A video of former UFC bantamweight Marlon Moraes detaining a person during a traffic stop circulated widely on 5 September 2026. Moraes now works as a police officer. The clip depicts him grounding the suspect and keeping them pinned.
The footage sparked wide discussion given his background. Sports and news outlets ran with the story because of his history in combat sports. Moraes competed at a high level in the UFC before making the switch to policing. No details about the suspect or what led to the stop have been made public.