFC on ESPN+ 2, which took place Saturday at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste. “Cejudo’s going to keep his division, and in the bantamweight division, Dillashaw’s the champion.” To be clear, there’s been no official word on the fate of UFC flyweights. Cejudo (14-2 MMA, 8-2), who’s pushing for a Dillashaw (16-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) rematch at 135 pounds, even seemed to suggest this week they were on their way out
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