World series of fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes successfully defend his title on December 31 in New York, defeating Josenaldo Silva via TKO (knee injury) in the first round.

After the fight, Moraes once again became a free agent, now the Brazilian claims to know what he wants in an interview with MMA fighting he said, ” I want offers, I got in there and showed what I can do. We’ll see who wants to watch Marlon Moraes fight now, and who is willing to pay the price Marlon is worth. When I have a chance, I’ll show the world what I can do.”

Moraes said that he will sign with a promotion as soon as he gets the offer he expects, ” A professional needs to know that he’s being valued for his work. I want that. I want people saying ‘I want to have this guy here.’ This is important for me. We’ll see where I find that.”

Just one day before Moraes stepped into the cage to defend his WSOF bantamweight title, UFC 207 had their own bantamweight title fight between Cody Garbrandt and Dominick Cruz with Garbrandt coming out on top and handing Cruz his first loss in almost a decade, Moraes watched and enjoyed the fight and had this to say about the new champion and the bantamweight division.

“I was surprised a bit, Cody did a great fight and deserved to be the champion that fight, but I wasn’t that surprised. He’s a great athlete, a great fighter, and deserved the opportunity. I think I can fight anyone, him, Dominick, and beat anyone on a good day.

Could we see the Brazillian step into the octagon against Garbrandt in the near future? Or will he be back fighting under the banner of World series of fighting or somewhere else? Let us know what you think in the comments.