The largest rivalry in UFC flyweight historical past wanted 4 fights to return to a conclusion, and ultimately, Brandon Moreno got here out on prime.
The UFC flyweight champion closed out his tetralogy with Deiveson Figueiredo earlier this 12 months within the co-main occasion of UFC 283 in Brazil. After three fights, the place Moreno and Figueiredo went 1-1-1, and successful the UFC interim flyweight belt towards Kai Kara-France, Moreno stepped into enemy territory and completed Figueiredo within the third spherical of their contest. Figueiredo was unable to step into the fourth spherical as a result of a watch damage attributable to the Mexican.
It was an enormous win for Moreno that cemented him because the king of 125 kilos. You possibly can re-watch Moreno’s win over Figueiredo within the video above.
Moreno returns to the cage on July 8, as he defends his title towards Alexander Pantoja within the co-main occasion of UFC 290 in Las Vegas.
Moreno (21-6-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) is on a two-fight successful streak. Because the loss to Pantoja again in 2018, Moreno is 7-1-2 – the run that noticed him win the UFC flyweight title, lose it, after which reclaim it.
However, Pantoja (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) is 6-2 since defeating Moreno. He’s at present on a three-fight successful streak, together with his most up-to-date win coming over Alex Perez in July 2022.
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