The principle occasion for UFC’s return to Mexico Metropolis on Feb. 28 will characteristic a matchup between flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno and Asu Almabayev.
Tijuana’s Moreno (29-3-2) will enter because the No. 5-ranked contender as he fights in his house nation in opposition to the seventh-ranked Almabayev (23-3) from Kazakhstan. The 32-year-old Moreno is coming off a second-round stoppage loss to Japan’s Tatsuro Taira at UFC 323 final month, which adopted unanimous choice wins over Steve Erceg and Amir Albazi.
A rising contender recognized for his submissions, the 31-year-old Almabayev is in search of a press release win after scoring victories over Alex Perez, Jose Ochoa and Matheus Nicolau.
The co-main occasion will see a pair of ladies’s bantamweights step into the Octagon, with No. 7-ranked Macy Chiasson going through No. 8 Ailin Perez.
Chiasson (11-5) gained season 28 of “The Final Fighter” as a featherweight and has since scored stoppages over Mayra Bueno Silva, Pannie Kianzad and Sarah Moras, however will enter this battle with consecutive choice defeats to Yana Santos and Ketlen Vieira. She’ll be seeking to finish the five-fight win streak of Perez (12-2), an Argentinian coming off a unanimous choice win over Karol Rosa final January.
OTHER FIGHTS ON THE CARD
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Damian Pinas (8-1) vs. Wes Schultz (8-2)
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Ryan Gandra (8-1) vs. Jose Daniel Medina (11-6)
FLYWEIGHT: Edgar Chairez (12-6-1) vs. Felipe Bunes (14-8)
FLYWEIGHT: Imanol Rodriguez (6-0) vs. Kevin Borjas (10-4)
BANTAMWEIGHT: Santiago Luna (7-0) vs. Angel Pacheco (7-3)
BANTAMWEIGHT: Cristian Quinonez (18-5) vs. Kris Moutinho (14-7)
FLYWEIGHT: Sofia Montenegro (6-2) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1)
The prelims are scheduled to being at 5 p.m. ET, adopted by the primary card starting at 8 p.m.
–Subject Degree Media
