Daniel Marcos went 5-1 in the UFC, but the promotion still decided not to offer him a new contract following his win over Miles Johns in November. Six months later, the 18-1 bantamweight was informed of his release and ended up joining the PFL.
Ready for his league debut Saturday against Magomed Magomedov at PFL Tampa, Marcos still has no idea why the UFC wasn’t interested in offering him a new deal. The Peruvian talent lost only once in the UFC, dropping a decision to Montel Jackson in May 2025.
“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 caree
