Brandon Moreno will be ending his time away from MMA as he has his next fight booked.
After Moreno suffered a split decision loss to Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Mexico City he announced he would be taking time away from MMA. The Mexican felt like his mind and body needed time away from training and thinking about fighting. He said the last time this happened he went on his run to become the undisputed flyweight title.
“I’ve reached a point where my mind is stressed, and I just want to rest a bit. I’m not saying I’m 100 percent stepping away from MMA. But, I do want to take a break to rest. Be with my family and just be a normal person, be with my daughters, and just do new things,” Moreno said. “There are many things I haven’t done because I’m 100 percent focused on my training. I just want to rest a bit. This is by no means a goodbye. Just wait for me, have patience, let my body and my mind recover, and we’ll come back to do things well.”
Now, according to Bert MMA, Brandon Moreno is booked to headline UFC Vegas 100 on November 9 against Amir Albazi. The pivotal flyweight bout will take place at the UFC Apex.
Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi’s recent fights
Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) is on a two-fight losing streak and is coming off the loss to Royval. Before that, he suffered a split decision loss to Alexandre Pantoja to lose his flyweight title. The Mexican is ranked second at flyweight and is a two-time flyweight champion. In his career, he has notable wins over Deiveson Figueiredo, Royval, Kai Kara-France, and Jussier Formiga among others.
Amir Albazi (17-1) is coming off a split decision win over Kara-France in his first UFC main event of June in 2023. Albazi is ranked third at flyweight and is 5-0 in the UFC.
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Rose
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Malott (supposedly the next Canadian star)
Not too bad for a Fight Night these days
A past winner of The Ultimate Fighter will compete in a familiar building in November.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight bout between Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopai is set for the UFC’s Fight Night event on Nov. 9 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Turcios, the bantamweight winner of TUF 29 in 2021, makes his fifth walk to the octagon, and hopes to get back to his winning ways. In his most recent outing, Turcios was submitted by Raul Rosas Jr. in the second round at June’s UFC Louisville event. That was Turcios’ first fight since a win over Kevin Natividad in November 2022.
Sopai is searching for his first UFC victory. In his promotional debut, the 23-year-old was on the receiving end of one of the most vicious knockouts of the year when he was stopped via flying knee by Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Vegas 87 in March.
Event : UFC Edmonton: “Moreno vs. Albazi”
Date : Sat., Nov. 2, 2024
Location : Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Broadcast : ESPN+
Start Time : 4 p.m. ET Prelims Card | 7 p.m. ET Main Card
Dates and Venue for this card got all fucked up