Despite rumors that Moraes, who fought for the title belt last year against
Henry Cejudo, could be Yan's first challenger, the Brazilian has another fight in mind. Moraes said he has already agreed to fight
Cody Garbrandt, who is No. 4 in the bantamweight rankings and a former champion of the division. Garbrandt is coming off a spectacular knockout win over Brazilian
Raphael Assunção at UFC 250.
"The fight [the UFC has] to do now is me versus Cody. And I think they will put [Aljamain] Sterling to fight Yan and whoever wins between me and Cody will be the next to fight for the belt," Moraes said. "The [UFC] is already planning [Moraes-Garbrandt] for October. The fight has already been offered, on my part it has already been accepted, I'm just waiting for the UFC.