UFC FIGHT NIGHT MEXICO CITY RESULTS, POST PRESSER, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
By MMA News
In the main event, former two-time flyweight champ Brandon Moreno took on Brandon Royval. While in the co-main event, Yair Rodriguez clashed with Brian Ortega at featherweight.
UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card
- Flyweight Main Event: Brandon Royval def. Brandon Moreno via split decision (48-47×2, 46-49)
- Featherweight Co-Main Event: Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodríguez via submission: R3, 0.58
- Lightweight: Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
- Strawweight: Yazmin Jauregui def. Sam Hughes via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Lightweight: Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan via submission: R1, 1.46
Preliminary Card
- Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quiñonez via submission: R3, 2.04
- Flyweight: Jesus Aguilar def. Mateus Mendonça split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
- Flyweight: Edgar Cháirez def. Daniel Lacerda via submission: R1, 2.17
- Lightweight: Fares Ziam def. Claudio Puelles via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
- Flyweight: Luis Rodríguez def. Denys Bondar via submission: R2, 4.59
- Flyweight: Felipe dos Santos def. Victor Altamirano via split decision (29-28×2, 27-30)
- Featherweight: Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva via TKO: R1, 0.44
Preliminary Card Highlights
Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva
To open the card, this featherweight matchup saw Muhammad Naimov earn a TKO after just 44 seconds, taking advantage of an apparent knee injury to Erik Silva.
Luis Rodríguez def. Denys Bondar
In this flyweight bout, Luis Rodríguez got it done on his UFC debut with a rear-naked choke of Denys Bondar right at the end of the second round.
Edgar Cháirez def. Daniel Lacerda
In this flyweight bout, Edgar Cháirez locked in a triangle choke to get the win against Daniel Lacerda.
Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quiñonez
In this bantamweight matchup, Raoni Barcelos sunk in a rear-naked choke to get the win against Cristian Quiñonez.
Main Card Highlights
Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan
To open the main card, local favorite Manuel Torres took under two minutes to submit Chris Duncan.
Yazmin Jauregui def. Sam Hughes
In this strawweight bout, Yazmin Jauregui earned a unanimous decision victory against Sam Hughes.
Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado
In this lightweight bout, Daniel Zellhuber got it done with a unanimous decision win against Francisco Prado.
Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodríguez
In the co-main event, Brian Ortega upset the local crowd by submitting Yair Rodríguez with an arm triangle in round three, after almost having been put away in the first.
Brandon Royval def. Brandon Moreno
In the main event, Brandon Moreno chalked up his second win against Brandon Moreno, getting it done by split decision.
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