Brandon Moreno News
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 19 with Alex Perez, Brandon Moreno & Brandon Royval
Cole Shelton - November 17, 2020
The 19th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 255. We’re first joined by flyweight title challenger, Alex Perez (2:24). Next, second-ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Moreno (13:45) joins the program. Closing out the show is sixth-ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Royval (27:07)
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval targeted to take place at UFC 255
Cole Shelton - October 2, 2020
Brandon Moreno will remain on UFC 255 and be in a number one contender fight. Originally, Moreno was supposed to fight Alex Perez while Deiveson Figueiredo was going to defend his belt against Cody Garbrandt. Yet, on Friday it was revealed Garbrandt is out of the fight and Perez will now be fighting for the belt.
Top flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno, Alex Perez linked to UFC 255 showdown
Tom Taylor - August 11, 2020
Top UFC flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno and Alex Perez are expected to fight at UFC 255, which will go down on November 21 in a to-be-determined location. News of this bout was first reported by Spanish-language outlet Milenio.
UFC re-signs Mexican flyweight Brandon Moreno
Matheus Costa - July 11, 2019
Brandon Moreno is back in the UFC roster, and thanks in large part to two-division champ Henry Cejudo, there is still a flyweight division for him to return to. The Mexican flyweight, who got cut along with a long list of flyweights when it appeared that the division was being closed back in February, got hired again by the UFC brass.
UFC Fight Night 114: Sergio Pettis defeats Brandon Moreno
Chris Taylor - August 5, 2017
A key flyweight scrap between Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno served as the headlining bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 114 event in Mexico City. Round one begins and Moreno misses with an attempted low kick to start. He fires off another that lands. Moreno catches a Pettis low kick and uses that to score an early takedown. Moreno working from full guard here. Pettis traps an arm. Moreno pulls it free. Pettis scrambles but gives up his back. Moreno takes the back and locks in a body triangle. Brandon is looking for a rear-naked choke now. He switches to some punches and then resorts back to working for the submission. Pettis is able to avoid the choke. Moreno switches to punches. Pettis attempts to scramble but Brandon stays on his back. Brandon is working some strikes from the back. Ten seconds remain. The horn sounds to end round one.
UFC Fight Night 114 gets flyweight contender bout for main event
Tom Taylor - May 21, 2017
On August 5, the UFC will touch down in Mexico City, Mexico for the fourth time. It will do so with UFC Fight Night 114, a card that, while still some distance away, is already coming together. On Sunday afternoon, the UFC announced the main event for this anticipated return to Mexico. This main event will occur at flyweight, where Mexico’s own Brandon Moreno will take on established star Sergio Pettis. The two talents, who stand out as perhaps the brightest contenders in the division, will battle to take a huge step up the flyweight ladder, and perhaps even earn a shot at dominant divisional king Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.
Rising flyweight star Brandon Moreno vows to become champ, but isn't sure how to be "Mighty Mouse"
Tom Taylor - April 24, 2017
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville, Tennessee, 23-year-old flyweight prospect Brandon Moreno dropped the far more experienced Dustin Ortiz with a head kick, then tapped him out with a rear-naked choke. With this win, the young flyweight star moved to 3-0 as a member of the UFC flyweight roster. In his first bout in the division, he shocked the world with a first-round submission over the ever-dangerous Louis Smolka. In his next outing, he built on his momentum with a split win over the tough Ryan Benoit. Now, with this latest win over Ortiz, he stands out as one of the fastest rising stars in the talent starved flyweight division.