Brandon Moreno sent the crowd of Mexico City to the happy house on Saturday at Arena CDMX – but it was not easy.
In the UFC on ESPN 64 Main Event, Moreno (24-8-2 MMA, 12-4-2 UFC) exceeded the old Challenger of the title UFC Steve Erceg (12-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) on the way to a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).
For five laps, the fight was a close technical affair. While Moreno seemed to take over most exchanges, Erceg did a lot to potentially put doubt in the minds of the judges.
Moreno started hard, but Erceg caught up quickly. It has become essentially a tit-form from there. Although everyone is entitled to their opinions, there were only three of them that counted. The three cages judges awarded the victory in unanimous to unanimous – to the delight of the passionate crowd in Mexico City.
#UufcMexico Results: Brandon Moreno def. Steve Erceg via a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
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After the victory, Moreno called for a shot on the UFC 320, which was announced on Saturday September 13 in Guadalajara, Mexico, as an annual Noche UFC event.
Champion Alexandre Pantoja does not currently have a fight in books, but he was submitted to Kai Kara-France afterwards.
With victory, Moreno eliminates another high -level competitor. In November, he beat Amir Albazi with a unanimous decision and took two losing fights that lost.
Erceg continues to compete with the best contenders, but without the results he hopes. After an impressive performance in a defeat of the title against Pantoja, Erceg was quickly finished with punches of Kara-France. The defeat on Saturday was its third consequence.
UFC per minute on ESPN 64 The results include:
- Brandon Moreno Def. Steve Erceg via a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
- Manuel Torres def. Drew Dober via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:45
- Edgar Chair Def. CJ Vergara via submission (starter at the back) – Round 1, 2:30
- Raul rosas jr. def. Vince Morales via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- David Martinez Def. Saimon Oliveira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:38
- Kevin Borjas def. Ronaldo Rodriguez via a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ateba Gautier Def. Jose Daniel Medina via Knockout (knee) – Round 1, 3:32
- Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Loopy Godinez Def. Julia Polastri via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Rafa Garcia Def. Vinc Pichel via a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Jamall Emmers Def. Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:06
- Marquel Mederos def. Austin Hubbard via the division decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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