Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg compete on Saturday in the main event of the UFC Mexico. (Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC)
(Chris Unger via Getty Images)
The non-couronne has results of the UFC Mexico, live updates, an hour of start and protruding facts for the Brandon Moreno combat card against Steve Erceg on Saturday evening at Arena CDMX in Mexico, in Mexico. The former champion twice the fly weights of the UFC Moreno obtains a return fight against the challenger an Erceg title in a pivotal match of suitors at 125 pounds during the main event of five rounds of the night.
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Moreno (22-8-2) is the first original fighter in Mexico to have won a UFC championship, a feat that he accomplished for the first time in 2021 when he subjected DEADSON FIGUEREDO with a strangulation in the back of the third round. After losing the belt in a trilogy match against Figueiredo, Moreno, 31, won it once again in 2023 with another third round stop in Figueiredo.
“The Assassin Baby” then lost consecutive decisions against Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval before rebounding with a dominant victory over Amir Albazi last November.
ERCEG (12-3) launched the doors of its UFC race with a hot 3-0 departure which led to an unexpected title shot against Pantoja, which Erceg finally lost in a competitive decision. The 29-year-old Australian then abandoned his follow-up fight gracked with a KO in the first round in the hands of Kai Kara-France in August.
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Still in pursuing a rebound victory, Erceg said last week that the chance to face Moreno in Mexico is “a dream fight” that he was shocked to receive.
In the co-printing event of the night, the light veteran Drew Dober seeks to repel Manuel Torres.
The start time of the UFC Mexico for the preliminary card is at 4 p.m. HE on ESPN2 and ESPN +. The main card starts live at 7 p.m. HE on ESPN2 and ESPN +.
Follow the live results of the UFC UFC: Moreno against Erceg and the blog live below, as well as the turn by turn for the last four main card fights.
Main card (live now, ESPN2 / ESPN +)
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno against Steve Erceg
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Light: Manuel Torres against Drew Dober
Flyweight: Edgar Chairez Def. CJ Vergara via a first round submission (crank) at 2:30 am | Look at the finish
Average weight: Kelvin Gastelum against Joe Pyfer **
Naughty weight: raul rosas jr. def. Vince Morales via a unanimous decision (29-28 all)
Bantamweight: David Martinez def. Saimon Oliveira via TKO of first round (punches and knee) at 4:38 | Look at the finish
Flyweight: Kevin Borjas Def. Ronaldo Rodriguez * via a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Preliminary card
Average weight: Ateba Gautier def. Jose Daniel Medina via the KO in the first round (knee and punch) at 3:32 | Look at the finish
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Luch weight: Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez via a unanimous decision (29-28 all)
Straw: Loopy Godinez def. Julia Polastri via a unanimous decision (29-28 all)
Light: Rafa Garcia def. Vinc Pichel via a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Luch weight: Jamall Emmers def. Gabriel Miranda via the Knockout in the first round (punches) at 4:06 | Look at the finish
Light: Marquel Mederos def. Austin Hubbard via the division decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
* Rodriguez has missed the weight of a book
** Pyfer fell ill,, And his fight with Gastelum was canceled
