A video of former UFC bantamweight Marlon Moraes restraining a suspect during a traffic stop spread across social media on 5 September 2026. Moraes now works as a police officer. The clip depicts him grounding the suspect and holding them down.
The footage drew a strong reaction given his background. Sports and news outlets picked it up because of his career as a professional fighter. Moraes competed at a high level in the UFC before joining law enforcement. No details about the suspect or what triggered the traffic stop have been confirmed.