Daniel
Marcos didn’t take long to find a new home in the
Professional Fighters League after being released from the

Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Marcos (18-1) was surprisingly released from the UFC this past May
despite scoring a submission win in his last bout in November.
“Soncora” went 5-1 in the UFC, with his only career loss coming
against Montel
Jackson. Marcos says he was surprised by his UFC release and
still doesn’t know why his exit came about.

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Daniel Marcos targets PFL champion Sergio Pettis after
surprising UFC exit

Despite his shocking UFC departure, Marcos is grateful to the UFC
for providing him with a platform to showcase his skills at the
highest level.

“More than anything, I was surprised,” Marcos told MMA Fighting. “I
asked myself, ‘Why? Why did this happen?’ I had only lost once in
my entire career, so I didn’t understand what was going on. I can’t
control what other people decide to do. But I’m still grateful to
the UFC for giving me the opportunity and for helping showcase me
to the world.”

Marcos signed a multi-fight deal with the PFL in June and is set to
make his promotional debut against Magomed
Magomedov (22-5) on Aug. 22 at Benchmark International Arena in
Tampa, Florida. The Peruvian wants to climb the rankings in the PFL
and challenge Sergio
Pettis for the title.

Cris Cyborg’s
final MMA bout headlines PFL Tampa: Tune in on Saturday, Aug. 22 at
9 p.m. ET on ESPN.

“The way I think is to look at the No. 1 guy, and that’s Pettis,”
Marcos added. “Pettis is at the top. I want to have that belt
around my waist as soon as possible, whenever the opportunity
comes. I have signed a multi-fight deal with the PFL, and now I’m
just waiting for the chance to step into that cage. I’m very
hungry.”

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