Renato Moicano plans to fight out his UFC deal and then test free agency
The 37-year-old has three fights left on his contract and headlines UFC Vegas 123 against Tom Nolan on Saturday, with boxing and influencing among the options he floated.
Renato Moicano wants to test free agency once his UFC contract runs out, and he plans to fight every bout left on it first.
The Brazilian lightweight, 37, has three fights remaining on his deal. He headlines UFC Vegas 123 against Tom Nolan at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the main event expected at 02:00 UK time early on Sunday (UK start time and how to watch).
"I want to fight this deal out for sure," Moicano told MMA Fighting.
On life after the contract, he said: "I would like to be a free agent, too. ... Just to see what it's like, and in Brazil, I'm getting big, like getting popular. So who knows? Maybe boxing, influencing, something like that, doing all this stuff other than MMA."
Moicano already has work outside the cage. He has a YouTube channel and a gym, has started managing fighters in Brazil and has an MMA show set for 5 December.
Nolan, 26, brings an 11-1 record into the fight against Moicano's 21-7-1. Earlier this week Moicano said Brian Ortega vs Dan Hooker would be "the worst fight in the UFC".
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