Flyweight contenders headline UFC Mexico City | MMA News
The UFC will return to Mexico City on Feb. 28 with a battle card headlined by a flyweight firefight between contenders.
Former two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno takes on No. 7 ranked Asu Almabayev in a matchup that guarantees pleasure. The battle promotion announced the UFC Mexico City headliner on Wednesday.
Moreno (23-9-2) will enter the bout at Arena CDMX coming off a TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira at UFC 323 in December. It was the first time Moreno had been stopped in his 14-year blended martial arts profession. The loss snapped a two-fight successful streak for the first Mexican champion in UFC historical past.
Almabayev (23-3) entered 2025 using an unbelievable 17-fight successful streak. He suffered a TKO loss to Manel Kape in March but rebounded with back-to-back wins.
Additional bouts on the cardboard embrace:
- Dana White’s Contender Series signees look to impress in their UFC debuts as Damian Pinas (8-1, combating out of Oranjestad, Aruba) battles Wes Schultz (8-2, combating out of Milwaukee, Wisc.) at middleweight
- Ryan Gandra (8-1, combating out of Minas Gerais, Brazil) meets Jose Daniel Medina (11-6, combating out of Santa Cruz, Bolivia) in a middleweight contest
- Flyweight actions sees Edgar Chairez (12-6 1NC, combating out of Baja California, Mexico) take on Felipe Bunes (14-8, combating out of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
- The Ultimate Fighter and Dana White’s Contender Series alum Imanol Rodriguez (6-0, combating out of Baja California, Mexico) goals to keep his undefeated file intact against Kevin Borjas (10-4, combating out of Lima, Peru) at flyweight
- Undefeated Santiago Luna (7-0, combating out of Tijuana, Mexico) goes for another highlight-reel end when he meets Angel Pacheco (7-3, combating out of St. Cloud, Minn.)
- Bantamweights Cristian Quinonez (18-5, combating out of Tijuana, Mexico) and Kris Moutinho (14-7, combating out of Milford, Mass.) face off
- Sofia Montenegro (6-2, combating out of Cordoba, Argentina) plans to impress in her UFC debut as she faces Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1, combating out of Kaunas, Lithuania) in a flyweight contest
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