UFC News: Askar Askarov: “In December I will be ready to take the belt from Brandon Moreno”

UFC News: Askar Askarov: “In December I will be ready to take the belt from Brandon Moreno”

The top fighter of the lightest weight of the UFC, Askar Askarov, said that he is ready to fight with the champion of his division, Brandon Moreno, at the end of the year. Now the Russian continues to recover from surgery on his hand, however, as evidenced by the last post of Askarov on Instagram,…

UFC news: Cody Garbrandt wants to fight Brandon Moreno next

UFC news: Cody Garbrandt wants to fight Brandon Moreno next

Cody Garbrandt wants to fight “great human being” Brandon Moreno next, suggesting that it would be a favorable stylistic matchup for him. Garbrandt is coming off of a unanimous decision loss to Rob Font in his last fight, and since then he has made it clear that he is interested in moving down to flyweight…

Brandon Moreno ready to fight Henry Cejudo

Brandon Moreno ready to fight Henry Cejudo

Brandon Moreno, the newly minted UFC light heavyweight champion, is not averse to defending his title against former training partner Henry Cejudo. ‘The Assassin Baby’ picked up the 125lb title this past weekend when he submitted Deiveson Figueiredo inside three rounds in the UFC 263 co-main event. Former dual-weight UFC champion, Cejudo, was one of…

Can Brandon Moreno stay champ long enough to become UFC’s Mexican star? Video

Can Brandon Moreno stay champ long enough to become UFC’s Mexican star? Video

In Saturday Brandon Moreno made history when he became the first Mexico-born champion in UFC history. At UFC 263, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 8-2-2 UFC) submitted Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) with a rear-naked choke in Round 3 to win gold. The victory came on the heels of an energetic fight week for Moreno, who…

UFC 263 Recap, Israel Adesanya, Brandon Moreno, Leon Edwards, Nate Diaz, Claressa Shields, more. The A-Side Live Chat

UFC 263 Recap, Israel Adesanya, Brandon Moreno, Leon Edwards, Nate Diaz, Claressa Shields, more. The A-Side Live Chat

Some POSSIBLE topics include: Fallout from UFC 263; Israel Adesanya’s decision over Marvin Vettori: Brandon Moreno’s submission win over Deiveson Figueiredo; Leon Edwards’ bloody win over Nate Diaz; as well as Claressa Shields successful MMA debut at PFL 4 and Yaroslav Amosov’s Bellator title win over Douglas Lima at Bellator 260. For this episode, José…

Deiveson Figueiredo wants third fight with Brandon Moreno

Deiveson Figueiredo wants third fight with Brandon Moreno

Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo respond after losing his belt to Brandon Moreno by third-round submission at UFC 263. Deiveson Figueiredo entered the rematch with Moreno as the champion after they fought to a draw in a 2020 “Fight of the Year” candidate at UFC 256 last December. But after struggling on the scale…

Jake Paul promised to knock out Nate Diaz and congratulated Brandon Moreno on his victory over Deiveson Figueiredo
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Jake Paul promised to knock out Nate Diaz and congratulated Brandon Moreno on his victory over Deiveson Figueiredo

Long before the fight of Nate Diaz against Leon Edwards at UFC 263, the famous video blogger Jake Paul suggested that in 2022 he would fight against the MMA star. Now, when Nate lost the fight to Leon, Jake felt even more confident and said that he would knock out Diaz after he dealt with…

Askar Askarov turned to Brandon Moreno: “I’m coming for you”

Askar Askarov turned to Brandon Moreno: “I’m coming for you”

The second number of the ranking of the lightest division of the UFC, Askar Askarov, hopes to get a fight against the newly minted champion of the 125-pound division, Brandon Moreno. This morning, the Mexican won an early title rematch with Davison Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC 263. According to the Russian fighter,…

Brandon Moreno “strangled” Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263, becoming the new light heavyweight champion
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Brandon Moreno “strangled” Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263, becoming the new light heavyweight champion

Just in Glendale (Arizona, USA) at the Gila River Arena, the UFC 263 co-main event ended, in which MMA fans saw a rematch between the current light heavyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Mexican Brandon Moreno (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC). The champion allowed Moreno to work the first number, and he began…